Eddie Hearn Confirms Negotiations Underway for Anthony Joshua to Fight Incredible Heavyweight Boxer

• Anthony Joshua could take on Deontay Wilder next year, as negotiations between the two are now underway
• AJ's boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed talks with Shelly Finkel, who is the Bronze Bomber's manager
• Hearn disclosed that Joshua is ready to fight anyone, but admits there could be other bouts lined up for the Bronze Bomber

Famous boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed negotiations for a possible fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.

Hearn, AJ's promoter, is currently in discussion with Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel for a possible blockbuster bout between the pair.

After the deal to take on Tyson Fury stalled, AJ might likely not return to the ring until the year 2023.

The British boxer, who lost back-to-back to Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk, is now looking for options in order to get his career back on track.

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GiveMeSport reports that Finkel admitted to ignoring an offer from Joshua's camp and then allowing Wilder to take on Robert Helenius, who he knocked out in round one.

Hearn has now disclosed that Finkel has responded to his message, as he continues mapping out Joshua’s route to a potential world title fight.

Hearn told the DAZN boxing show on Wednesday:

“I actually sent Shelly Finkel an email back in August to talk about a deal and he actually replied to me yesterday (Tuesday). I invited them out here to Abu Dhabi this week, they can’t come, but I see the Deontay Wilder fight probably being the second fight for Anthony Joshua in all honesty, but he’s up for fighting anyone."

“If he waits, he may go straight into that fight, it all depends on when he returns. If he returns early in the year, he’ll fight someone else first and if not he’ll go straight into the Whyte or Wilder fight.”

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Joshua says fight with Tyson Fury will happen

Meanwhile, Sports Brief earlier reported that Anthony Joshua has suggested that the highly-anticipated all-British bout with Tyson Fury will eventually happen 'in the near future'.

AJ has been touted to take on the Gypsy King, but somehow an agreement has not been reached since they were billed to meet in 2021.

Although both parties had signed a two-fight deal in March 2021, with the first bout scheduled for Saudi Arabia on August 14, the agreement between the two ended.