Anthony Joshua’s next fight looked to be against Jake Paul, but with the news the former social media star is facing Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis instead, speculation has naturally turned to who the British heavyweight superstar will box next.
And, during a recent interview with Fight Hype, Joshua’s promoter, Matchroom Boxing boss Eddie Hearn, spoke about who they will come back against once again.
Eddie Hearn Says Anthony Joshua Won’t Fight Until 2026
Eddie Hearn has revealed that Anthony Joshua won’t fight until 2026. ‘AJ’ has been rumoured for months to make a return to the squared circle later this year, with November being talked about heavily, however, after it was recently announced that Jake Paul will be fighting Gervonta Davis in November, plans have seemingly been pushed back for the former heavyweight world champion’s return.
Hearn recently spoke to Fight Hype and confirmed that Joshua will now instead fight in either January or February next year against someone else.
“We knew Jake might fight in November, we didn’t expect it to be Gervonta. So I don’t really know how that affects us in terms of would we do that fight? The issue is we won’t wait till November.
We are not going to wait until November to make our move, so it is very likely Anthony Joshua will fight in January or February against someone else.”
Now that we know roughly when Joshua will be fighting, talk can once again commence about who his opponent will be.
A fight against 2016 Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka has been heavily rumoured, and Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith was recently out in Africa looking at potential venues for the event, and Yoka has also confirmed that the fight has a strong chance of taking place in Africa.
