Frank Warren is the lead promoter of the upcoming ‘Day of Reckoning’ card, which takes place on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
The big event will feature numerous top heavyweights and several world champions.
In the main event, former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face tough contender Otto Wallin. The co-feature will have Deontay Wilder and Joseph Parker colliding in a battle of former champions.
If Joshua and Wilder win their respective bouts, there is a good possibility of them colliding in the first quarter of 2024.
“The joint-main events have a lot of significance as far as boxing’s concerned in as much that Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder are involved in quite tasty and tough fights and should they come through then they’re going to be in a position where I believe they’re going to be facing off next year,” Warren said to Sky Sports.
“That’s a massive, massive fight. A fight that a lot of people, certainly the fans talk about a lot. But to get there they’ve got to get through Saturday night in Riyadh. Get it out of the way on Saturday and all will be revealed but there’s a will to make this happen and I’m quite sure everybody’s going to be happy with the outcome provided these guys deliver. The most important thing for them, they’ve got to deliver.”
The biggest financial opportunity for Joshua is a crack at WBC world champion Tyson Fury.
However, Fury is already scheduled to take part in an undisputed showdown with WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO champion Oleksandr Usyk on February 17. There is also a two-way rematch clause – which indicates that a second meeting is very likely.
“He’d have a long wait for Tyson,” Warren said of AJ. “Tyson’s got his fight and his programme’s set out for next year and at this moment in time doesn’t include Joshua.
“Joshua, he had two opportunities to fight him [Fury], one last December and this year. Those fights didn’t happen for whatever reason and the situation is now that we are in a position where a number of big fights will be announced. It all depends what happens on Saturday.”
