Eddie Hearn says Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury will be made if AJ beats Francis Ngannou live on Sky Sports Box Office on Friday night and Fury then defeats Oleksandr Usyk in May: “Knock Ngannou out. Do a job. Get paid. Go back and smash up the winner of Fury-Usyk”
There is “no way in the world” Anthony Joshua will not face Tyson Fury in an undisputed showdown if both men win their respective heavyweight fights this spring.
That is according to Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, who spoke ahead of AJ’s 10-rounder with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou on Friday night, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Joshua and Ngannou will collide in Saudi Arabia before Fury and fellow unbeaten boxer Oleksandr Usyk do likewise on May 18 for the undisputed heavyweight title.
If both Brits are successful, Hearn insists Joshua-Fury will be made official by Turki Al-Sheikh, chair of General Authority for Entertainment in Saudi Arabia.
He told Sky Sports News: “That is why we’re here in this fight. His Excellency [Turki Al-Sheikh] said to us, the winner of AJ and Ngannou will fight the winner of Fury vs Usyk.
“For us, this is the fast road to undisputed. You’ve seen what he did to Otto Wallin. People believe in him now. You saw Fury against Ngannou.
