Anthony Joshua WILL OFFICIALLY ACCEPT THE FIGHT WITH Alexander Usyk / Fury WON'T PREVENT Wilder

Anthony Joshua WILL OFFICIALLY ACCEPT THE FIGHT WITH Alexander Usyk Fury WON'T PREVENT Wilder WBA, IBF and WBO Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua will either fight mandatory WBO title contender Alexander Usyk if the boxer's representatives manage to agree soon, or will give up the title before the bidding, said the champion's promoter Eddie Hearn. According to Hearn, the negotiations are proceeding constructively. Aleksandr Krasyuk, promoter of mandatory contender for the WBO heavyweight title Aleksandr Usyk, is convinced that many boxing fans are positive about his ward's chances against WBA / WBO / IBF champion Anthony Joshua. Valentin Litvinchuk, the fitness coach of Ukrainian heavyweight Alexander Usik, claims that fans underestimate the force of his ward's punch. WBA, IBF and WBO Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua will either fight mandatory WBO title contender Alexander Usyk if the boxer's representatives manage to agree soon, or will give up the title before the bidding, said the champion's promoter Eddie Hearn. According to Hearn, the negotiations are proceeding constructively. "I believe that if everything goes smoothly ... and no one tries to cheat, then the fight will be organized almost automatically," Hearn said Sunday, speaking to reporters after the Haney Linares show. - And negotiations with Alexander Krasyuk, with whom I worked on the last three battles of Usik, went rationally. So if they behave sensibly, there will be a fight. And I think this is a very good fight. Not the fight with Fury that we wanted, but still a very good fight. " If an agreement is reached, Hearn plans to hold this fight in late August or early September in the UK. The WBO has given boxing teams a deadline of May 31 to complete negotiations, but Hearn hopes the deadline can be extended. “I strongly believe that given the current state of affairs in the negotiations, we will probably turn to the WBO, if we do not agree by Monday or Tuesday, with a request to give us one more week. If both teams make such a request, they will grant it, won't they? " - supposes the promoter. Nevertheless, Hearn has firmly stated that they will not go to the auction for a fight with Usyk if the WBO nominates them, and will relinquish the title. “We will either agree or give up the title,” said promoter Joshua. - We will not go to the auction or something like that, and we will waste our time. And by the way, I don't blame the WBO. In fact, they have been generous enough over time for us. Honestly, this [negotiations on the fight between Joshua and Fury] has been taking too long. And I give credit to [WBO President] Paco Valkarsel, because he took the risk of giving the go-ahead for a unification fight when Usyk had serious reasons to prevent it. " “But when the time came, he did what he had to do. So I'm not annoyed with the WBO. I am annoyed that in fact every time Joshua is told who to box with in the next fight. But that is the problem with owning three or four belts, ”added Hearn. boxing news tyson fury vs anthony joshua joshua vs fury anthony joshua vs tyson fury