Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn stated the United Kingdom is among the many venues being thought of to host the Briton’s rematch towards Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk, including that the battle will happen in June or July.
World heavyweight champion Usyk beat Joshua in entrance of a sell-out crowd in London in September final 12 months to assert the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Moscow calls a “special military operation”, Usyk returned to his homeland to hitch a territorial defence battalion, elevating doubts a couple of rematch with Joshua.
However, Usyk stated final month that he had begun preparations for the bout, with the Ukrainian’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk telling Sky Sports that Saudi Arabia was a possible venue.
“We’re in final negotiations for a couple of sites for either the end of June or early-to-mid-July,” Hearn informed British media on Friday. “I reckon inside two weeks we’ll have some information when it comes to the place that’s going to be.
“An option is in the UK. The difference is, we don’t really need negotiations with a venue in the UK, we just book it.”
The winner could possibly be in line for a unification bout with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury of Britain.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; modifying by Richard Pullin)
Source : channelnewsasia.com
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