{"id":4664,"date":"2024-09-16T08:50:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T08:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/joshua-v-dubois-promoter-eddie-hearn-says-aj-v-tyson-fury-must-happen-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T08:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T08:50:34","slug":"joshua-v-dubois-promoter-eddie-hearn-says-aj-v-tyson-fury-must-happen-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/joshua-v-dubois-promoter-eddie-hearn-says-aj-v-tyson-fury-must-happen-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua v Dubois: Promoter Eddie Hearn says AJ v Tyson Fury must happen in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The long-awaited heavyweight bout between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury must “definitely” take place by the end of 2025 or it will never happen, says promoter Eddie Hearn.<\/b><\/p>\n

A super-fight between two generational stars of British boxing has been mooted for several years but always stalled during negotiations.<\/p>\n

Joshua, 34, challenges Daniel Dubois for the IBF belt at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and Fury, 36, takes on Oleksandr Usyk – who holds the three other recognised world titles – in December’s rematch.<\/p>\n

“I do think AJ-Fury will happen regardless of whether Fury wins or not, but the size of the fight depends on their next two results,” Hearn told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n

In June<\/a>, Joshua urged Fury to fight him while both boxers are still “fresh” but said he will not “sit around and wait” for his fellow British heavyweight.<\/p>\n

Asked whether there is a deadline of next year, Matchroom’s Hearn replied: “Yes, definitely.”<\/p>\n

With substantial investment into boxing from Saudi Arabia, there is new hope the bout will finally materialise.<\/p>\n

“If AJ beats Dubois and Fury beats Usyk, you’ve got the biggest fight in the history of the sport ever. If one loses and the other wins, it’s still a monster fight,” Hearn added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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