British World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is considering canceling his scheduled rematch with Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 13^th for a different bout in New York City, promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed on Friday.

“It looks like 13 April is unlikely,” Hearn said. “I think Dillian thinks, for a fight like that, he’d want a bit more. So, if we do the Whyte fight, I think we move it to May or June anyway. But the Jarrell Miller fight is very close for June at Madison Square Garden.”

Joshua, the Olympic Gold medal winner at the 2012 London Olympics in the super-heavyweight division, beat Whyte in 2015. There have been reports that the two would have a rematch this April but Whyte has severally said Joshua doesn’t want it to happen.

“They’ve had the date booked for ages and have known AJ was available since he beat Alexander Povetkin in September yet didn’t even make an initial offer,” Whyte once told the Daily Telegraph.

“We could have made this fight if Joshua really wanted it, but it has been clear to me all along that they’ve been focused on making the Jarrell Miller fight in New York City on DAZN (streaming network).

In the meantime, Joshua is eager to book his first bout outside the UK. Deontey Wilder was a great candidate, but with him facing Tyson Fury this year, Joshua looks primed to face New York-based Miller.

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Anthony Joshua has encouraged Deontay Wilder to step up and fight him in the UK.

Wilder and Joshua are regarded as two of the best heavyweight boxers of the current generation and there has been much talk about the two potentially facing off in a unification bout.

Should such a fight take place, it will be one of the biggest in history. Joshua added the WBO heavyweight belt to his WBA and IBF belts when he defeated Joseph Parker on March 31. If the Englishman gets Wilder’s WBC belt, he would hold all four titles and become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

“This is the situation I’m thinking,” – Joshua said at a Lyons Den Q&A. “So with this Las Vegas talk, I owe it to everyone in Great Britain that has been supporting me to do my best to get this fight in the UK, in my opinion, that’s number one. He [Wilder] has kind of said, ‘alright, cool, come fight me in America’. But the thing is with that, I owe it to the fans and everyone supporting me to do it here.“

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Joseph Parker’s sparring partner Malik Wilks has said that the boxer is far stronger after undergoing surgery on his elbows.

Parker will face off Britain’s Anthony Joshua this Saturday in a heavyweight unification match.

Scott assisted Parker when he beat Hughie Fury last September and has been brought back into the New Zealander’s camp in order to help him prepare for the fight against WBA “super’’ and IBF  champions Joshua in Cardiff on Saturday.

“When he was getting ready for Fury, there was times in sparring where we were having to stop,” – Scott told Sky Sports.

“I don’t think that the elbow, the shoulder, none of that is an issue right now. The only thing that’s an issue, the most important thing, is there are two young lions, two great champions, and they want to rock. I cannot wait to see it. A totally different power now. I will say the last time it was like 70 percent to me. Right now it’s at 120.”

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British World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is considering canceling his scheduled rematch with Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 13^th for a different bout in New York City, promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed on Friday.

“It looks like 13 April is unlikely,” Hearn said. “I think Dillian thinks, for a fight like that, he’d want a bit more. So, if we do the Whyte fight, I think we move it to May or June anyway. But the Jarrell Miller fight is very close for June at Madison Square Garden.”

Joshua, the Olympic Gold medal winner at the 2012 London Olympics in the super-heavyweight division, beat Whyte in 2015. There have been reports that the two would have a rematch this April but Whyte has severally said Joshua doesn’t want it to happen.

“They’ve had the date booked for ages and have known AJ was available since he beat Alexander Povetkin in September yet didn’t even make an initial offer,” Whyte once told the Daily Telegraph.

“We could have made this fight if Joshua really wanted it, but it has been clear to me all along that they’ve been focused on making the Jarrell Miller fight in New York City on DAZN (streaming network).

In the meantime, Joshua is eager to book his first bout outside the UK. Deontey Wilder was a great candidate, but with him facing Tyson Fury this year, Joshua looks primed to face New York-based Miller.

The post Anthony Joshua Unlikely to Defend his Title at Wembley, Prefers New Opponent appeared first on SportzBonanza.

Anthony Joshua has encouraged Deontay Wilder to step up and fight him in the UK.

Wilder and Joshua are regarded as two of the best heavyweight boxers of the current generation and there has been much talk about the two potentially facing off in a unification bout.

Should such a fight take place, it will be one of the biggest in history. Joshua added the WBO heavyweight belt to his WBA and IBF belts when he defeated Joseph Parker on March 31. If the Englishman gets Wilder’s WBC belt, he would hold all four titles and become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

“This is the situation I’m thinking,” – Joshua said at a Lyons Den Q&A. “So with this Las Vegas talk, I owe it to everyone in Great Britain that has been supporting me to do my best to get this fight in the UK, in my opinion, that’s number one. He [Wilder] has kind of said, ‘alright, cool, come fight me in America’. But the thing is with that, I owe it to the fans and everyone supporting me to do it here.“

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Joseph Parker’s sparring partner Malik Wilks has said that the boxer is far stronger after undergoing surgery on his elbows.

Parker will face off Britain’s Anthony Joshua this Saturday in a heavyweight unification match.

Scott assisted Parker when he beat Hughie Fury last September and has been brought back into the New Zealander’s camp in order to help him prepare for the fight against WBA “super’’ and IBF  champions Joshua in Cardiff on Saturday.

“When he was getting ready for Fury, there was times in sparring where we were having to stop,” – Scott told Sky Sports.

“I don’t think that the elbow, the shoulder, none of that is an issue right now. The only thing that’s an issue, the most important thing, is there are two young lions, two great champions, and they want to rock. I cannot wait to see it. A totally different power now. I will say the last time it was like 70 percent to me. Right now it’s at 120.”

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