Hearn: I Know I’m A Fan Boy, But I Believe AJ Is Gonna Beat Ngannou, Fury, Become Undisputed

Hearn: I know I’m a fanboy, but I think AJ is doing well after beating Ngannou and Fury.

This time a year ago, the thought of becoming the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion seemed overwhelming to Anthony Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn.

Joshua failed to regain his IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO titles in a 12-round rematch five months ago, losing on points to Alexander Usyk for the second time. Even if his fight with Tyson Fury eventually ends, Joshua will still have a chance to claim the WBC crown alone against his British opponent.

But now Joshua, 34, looks set to secure his position. Especially if Fury defeats Usyk in the title unification match on February 17 at the Riyadh Royal Arena. Morecambe’s Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) and Ukraine’s Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) agreed to a two-fight deal, but Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh discussed the plan with General Entertainment in a press conferences. . The conference opened in London on Monday with the winners of Fury-Usyk and Joshua-Francis Ngannou set to face off in another championship match in Riyadh later this year.

Watford’s Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) went 6-1, defeating Cameroon’s Ngannou (0-1) in a 10-round pay-per-view at the Kingdom Arena on 8 March. “all