Anthony Joshua is in discussion with Riyadh Season over a bumper two-fight deal, according to the Brit’s promoter Eddie Hearn.
The Watford powerhouse hasn’t stepped foot in the ring since his devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois last September.
Joshua will be back in action at the end of 2025AFPBoth parties had entered into negotiations to stage a rematch, however, AJ opted to undergo surgery on an elbow injury instead.
Dubois has since gone on to land an undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk on July 19, while Joshua ponders his next steps as he continues his rehabilitation.
Earlier this week, NoSmoke Sport reported that Joshua was working on a three-fight deal with Turki Alalshikh – the Saudi powerbroker behind the money-spinning Riyadh Season bills.
Responding to the report during an interview with BoxingScene, Hearn said: “Yeah, that’s not true, we are actually discussing a two-fight deal with Riyadh Season.
“We’ve been doing that, [Turki Alalshikh] said that on the night of Canelo [vs. William Scull, May 3], when we had our meeting, and that’s the plan really.
“We want to box sometime this year, October, November, December.”
Discussing potential opponents, Hearn added: “We’ll see what happens with Dubois-Usyk, we’ll see what happens with Fury.
“And if we don’t fight those guys, we’ll fight, and then maybe we’ll follow one of those guys next year.”
Hearn then confirmed that Dillian Whyte and Jared Anderson are in the running as well.
“Two guys that have been discussed, but nothing concrete,” Hearn said of Whyte and Anderson.
Anderson is a potential opponentGETTY Whyte has also been discussedGettyThe fact that Whyte has been mentioned doesn’t come as much of a surprise, given the history between the pair.
However, a possible bout with Anderson seems a bizarre choice.
The American was once hailed as ‘the future of the heavyweight division’, but he has since been widely written off after falling to the first defeat of his professional career against Martin Bakole last August.
It therefore seems an unnecessary risk to fight the Ohio puncher while his stock is so low.
Joshua wouldn’t gain much recognition in victory, while suffering a defeat would be catastrophic at this stage in his career.
Ultimately, the fight everyone wants to see is Joshua vs Fury.
The fight Joshua really wants is one with FuryGettyWhether the all-British showdown can get over the line for the back end of this year remains to be seen.
‘The Gypsy King’ recently insisted that he will ‘stay retired’, although rumours of him planning a comeback are rife.
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