Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua could retire after three more fights if he scores a victory. Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) turns 35 in October and faces a risky 50-50 fight with IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on September 21 in London.
Hearn says Joshua could hang up his gloves if he beats Dubois and then beats the winner of the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk rematch twice. However, Joshua’s chances of winning those fights are quite slim, especially if they include him fighting former heavyweight Usyk.
Will Joshua retire after three more fights?
Usyk has AJ’s number and we’ll likely see a repeat of that if Joshua faces the talent. Hopefully there’s plenty of protection in case Joshua mentally snaps after the fight and has flashbacks to what happened in the war zone during his previous two meetings with Usyk.
After these three fights, Joshua will no doubt be opulent enough to retire from the sport. When he finishes these matches, AJ’s net worth will probably be 500 million dollars rangeand the only reason to stay would be to see if he could become the sport’s first billionaire. Dubois could thwart those plans by sending Joshua to defeat on September 21 in their main event at Wembley Stadium in London.
“AJ would fight anyone. He would love to fight Ruiz again. He won’t live forever,” Eddie Hearn said BoxNation on the fact that Anthony Joshua likely won’t continue his career for much longer. “Three, four, five or six more.”
Hearn was asked about the possibility of a trilogy fight between Joshua and Andy Ruiz, who will face Jarrell Miller next Saturday night.
Hearn would be better off holding off on a third fight between the two until Ruiz has proven himself against a top contender. He has been out of the sport for too long, and fans will not be impressed that he beat 36-year-old Jarrell Miller. You will have to do a better job of selling a trilogy match with Joshua.
At least get Ruiz to beat someone like Jared Anderson before you pull the trigger on a trilogy fight with Joshua, and even then it’s a bad idea. I wouldn’t do it if I were Hearn.
Hearn’s take on Joshua’s final fights
“The main plan is to beat Daniel Dubois on September 21st and then fight for the undisputed title against the winner of Usyk-Fury,” Hearn said of Joshua. “No, I don’t think so. [Joshua] He’s got four or five more years ahead of him, but who knows?”
Hearn is right. The money Joshua will get for his next three fights will be so large that he won’t want to continue fighting. Joshua will be opulent enough to buy Beverly Hillbillies Mansion in the affluent Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, which was sold for $150 million to Lachlan Murdoch in 2019.
“He’s in the best shape of his life, he loves boxing and he’s very ecstatic,” Hearn said of Joshua. “So if that’s the case, keep going. Part of me would like to see AJ beat Daniel Dubois and then fight the winner, Usyk-Fury, twice. If you won those fights, imagine winning those fights and then calling them. That would be unbelievable.”
If Joshua wins these three fights, there will be no one left who could fight and bring him the money and fame he is counting on. Jared Anderson, Martin Bakole or Ruiz are not large enough names and do not have the popularity that would allow Joshua to continue his career.
Hearn’s boxing career and passion
“What am I? What else am I supposed to do? I always said in my head that I’d be done when I got to 50.45,” Hearn said when asked how long he intended to stick with the promotion.
“It’s like anything. If you love something, why would you want to leave it? It’s an unbelievable worry. It’s a game full of bitches. 100%,” Hearn said when asked if Riyadh’s contribution to boxing had given him more enthusiasm for the sport.
It sounds like Hearn has stayed in the sport into vintage age, and you can’t blame him. His promotional skills make him a natural at the game. If he retired, he’d be bored sitting at home and missing out on all the action.
“It gave me the opportunity to work with different people. I value my relationship with Queensberry and Spencer Brown,” Hearn said. “I’ve never really worked with anyone. It’s always been us against the world, and it’s actually quite refreshing to sit down with people and work with them for the good of the sport, for your business and for your players.”
Interestingly, Hearn is working with a variety of promoters he would never have considered many years ago.
“I’m more excited and fresher than I’ve ever been in the game, apart from the times when I had no idea and it was Froch and we were just living life to the fullest,” Hearn said.
World Boxing News brings you live results from the Usyk vs Fury 2 event with the unified heavyweight title at stake in Saudi Arabia.
Oleksandr Usyk defends his WBC, WBO and WBA belts as the Ukrainian fights for back-to-back wins over Tyson Fury. Fury was almost knocked out by Usyk in May and will seek revenge at the Kingdom Arena.
WBN will also score the main event based on a live scorecard from the first to the last bell.
Live scores of the Usyk-Fury match
Andriy Nowicki defeated Edgar Ramirez by unanimous decision. The score was 100-90 and 98-92 twice, and the Ukrainian moved to 14-0, 10 KOs.
Joshua Ocampo lost in the preliminary fight Muhammad Alakel who scored a unanimous decision to enhance it to 2-0.
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MAIN EVENT: WBC WORLD, WBO WORLD, WBA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury Shypyntsi, Ukraine Lancashire, UK 22-0 (14 KOs) 34-1-1 (24 KOs) 226 lbs 281 lbs
Airy middleweight fight (154 pounds) – 12 rounds Serhii Bohachuk vs. Ishmael Davis Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Yorkshire, UK 24-2 (23 KOs) 13-1 (6 KOs) 153.1 lbs 153.6 lbs
Heavyweight fight (201+ pounds) – 10 rounds Johnny Fisher vs. David Allen London, UK Yorkshire, UK 12-0 (11 KOs) 23-6, 18 KOs 241.1 lbs 257.6 lbs
INTERNATIONAL SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT COMPETITION – 10 ROUNDS Peter McGrail vs. Rhys Edwards 10-1 (6 KOs) / 16-0 (4 KOs) Liverpool, UK / Merseyside, UK 129.8 lbs / 129.1 lbs
Fight for the WBA CONTINENTAL USA featherweight title (130 pounds) – 10 ROUNDS Isaac Lowe vs. Lee McGregor Lancashire, UK Edinburgh, Scotland 25-2-3 (8 KOs) 14-1-1 (11 KOs) 125.1 lbs 125.9 lbs
WBA CONTINENTAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS – 10 ROUNDS Dylan Colin Vs. Daniel Łapina Meurthe-et-Moselle, France / Wrocław, Poland 14-0 (4 KOs) / 10-0 (4 KOs)
Information about the Usyk vs Fury match on TV and PPV
Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury and the full undercard are available exclusively at DAZN Pay-Per-View (PPV) events worldwide. They cost £24.99 in the UK and $39.95 in the US and no DAZN subscription is required.
The PPV also includes a seven-day free trial of the entire DAZN platform. Usyk vs. Fury and all DAZN content can be watched anywhere, on any device via the DAZN app.
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Tyson Fury isn’t holding back on his desire for revenge against Oleksandr Usyk as the pair collided on Saturday night.
Fury aims to win the unified heavyweight title for the first time in nine years when he faces current champion Usyk six months after his first loss to the Ukrainian.
As the pair completed media formalities for the superfight, Fury made it clear how the fight would end.
“For the record, I’m going to absolutely annihilate this motherfucker on Saturday night. No pension. I will neat them all and he will be the first,” Fury assured.
Asked if he would try to do to Usyk what he did to Deontay Wilder in the rematch, Fury replied: “It was a long time ago” in reference to the 2020 knockout.
“[I’m] I’m not sure [if that Tyson Fury is there anymore]. Perhaps it has evaporated. Who knows? The legs may disappear. China may no longer exist. Boxing skills can be shot. We’ll find out on the 21st. That’s why you need to tune in to the pay-per-view on DAZN. Come and see whether the venerable dance master still understands it or not.
Referring to the training camp in Malta, Fury added: “[The] The weather is different, of course, but training is training, no matter where you are. These are very mundane, routine things. This happens again and again.
“For me, it doesn’t really matter where the camp is. I’ve attended camps in Vegas, Spain, everywhere, and I’m one of those people who doesn’t get distracted and gets the job done anyway. That’s what I do.
“If I were to train in a nightclub, I wouldn’t dance around the disco in the evening. I would just train.
Information about the Usyk vs Fury match
Former interim WBC 154-pound titleholder Serhii Bohachuk [24-2, 23 KOs] Now he will face British boxer Ishmael Davis [13-1, 6 KOs] in a 12-round super welterweight fight after Israil Madrimov was forced to withdraw due to illness.
Rising heavyweight star Moses Itauma [22-0, 10 KOs] and his opponent, Australian Demsey McKean (22-1, 14 KO), are ready to fight. Undefeated Johnny Fisher [12-0, 11 KOs[ squares off against former Commonwealth title challenger Dave Allen [23-6, 18 KOs].
Meanwhile, former Commonwealth Games gold medalist Peter McGrail [10-1, 6 KOs] takes over from Rhys Edwards at the last minute [16-0, 4 KOs] in a super featherweight fight. Isaac Lowe is also on the bill [25-2-3, 8 KOs[ will face Lee McGregor [14-1-1, 11 KOs] in a featherweight fight.
Daniel Lapin completes the card [10-0, 4 KOs]in which he will face another undefeated lightweight champion prospect, Dylan Colin [14-0, 4 KOs]and heavyweight knockout artist Andrii Novytskyi [14-0, 10 KOs] will face Edgar Ramirez [10-1-1, 4 KOs].
As is the tradition of the season, Riyad will feature local talent as Mohammed Alakel looks for a 2-0 win over Joshua Ocampo [8-33-5, 6 KOs].
Broadcast of the Usyk vs Fury match this Saturday on DAZN PPV.
Fighting for the first time with the full support of his promoter, Salita Promotions, undefeated Brooklyn heavyweight Pryce Taylor later said he was confident and confident he could do well in boxing.
Taylor (5-0, 3 KO), 28, defeated KeShawn Jackson last Thursday night in Flint, Michigan, fighting in an exhibition put on by his promoter in which he recorded an impressive third-round stoppage to finish his 2024 campaign on a high. year note.
“It was good to fight on a bigger stage, in a compact arena, in a nice atmosphere,” Taylor said about his first fight with a promotional contract. “My manager, Keith Sullivan, supported me by agreeing to sign with Salita Promotions. He talked to several promoters, but we felt that Dimitri Salita would be the right candidate for me.
“I felt like I had succeeded; I felt essential, but that was just the beginning. It was the same on fight night, I felt respect and appreciation from the entire Salita promotional company. My goal is to be a more recognizable player and be recognized by the fans. I’m hungry to perform in the coming year.”
“Four knockdowns were counted. I really hurt him with a body shot and when he felt my power he was done. I threw a barrage of punches into the corner (ss photo below) and he tried to hit me with a windmill punch. Then I hit him with a check hook, which ended the fight. He (Jackson) didn’t want to get knocked out, so he tried to show he was still fighting.”
“Of course,” Sullivan commented, “I’m joyful with the victory. This was another developmental fight and Pryce is learning and developing as a fighter. We had a busy year with 8 fights scheduled and 5 that actually crossed the line, so it was a very good first year for him as a pro. Right after that, I talked to Dimitri to arrange the next fight. We hope to have it scheduled in the coming weeks.”
Looking ahead to 2025, Taylor wants his next fight to be a six-rounder scheduled for his next outing, then move up to eight to fight for the junior title.
“I will now train to play 10 rounds,” Taylor concluded, “so that I will be ready when it comes time to play 12 rounds.”
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