{"id":71564,"date":"2025-08-16T01:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/71564\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T01:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:24:13","slug":"anthony-joshua-next-fight-options-revealed-by-eddie-hearn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/71564\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua Next Fight Options Revealed by Eddie Hearn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) won gold at the 2012 London Olympics, beating Roberto Cammarelle on countback. He subsequently turned professional with Matchroom Boxing, and a boxing phenomenon was born. AJ captivated the British public, who supported him from his debut win over Emanuele Leo through to beating Charles Martin to win the IBF heavyweight title. Many more memorable nights followed, but many are asking what\u2019s left for Joshua<\/a> in 2025 and beyond. Eddie Hearn has spoken to The Stomping Ground<\/a>, revealing who is the favourite to fight AJ next.Eddie Hearn Reveals Favourite for Anthony Joshua\u2019s Next FightWhat\u2019s Next for Anthony Joshua?<\/p>\n

Joshua\u2019s career quickly entered a new stratosphere, recording many eye-catching wins before winning his first world title. The do-or-die victory over Wladimir Klitschko<\/a> will forever be remembered as one of the greatest nights in British Boxing.<\/p>\n

On June 1, 2019, AJ, while riding high in the heavyweight division, suffered a stunning stoppage defeat against Andy Ruiz in Madison Square Garden. Following that defeat, AJ was written off by the masses before he gained revenge against Ruiz with a disciplined, unanimous decision win.<\/p>\n

Talking to The Stomping Ground about Joshua\u2019s future, Hearn said: \u201cTo be honest, the focus is still very much on the Jake Paul fight. Those talks continue in an amicable and exciting fashion with MVP, and I think that\u2019s definitely the favourite to happen next, I really do.<\/p>\n

Hearn Counts Out Yoka and Ward\u201cIf not, we\u2019d also love to do the event in Ghana. So yeah, Tony Yoka<\/a> wise, I don\u2019t know where all the momentum\u2019s come from. I\u2019m not ruling it out, but, you know, it\u2019s definitely not anywhere near being done. Josh Dubin called me the other day, he\u2019s like, \u2018Dre (Andre Ward<\/a>) wants to fight.\u2019 I\u2019m like, who? Which one do you mean? Yeah, I don\u2019t know. I think Andre Ward called out Jake Paul a couple of years ago as well, so it\u2019s great that everyone\u2019s still calling AJ out. Yeah, I can\u2019t see that being a fight, no,\u201d Said Hearn discussing potential AJ opponents.