Advertise / Partner With Us
boxen247@gmail.com
Europe's No.1 Boxing Website
  • Home (News & Results)
  • Articles
    • Five quickest knock outs in boxing history
    • How to bet on boxing matches – A simple guide
    • How to choose an athlete when placing a bet: Boxing edition
    • Who are the top five heavyweight boxers of all time?
  • Fight Articles
    • Bert Cooper vs. Joe Savage
    • Donovan Ruddock vs Dillon Carmen
    • Danny Williams vs Sergei Kharitonov
    • Emanuel Steward
    • Evander Holyfield vs. Bert Cooper
    • Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe 1
    • Joe Louis vs Tony Galento
    • Herol Graham vs Julian Jackson
    • Kronk Gym
    • Lennox Lewis vs Vitali Klitschko
    • Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton
    • Mike Tyson vs. James Tillis
    • Muhammad Ali vs. Larry Holmes
    • Roy Jones Jr. vs Enzo Maccarinelli
  • Advertise / Partner With Us
  • Support Boxen247.com
30 September 2020

Anthony Joshua is Prepared to Drop WBO Title

Boxen247.com Uncategorized 0

by Kris Anthony (krisanthonyboxing@gmail.com)

Anthony Joshua is Prepared to Drop WBO Title | boxen247.com

Come the end of the year, and in a perfect rosy world of boxing, both Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev and Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder would have taken place. In an even more rosy world, Joshua and Fury would of won their respective bouts, WBO mandatory Oleksandr Usyk will take step-aside money leaving 2021 for the mega-fight that is Joshua vs Fury.

If only this was the case.

Yes, the two SHOULD win their respective bouts and Usyk should overcome his opponent in Derek Chisora but Usyk has made it clear that he will NOT step aside and be paid off. Very clear.

That leaves Joshua either to take care of his mandatory (Usyk) and risk the biggest bout the world has to offer or to vacate and take the fight against Fury, leaving the WBO title vacant for Usyk against whoever.

Clear?

It was worse when Dillian Whyte was waiting on his shot at Fury but with Povetkin KO’ing Whyte, that side of things is at least sorted.

What next?

Well, December 19th for Fury vs Wilder 3 is off (as a date) and to me, in doubt for December as all is becoming too close for a fight of that magnitude.

Eddie Hearn has clarified that Joshua will do anything to make the Fury fight work…

“AJ has always had one mission and that is to have all four major belts, be undisputed champion, and he only needs the WBC title now to do that,” Hearn told The Sun.

“But he also wants the biggest fights in the world and, in these uncertain times, if he has to drop one belt to make the Fury fight happen then I think he will consider that now.

“A few months ago I would never have said AJ would even consider relinquishing a title. But AJ vs Fury is the biggest fight in boxing, he really wants that fight, and he will go to great lengths to make it happen, if he has to.”

I thought all was clear but with Joshua’s sentiments on the Fury fight, unfortunately we may not see an undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

Shame.

Boxing News From boxen247.com

boxen247.com Facebook

Share This Boxing News:

  • Tweet
  • WhatsApp

Related

December 19th is OFF For Fury vs Wilder 3 Ohara Davies Defeats Tyrone McKenna & Fight Card Results

Related Posts

Uncategorized

Spectacular & Unforgettable Presentation of the Magnificent Mestizo Belt

Uncategorized

Liam Williams Had a Homecoming to Remember in Wales

Boxing News, Uncategorized

Dillian Whyte vs. Alexander Povetkin 2 The Rematch This Saturday

You must log in to post a comment.

Recent Posts

  • Dylan Price vs. Drew Correll for NBA World Bantamweight Title on July 16
  • Greg Vendetti faces Courtney Pennington in Dedham on July 30
  • Hamzah Sheeraz back in the UK after preparations in the US
  • The most important boxing book ever written now out in paperback
  • Mark Magsayo vs. Rey Vargas live on SHOWTIME this Saturday

Recent Comments

    Archives

    • July 2022
    • June 2022
    • May 2022
    • April 2022
    • March 2022
    • February 2022
    • January 2022
    • December 2021
    • November 2021
    • October 2021
    • September 2021
    • August 2021
    • July 2021
    • June 2021
    • May 2021
    • April 2021
    • March 2021
    • February 2021
    • January 2021
    • December 2020
    • November 2020
    • October 2020
    • September 2020
    • August 2020
    • July 2020
    • August 2009
    • December 2008

    Categories

    • Amateur Boxing
    • Boxing News
    • Boxing Results
    • Boxing Stories
    • Femaie Boxing
    • Fight Weights
    • Historic Boxing
    • MMA
    • Stories
    • Uncategorized
    • Women's Boxing

    Meta

    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org
    Europe's No.1 Boxing Website
    © 2022 Boxen247 Media | Boxen247.com | boxen247@gmail.com | All Rights Reserved
    en English
    en Englishde Germanja Japanesero Romaniancs Czechfr Frenchga Irishes Spanishsv Swedishru Russianpl Polishsq Albanianuk Ukrainianit Italianpt Portugueseda Danishhr Croatiantr Turkishsk Slovaklt Lithuanianid Indonesianis Icelandicnl Dutcham Amharicfi Finnishar Arabichy Armenianaf Afrikaansaz Azerbaijanieu Basquebe Belarusianbn Bengalibs Bosnianbg Bulgarianca Catalanceb Cebuanony Chichewazh-CN Chinese (Simplified)zh-TW Chinese (Traditional)co Corsicaneo Esperantoet Estoniantl Filipinofy Frisiangl Galicianka Georgianel Greekgu Gujaratiht Haitian Creoleha Hausahaw Hawaiianiw Hebrewhi Hindihmn Hmonghu Hungarianig Igbojw Javanesekn Kannadakk Kazakhkm Khmerko Koreanku Kurdish (Kurmanji)ky Kyrgyzlo Laola Latinlv Latvianlb Luxembourgishmk Macedonianmg Malagasyms Malayml Malayalammt Maltesemi Maorimr Marathimn Mongolianmy Myanmar (Burmese)ne Nepalino Norwegianps Pashtofa Persianpa Punjabism Samoangd Scottish Gaelicsr Serbianst Sesothosn Shonasd Sindhisi Sinhalasl Slovenianso Somalisu Sudanesesw Swahilitg Tajikta Tamilte Teluguth Thaiur Urduuz Uzbekvi Vietnamesecy Welshxh Xhosayi Yiddishyo Yorubazu Zulu