Anthony Joshua’s next move inside the boxing ring is still unknown, but Eddie Hearn believes his man has to fight Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder before his career is over.
Joshua has enjoyed a successful 2023 so far with wins over Jermaine Franklin and Robert Helenius, but it’s expected that he’ll feature in bigger fights next year.
Joshua had been expected to face Wilder in December but any hopes of that bout taking place this year have now gone.
Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, is still confident that a Wilder meeting can occur in 2024 and he’s insistent that his man must take on Wilder and Fury before walking away from the sport.
“There’s two fights that AJ needs to have before he retires and that’s Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury," said Hearn when speaking to talkSPORT.
“I think he has to have those fights next year and that’s the plan, but what he’s not going to do is be inactive like a lot of these guys.”