Eddie Hearn, promoter of WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, spoke about how his client reacted to the news about the need for a mandatory defense against Ukrainian Alexander Usik.

" They are more than happy to fight Alexander. Joshua is ready to fight the challenger. Moreover, I know that he will be happy to meet Usyk.

If Usyk accepts the fight and the conditions are suitable for everyone, then this fight will be the easiest to organize. And this is understandable, because the fight was appointed in the WBO, "

Tendril is a must-have contender for the WBO belt that Joshua owns. A.J. was supposed to defend the title in a fight with Alexander, but postponed the fight with the Ukrainian in order to fight with his compatriot Tyson Fury for the title of the undisputed world heavyweight champion.

Fight between British champions scheduled for August 14 in Saudi Arabia. However, the court ordered Fury to hold a third fight with American Deontay Wilder..

Usyk defeated Derek Chisora \u200b\u200bin the last fight and defended the title of mandatory contender for the WBO belt. Alexander won all of his 18 career fights, two of which he spent in the heavyweight division.

On account of 31-year-old Joshua 24 wins (22 - by KO) in the professionals with one defeat. In the last fight in December last year, he knocked out the Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev.

Earlier TSN Prosport wrote that Usyk was accused of wanting to disrupt the superfight Joshua - Fury.