Unification fight between British Anthony Joshua and American Deontay Wilder will be held in 2019. This was said by the manager of Wilder Shelley Finkel.

According to him, promoter Joshua wrote a letter indicating that they are ready to fight through the fight, indicating the date and place - April 13, "Wembley".

"They sent us an offer with a fixed fee of 15 million dollars and a condition of revenge. We agreed. The only thing that bothered us was the date of the match.

They offered to fight Joshua - Wilder on September 15 - the day of the battle Canelo vs. Golovkin. They were not going to conduct our fight. How was it possible to put this fight on the day of Canelo's fight? ", - said Finkel, who is quoted by worldboxingnews.

KhPromouter Joshua Eddie Hearn also said that in 2018, his wards will compete with the Russian Alexander Povetkin. According to preliminary information, the battle can take place on September 22.

Earlier it was reported that Joshua did not want to fight Povetkin, but was eager to meet with Wilder.

Recall, April 1, 2018 Povetkin knocked out David Price and became the main contender for the fight with Joshua. Anthony defeated Joseph Parker the same day.