Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn has disclosed the British-Nigerian’s staggering payday for the clash vs Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia
Skills Challenge had hoped to stage the long-awaited undisputed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk on the same card but that now looks extremely unlikely. Fury’s promoter Frank Warren isn’t confident that the timeframe will work out for his client and claims no offer has been made to Queensbury Promotions from the Saudis.
Skills Challenge Head of Boxing Amer Abdallah told Express Sport in June that the only reason the two scintillating showcases wouldn’t take place is if those involved didn’t want the fight to happen but claimed that both Fury and Usyk were on board at the time. “Tyson wants the fight, from what I understand. I know George wants the fight and Frank wants the fight at Queensberry,” he said.
“Usyk definitely wants the fight. Joshua wants the fight. Eddie wants the fight. Shelly wants the fight. Deontay wants the fight. I mean, there’s nothing that should prevent this from happening. And, the offer that will be made from Skill Challenge will be a very good offer. “It won’t be one that we’re going to go back and forth with. It’s going to be a premium price, and we’re going to offer it to these guys and pay them their market value, if not, maybe even a little bit more. We’re going to put on great fights and a great event. If anything prevents this fight from happening it’s because certain individuals don’t want the fight to happen, it won’t be because the money isn’t there,” Abdallah said.All rights reserved.
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