Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Dillian Whyte is set to receive a contract to fight Anthony Joshua.
The promoter had previously stated that an offer had been made to Whyte to fight ‘AJ’ in August. However, Whyte recently dismissed suggestions he had priced himself out of the fight: "We've had one three-line email about the fight, no conversations at all,” he told Talksport. We've been trying to contact Eddie Hearn for one month, multiple phone calls and emails, they've just gone missing.”
Hearn is eager to name Joshua’s next opponent, with just under seven weeks to go until Joshua’s proposed fight date, ahead of his plans to face Deontay Wilder in December. Seeking to clarify the situation, the Matchroom boss insisted that the fight with Whyte remains a possibility but negotiations need to be concluded quickly.
