17 days ago

Eddie Hearn Calls Deontay Wilder a Warm-Up for Anthony Joshua

Hearn said Joshua needs a comeback fight before chasing Tyson Fury and shockingly named Wilder as the ideal tune-up. “We’ll take Deontay Wilder as a warm-up fight,” he said, adding that AJ is still rehabilitating after his late-2025 car accident. Wilder’s recent win over Derek Chisora revived his stock, but Hearn’s framing made clear Joshua’s bigger target remains Fury.