EDDIE HEARN revealed Anthony Joshua has received an offer to fight Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia.
Hearn recently announced he sent a deal for AJ to return on August 12 against Dillian Whyte, who he beat in 2015.
But negotiations have also been ongoing in the background for Joshua, 33, to meet Wilder, 37, in a super-fight before the year ends.
Now, the dream bout has moved a step closer to reality with Saudi Arabia’s Skill Challenge Entertainment making a formal offer.
But, still no contract has been presented, which keeps the fight from being officially confirmed.
Hearn told iFL TV: “We have an offer without a contract. So we need to wait on that contract.”
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Joshua returned with victory in April by beating Jermaine Franklin, 29, which came off the back of consecutive losses to Oleksandr Usyk, 36.
Meanwhile Wilder has not boxed since knocking out Robert Helenius, 39, in round one of his October 2022 comeback bout.
Hearn pondered the possibility of AJ waiting out till his end of year blockbuster to avoid the risk of KOing the mega-fight.
But a return against old rival Whyte – who he first lost to in a 2009 amateur bout – looks to be in the works.
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Hearn said: “Just discussing it, we had an email conversation today. We’ve got a call probably later today.
“Like I said, AJ is fighting on August 12th, we’d like it to be against Dillian Whyte, we’ll see if we can make a deal.”
Joshua has twice fought in Saudi before, beating Andy Ruiz Jr, 33, in their 2019 rematch but losing to Usyk last August.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
