Anthony Joshua fight with Pulev could be called off in place of Tyson Fury clash if coronavirus causes further delays

EDDIE HEARN admits Anthony Joshua could ditch his upcoming fight against Kubrat Pulev to focus on Tyson Fury if coronavirus causes further delays in the sporting world.

AJ and Pulev are set to clash at Tottenham’s new stadium on June 20.

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Anthony Joshua’s fight with Kubrat Pulev could be scrapped if coronavirus keeps delaying sporting eventsCredit: PA:Press Association

But there are doubts whether the fight can go ahead there after the Premier League season was put on hold until the beginning of May.

Should it resume from then, Spurs’ stadium could be out of action depending on how remaining games are played.

It means AJ may have to reschedule his Pulev bout.

But with coronavirus causing chaos across the globe, there are no guarantees for any sport to resume in the near future.

And Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn admits if the Pulev fight continues to be pushed back, it may end up getting scrapped so that an all-British world title clash can be set up against ‘Gypsy King’ Fury.

Hearn told Sky Sports: “Well I think, all of a sudden, does the Joshua-Fury fight start taking priority, maybe over a Pulev fight, if the Pulev fight extends beyond the summer.

“There’s so much that could happen right now.

“I mean anything is possible, but contractually Deontay Wilder is going to want his fight next, whether that’s in July of whether there’s a force majeure that takes that to October, November wherever.

“Right now, for us, we’re fighting Kubrat Pulev, June 20, and it could be July 25, but everything is uncertain at the moment whilst the country and the world tries to contain this pandemic.”

Hearn also revealed Dillian Whyte’s clash against Alexander Povetkin in May is still scheduled to go ahead, but even that could be delayed if necessary.

Hearn added: “May is going ahead, but we also understand that we have contingencies in place to move Dillian Whyte to the middle of June, to move Dereck Chisora-Usyk back into the end of June, early July.

Eddie Hearn admits AJ could be forced to focus on a bout with Tyson Fury insteadCredit: PA:Press Association

“And of course Anthony Joshua, who was due to go June 20 at Tottenham FC.

“It really relies on the run of the Premier League now, because if the Premier League extend their season, Spurs will need their stadium.

“We already have a reserve date that we’re discussing with Spurs of July 25.”

Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk