Anthony Joshua Demands £40 Million to Step Aside For Usyk vs Fury Fight

• Anthony Joshua is considering the possibility of stepping aside to allow Tyson Fury to fight Oleksandr Usyk

• Promoter Eddie Hearn has disclosed that it will take at least £40million to get Joshua to give up his rematch

• Tyson Fury has suggested a bout with Usyk be scheduled so that the heavyweight division can be unified

Eddies Hearn has disclosed that it will take at least £40 million for Anthony Joshua to forfeit his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.

It will be recalled that AJ lost his heavyweight titles to Usyk in September and was scheduled for a rematch with the Ukrainian in the Spring.

However since Fury defeated Deontay Wilder to retain his WBC belt, he has been pushing to unify the heavyweight division by battling Usyk.

It is suggested that the winner of the bout will now face Anthony Joshua if he agrees to step aside.

Usyk’s promoter has claimed that his boxer will be ready to go up against Usyk once Joshua agrees to step aside.

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Eddie Hearn disclosed if there is an offer that makes sense, Joshua will be willing to consider but at the moment, it’s just conversations between the parties involved.

If all camps fail to reach an agreement, Oleksandr Usyk will have to carry on with the rematch against Anthony Joshua.

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