Official announcement of ANTHONY JOSHUA's highly-stakes rematch against Oleksandr Usyk is coming next week.
Both sides have been working out a deal on a suitable location for their proposed dust-up on Jul 23, which SunSport believes will land in the Middle East.
Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua are due to renew their contracts in the summer
After weeks of hard negotiations, Eddie Hearn is certain that an official announcement will come next week.
Hearn stated that he would announce the news this week during an interview with iFL TV. Most likely not.
"But will we announce next week?" It's almost certain.
"You'll see the fight, it will be in July. We'll make an announcement soon."
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The Saudi Arabians, who hosted Joshua's 2019 rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr., are the frontrunners for their second unified heavyweight title fight in three years.
Hearn refused to confirm that the Saudis had won the fight, but said: "I think there is a very good possibility you'll see the fight July 23rd in the Middle East."
"We've received many offers from all over the globe. We've been looking at them and are close to that possibility.
"Team Usyk has stressed that this is the option they prefer, because it's expensive.
SUN BINGO GET PS50 BONUS & 50 FREE SPINS TODAY"Quite honestly, Team Usyk would prefer a neutral venue. I can't blame them." That's where we are now.
Joshua, 32, was defeated by Uysk in their Tottenham duel last September.
He admits that he did not follow the correct approach in his first encounter with the slick southernpaw.
He stated that he believed the fight with Usyk would last 12 rounds. Because I believed I could fight with him as a fighter, that was my game plan.
"And I believe he won two rounds more than me. This is how he became champion.
"So, the goal is to get back to basics and aim for the knockout. When I fight people or sparring with them, I feel their spirit is dampened.
"It's possible to see the person slowly fading when you look at them directly.
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"Boxing is all about hitting and not getting hit. You can't box if you don't get hit.
"That's not my style. My style is to get up close with people and make it difficult. That's my game plan.
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