ANTHONY JOSHUA has offered to rematch in America and the Middle East, but Eddie Hearn would prefer a fight in the UK.
AJ was stripped of his unified titles at Tottenham's 62,000-seater stadium in September.
Oleksandr Usyk beat Anthony Joshua in September
After Usyk courageously defended Ukraine against Russian invasion, the contract rematch was threatened to be put on hold.
It has been revealed that the unbeaten southpaw crossed into Poland to prepare to fight Joshua again.
Promoter Hearn has his eye on the sequel to heavyweight in June. If all goes according to plan, he will bring it back home to Britain.
He stated that he had received four to five offers from all over the globe.
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"It's effectively split fight, so they're going want to know which offers are being made to stage the fight.
"We would love to do it in the UK but there have been many big offers to make it happen abroad.
"We have received offers from the Middle East. There are a few countries in the Middle East. America and the UK.
"So we should sit down with Alex Krassyuk and discuss these offers and decide which one we want to pursue.
"We want the fight before June ends, so it would probably be mid-to-late June. The latest would be July 2, the first Saturday of July."
Joshua, 32, made it to the USA in June 2019, losing to Andy Ruiz Jr 32 in shock. Six months later, he won the rematch in sunny Saudi Arabia.
After beating Kubrat Pulev (40), he returned to Britain in 2020. He also lost his WBA, IBF, and WBO titles last January.
Joshua faced the possibility of taking an interim fight when Usyk (35), signed up for a Kyiv territorial defense battalion.
It is believed that the two-weight world champion has left, meaning Joshua's anticipated rematch is close to confirmation.
Hearn stated that Hearn was excited about the news and is overjoyed. He wanted to fight right away, I saw him at UFC.
"He was reaching a point where he had to face off, and this has forced the issue with Usyk. We told them that we understood the situation but needed to know more now.
"They said that they would make their choice and now it is their decision. He's going for the best. AJ is overjoyed.
He refused to pay a lot of money and he may not have won the fight without it.
He just wants the fight, he just wants it. He was with me at the UFC and he said, "I just want in there."
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"The only thing that keeps him going is the chance of beating Usyk again."
Alex and I spoke last night, and will speak again tonight. Now, we plan to begin work on a June fight. It's happening, it's a success."
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