LAS VEGAS — Just 52 days after surviving a fatal car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two close friends, Anthony Joshua is preparing for a return to the ring. Promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed Thursday that the former two-time heavyweight champion is targeting a late-summer comeback though a long-anticipated showdown with Tyson Fury is no longer next.
“Originally, the plan for AJ was for him to fight in March and then fight Tyson Fury in August. That’s not happening,” Hearn told reporters, per ESPN. “He’s not fighting Tyson Fury next.”
Hearn emphasized that Joshua is still physically and emotionally recovering.