Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev to be delayed until end of July amid coronavirus outbreak, confirms Eddie Hearn
EDDIE HEARN claims Anthony Joshua’s June clash with Kubrat Pulev will be moved back to late July amid the global coronavirus crisis.
Hearn told iFL TV: “I’m hoping that we can see boxing back in June and I believe, I’m confident we’ll see it back in July.
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“We’re going to make an official announcement probably in the next hour or so.
“We spoke to the British Boxing Board of Control today, and you’re not going to see any boxing in May, in the UK from anybody.
“We’ve got rescheduling dates for all the shows, we’re just waiting on one for [Oleksandr] Usyk – [Dereck] Chisora.
“It’s going to be interesting to see what happens in terms of dates. There’s People talking about doing events behind closed doors, definitely something we’ll look at.
“The only thing we’ve got scheduled for June at the moment is June 27 in Newcastle, and June 20 which is obviously Anthony Joshua [Vs Kubrat Pulev] but hasn’t officially been announced on sale yet – that’s likely to move back to the end of July as well.
“The only event confirmed and still in place and on sale because the tickets were carried forward is the Newcastle event – Lewis Ritson against [Miguel] Vazquez that’s June 27.
“I hope we’ll be alright by then, but again, who knows.”
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Whether the fight does take place in July remains to be seen, with experts predicting the coronavirus lockdown in Britain could last six months.
Over 1,400 people have died and 22,000 have tested positive for coronavirus in the country so far.
Boxing is not alone in its battle to recommence as soon as possible, with the Premier League hoping to restart as soon as May.