{"id":290484,"date":"2023-09-08T20:35:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=290484"},"modified":"2023-09-08T20:35:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:35:25","slug":"anthony-joshuas-showdown-with-deontay-wilder-looks-in-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/boxing\/anthony-joshuas-showdown-with-deontay-wilder-looks-in-doubt\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua&apos;s showdown with Deontay Wilder looks in DOUBT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Anthony Joshua&#8217;s showdown with Deontay Wilder looks IN DOUBT as Eddie Hearn warns a shift in Saudi boxing management may see another fight held instead in December<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anthony Joshua&#8217;s fight against Deontay Wilder later this year may not happen\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eddie Hearn has attributed the issue to a change in Saudi boxing management\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Ruiz and Filip Hrgovic have been named as potential opponents instead\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anthony Joshua&#8217;s eagerly-anticipated showdown against Deontay Wilder may now not happen later this year, promoter Eddie Hearn has warned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A potential shift in boxing in Saudi Arabia has been attributed as the major stumbling block currently threatening to scupper the fight initially set for this winter.<\/p>\n<p>The new Saudi management, Skill Challenge Entertainment, are the organisation responsible for staging Tyson Fury&#8217;s crossover fight against Francis Ngannou.<\/p>\n<p>And seemingly, Hearn is concerned that the company may instead be leaning toward similar hybrid match-ups, such as Fury&#8217;s bout in Riyadh on October 28.<\/p>\n<p>Should a deal for Joshua to take on Wilder fail to materialise in the near future, Hearn has instead named two other potential opponents for the heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/19\/75227475-12497393-image-a-36_1694199352783.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Joshua&#8217;s expected showdown against Deontay Wilder now looks to be in doubt<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/19\/75227479-12497393-image-a-37_1694199358819.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wilder was set to take on Joshua in Saudi Arabia this year but talks have progressed slowly<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/19\/75227481-12497393-image-a-38_1694199365094.jpg\" height=\"482\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Hearn has warned a change in Saudi boxing management could now scupper the bout<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If we don&#8217;t get that sorted soon, you&#8217;ll probably see AJ fight [someone else] in December,&#8217; Hearn told Boxing King Media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Firstly, Prince Khalid [bin Abdulaziz] have been great partners with us and great friends. I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll work with that new entity as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You saw yesterday they throw a lot of money in these things and make some noise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For us, we&#8217;ve agreed to terms for Joshua and Wilder, but until we receive a contract, the fight&#8217;s not happening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everybody has agreed to terms, but until the money is put in place, the fight&#8217;s not happening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/19\/75227477-12497393-image-a-39_1694199372823.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joshua will likely fight again regardless, with Hearn eyeing up another scrap for December<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/19\/75227485-12497393-image-a-40_1694199378627.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andy Ruiz Jnr (left), who beat Joshua in 2019, has been touted as a possible next opponent<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There&#8217;s a movement in management and ownership of boxing in Saudi, and it&#8217;s up to them what they want to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If they don&#8217;t want to do Joshua-Wilder, maybe it goes somewhere else, but it&#8217;s one of the biggest fights in heavyweight boxing.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Filip Hrgovic and Andy Ruiz Jnr have been touted as likely next foes for Joshua, though any fight is expected to take place outside of the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about possible next rivals for Joshua, Hearn said: &#8216;Filip Hrgovic, Andy Ruiz, I don&#8217;t know. 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