Tottenham ‘really want’ to stage Joshua vs Usyk 2 reveals Eddie Hearn after holding talks with Levy over rematch venue
TOTTENHAM ‘really want’ to stage Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. Promoter Eddie Hearn has already held talks with Tottenham chief Daniel Levy about staging the fight and says he would ‘love’ to use the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium again. It comes as Usyk and his manager touched down in the UK to discuss the venue […]
TOTTENHAM ‘really want’ to stage Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has already held talks with Tottenham chief Daniel Levy about staging the fight and says he would ‘love’ to use the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium again.
It comes as Usyk and his manager touched down in the UK to discuss the venue for the rematch – which is set for May or June.
Usyk was last in Britain when he dethroned AJ of the WBA, IBF and WBO unified belts at Spurs’ north London home in September.
And after failed talks for an undisputed title decider with Tyson Fury, the Ukrainian is now left to rematch Joshua.
Hearn has already held talks for a mega-money site deal in the Middle East.
But with Usyk returning to the scene of the crime for negotiations, Joshua could be set to have home advanatage once again.
Hearn told DAZN: “I’ve just come back from the Middle East.
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“We’ve had numerous meetings with different countries in the Middle East to stage that fight.
“Had a call with Daniel Levy from Tottenham which was where the first fight was at, they really want to bring the rematch back there, I love the idea of that as well.
“Egis Klymas and Oleksandr Usyk are actually in the UK this week so we’re going to sit down with them and just talk through everything.”
Joshua, 32, immediately invoked his right to a rematch with Usyk, 35, after his 12-round loss last year.
But at the same time, Saudi backers were fronting cash and talks for Fury, 33, to step in and unify all the belts instead.
Negotiations went down to the wire, but ultimately a step-aside deal for AJ collapsed, meaning he will instead fight Usyk.
Meanwhile, Fury will proceed in his WBC mandatory title defence against Dillian Whyte, 33, on April 23, likely at Wembley.
The undisputed talks meant AJ was left in the lurch and as a result, means his rematch with Usyk could be backdated as far as June.
Hearn said: “We’re getting to a stage now where we’re going to start thinking about securing a date which will be the end of May or June.
“There’s nothing that’s going to stop Anthony Joshua from taking that fight.”
