Anthony Joshua’s Next Heavyweight Championship Bout Confirmed The numbers wouldn’t be as good — but he is prepared to do it.”Joshua, 30, had booked a June 20 IBF mandatory defence against Kubrat Pulev at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, And Hearn admits that the ongoing uncertainty the pandemic has caused means there are now more options on the table.He said: “Right now, the plan is still to fight Pulev, as he is the mandatory challenger. Jack Figg; 7 Aug 2020, 9:04; Updated: 7 … 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua won’t wait around to see whether Eddie Hearn tells The Athletic that the site deal hasn’t been signed, but that Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight championship defense vs. Kubrat Pulev will be staged June 20 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. But we do have a desire to make good fights.“It’s been a strange relationship, I have just been in my own lane and they have always tried to run me off the road.“So I have no desire to just say, ‘Let’s hold hands and help each other,’ because they haven’t tried to help me for the last ten years.” Couple forced to take a kip on roof of their car during staycation hell Sheridan Smith 'almost died' after Graham Norton humiliated her at the Baftas Woman, 31, turns run-down 1890s maisonette she got for £90k into modern home Mum in hysterics after sons try to call 999 after seeing her 'bleed out of bum' Single mum returns from hols to find parents transformed her flat for £50©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Anthony Joshua next fight: 'AJ' set to defend heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev in London The unified heavyweight champ will have to wait -- and win -- … The numbers wouldn’t be as good — but he is prepared to do it.But Warren and his BT broadcasters sent a public challenge to the competition last month in a bid to set up some mouth-watering cross- stable clashes.A lunch date is in the diaries — yet Hearn remains suspicious and will refuse to hand his nemesis a slice of the pie he has worked so hard to bake.Hearn said: “I don’t want to sound arrogant but we have been competitors for ten years and they have written us probably two dozen legal letters, complained about us to the Board and slagged us off.“And now we are No 1 and they are struggling, so they want us to work together.“I won’t be arrogant enough to say ‘f*** off’, so if it works for our broadcasters and fighters I will look at it. Joshua’s first U.K., fight since September 2018 when he beat PovetkinBy Monday, Joshua had confirmed the initial reports about the fight by posting about his next bout against Pulev on social media.The unified heavyweight champion Joshua is massively popular in his home country and will be returning there to face Pulev for the first time since stopping Alexander Povetkin in the seventh round in September 2018 at Wembley Stadium.Joshua stunningly lost his belts via seventh-round stoppage to Andy Ruiz in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history in June 2019 in New York but righted the ship in the immediate rematch five months later by winning a decision over Ruiz in Saudia Arabia.Joshua vs. Pulev might not be the massive heavyweight championship match fans envisioned after seeing Fury Fury stopped Wilder in seven rounds in the rematch, but the American intends on enacting his rematch clause. 'The Gypsy King completed a stunning comeback to the pinnacle of the sport with a brutal destruction of Deontay Wilder in February, having been out of boxing for almost 1,000 days.The Brit was in bullish mood when asked about Fury, who he is expected to face next year in two blockbuster heavyweight showdowns after both sides agreed on the finances last month.The Matchroom chief revealed on Wednesday that after four behind-closed-doors shows in his garden - starting next week - they are plotting a fight night for September 12.The arch rivals bumped into each other in Marbella, Spain, over the weekend in a chance meeting between the pair as they both took time to relax ahead of their training camps.Eddie hopes that a successful trial there will win government approval for Joshua to defend his world heavyweight titles against mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev in front of at least 2,000 fans.Joshua and Fury are strongly rumoured to be ready to rumble in one of the richest fights in boxing next year - and they have thrilled fans by sharing a shot of a meeting between them in Marbella.Joshua was out enjoying some fine dining at Marbella hotspot La Sala Puerto Banus with a large group of friends before being introduced to one of his fans.The two heavyweight world champions have agreed financial terms to put their belts on the line for two mouth-watering fights, the first of which is expected to take place next year.Wycombe Wanderers manager Gareth Ainsworth then stirred the emotions of his players further with another sequence of film shown moments before they left the team hotel.The British heavyweight was due to take on Kubrat Pulev in April at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before the Covid-19 pandemic left the plans in tatters and now Hearn is getting creative.Legendary heavyweight boxer Larry Holmes has claimed his era of fighters would have dominated the likes of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury if they were to square off.AJ has kept himself in incredible shape during the lockdown, and a recent video posted to his 11.3m Instagram followers has proved that he doesn't appear to have lost any of his punching power either.The 30-year-old was walking with his entourage when fans, off-camera, started signing 'There's only one Tyson Fury!'