ANTHONY JOSHUA could be in line for a blockbuster bout next summer.
Promoter Eddie Hearn has tipped AJ for a mega showdown with the hard-hitting Deontay Wilder .
But the Matchroom chief hasn’t hasn’t ruled out an all-British encounter with Tyson Fury or Dillian Whyte either.
Joshua is currently taking time out of the ring to battle his mental demons following two defeats to Oleksandr Usyk .
Hearn sees him returning in early 2023 , ahead of a mega showdown in the summer.
Speaking on a potential dust up with Wilder, Hearn told Fight Hub TV : “I see that as fight two for Anthony Joshua, probably, but it depends when he fights.”;
Joshua is expected to have a “bigger fight”; next summer against one of the leading names in the heavyweight division.
Aside from Wilder a grudge rematch against Whyte, who AJ KO’d in 2015, is a possibility.
WBC champion Fury could also be a candidate after the pair failed to agree terms for a December showdown.
Hearn continued: “AJ, if he fights earlier in the year, he’ll probably have his bigger fight in the summer, and that fight will be Dillian Whyte, Deontay Wilder, who knows what happens with Tyson Fury.”;
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But Hearn is also eager to make sure whoever Joshua faces in his comeback bout is no pushover.
He added: “But AJ is not really interested in just having tickover fights — sometimes those fights are really dangerous in the heavyweight division.
“(Joshua) loves the Wilder fight, I’ve said it could be the biggest fight in boxing.
“And I know the Fury fight’s big but AJ against Wilder is a huge fight.
“We will continue those conversations with Shelly Finkel (Wilder’s promoter) and hopefully we can work with Deontay Wilder.”;
Joshua was scheduled to hold talks with Hearn in Saudi Arabia over the weekend regarding his return to the ring.
