Anthony Joshua was ringside for Derek Chisora’s showdown with Deontay Wilder as Eddie Hearn gave an update on his next fight

Eddie Hearn hasn’t ruled out the possibility of Anthony Joshua fighting Deontay Wilder but dropped a major hint regarding a superfight with Tyson Fury.

The Matchroom supremo revealed that they are focused on finalising a showdown with The Gypsy King. The former world heavyweight champion made his first public appearance as he attended the O2 Arena for Derek Chisora’s final bow against American Deontay Wilder.

Fury and Joshua have been long-standing rivals after competing at the pinnacle of heavyweight boxing for a number of years. However, so far in their careers they have failed to reach an agreement to stage the all-British showdown but recently, it has appeared that the bout is closer than ever.

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Hearn said: “To be honest, we’ve been very focused about making the Tyson Fury fight. AJ did mention to me that, he’s supporting Derek he thinks he’ll win, but if Deontay Wilder wins in style tonight, it opens a big fight with Anthony Joshua.

“We are here as friends and fans but got one eye on the game.”

Joshua made his return to the ring in December after over 12 months away, following his defeat to Daniel Dubois, as he beat Jake Paul in Miami, Florida.

However, whether or not he returns remains to be seen after the 36-year-old was involved in a car crash in Nigeria which killed two of his friends. Joshua escaped the incident and was treated in hospital with minor injuries. His personal trainer, Latif Ayodele, and strength coach, Sina Ghami, died after their vehicle collided with a stationary lorry near Lagos.

Fury, meanwhile, is edging closer to his return to the spotlight after ending his fifth retirement from boxing when he faces Arslanbek Makhmudov.

The 37-year-old takes on the Russian next weekend in his first comeback fight since the defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024.

The Gypsy King headlines at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 11. When announcing his return, he said: “I came back for one reason only: To make boxing great again. Since I stopped boxing a year ago, boxing for me has gone on a downward slope. It’s become quite boring.

“Boxing is at his maximum potential when Tyson Fury’s actively fighting. I didn’t say that, AI, Chat GPT [did]. So believe it.

“With me, I brought the biggest streaming platform on earth, Netflix. First fight back, fighting at a 60,000-seat stadium. I bring a circus, entertainment, action, cameras, everything to the sport. I was enjoying being retired.

“Made ‘At Home with the Furys’ Season 2, made a documentary, travelled the world with my family, a few private jets, yachts … I was enjoying myself.

“But it comes to a point where you just want to go back to work. My work will always be the fight game, no matter how old I am.”

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British boxer Derek Chisora will face American Deontay Wilder at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, April 4.

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Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua attended the Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder fight in London on Saturday

Anthony Joshua attended Saturday’s heavyweight fight between Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder at London’s O2 Arena. It is the former heavyweight champion’s first public appearance since he was involved in a fatal car crash in Nigeria late-last year.

The 36-year-old lost two of his close friends and team members, Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif, in December’s accident. Joshua was travelling in a black Lexus Jeep during the incident, which is said to have collided with a stationary truck parked at the side of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.

The driver of the vehicle carrying Joshua, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care, and driving without a valid driver’s licence. The 46-year-old appeared at Sagamu Magistrates Court in Ogun state near Lagos in February.

Joshua returned to the UK in early January after being discharged from hospital. The former Olympic champion has since returned to the gym as he continues his recovery.

And he has now been spotted in public for the first time since the tragic crash – taking in Saturday night’s fight between Chisora and Wilder.

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The heavyweight bout will see Britain’s Chisora return to the ring for the first time in over a year in his final fight. His most recent outing was a unanimous decision win over Otto Wallin in February 2025.

The 42-year-old will be looking to bow out with a win over America’s Wilder, who has won just two of his last six fights.

There have been concerns that Joshua could soon follow Chisora into retirement from boxing after the crash.

However, promoter Eddie Hearn has recently shared his belief to Sky Sports that Joshua will return to boxing when he has had time to heal.

He said: “He will need his time physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually before he makes a decision on his future. I do think he will want to return to boxing, but that will be his decision when the time is right.

“It is certainly not a conversation I’ll be having with him any time soon. The only conversation is ‘are you OK?’ and sometimes we find people will give that facade of being OK, but what happened to him is not normal and heartbreaking for all involved.

“When the time is right, I believe he will make his decision and you will hear it from him.

“That is the only voice you should listen to in that respect and we’ll give him his time to make that decision and heal.”