Anthony Joshua: Deontay Wilder makes surprising Alexander Povetkin revelation

Joshua’s camp insist the WBA ordered the Brit to defend his heavyweight belts against the mandatory challenger later this year.

So a bout has been organised for September 22 at Wembley Stadium which postpones any potential unification showdown with Wilder.

The two boxers had been in talks for months but failed to reach an agreement over the purse each would receive.

Eddie Hearn has offered Wilder a $15million (£11.4m) to fight in London on April 13 next year.

But the WBC belt holder is still furious with how original negotiations broke down so he is demanding a larger cut of the pay-out.

vCard QR Code

vCard.red is a free platform for creating a mobile-friendly digital business cards. You can easily create a vCard and generate a QR code for it, allowing others to scan and save your contact details instantly.

The platform allows you to display contact information, social media links, services, and products all in one shareable link. Optional features include appointment scheduling, WhatsApp-based storefronts, media galleries, and custom design options.

“Most definitely he could have gotten an exemption for this fight,” Wilder told Worldboxingnews.net.

“That was the least of the worries right there because everyone wants it.

“When everyone wants it, then there’s nothing that could stand in the way of a fight of this magnitude. No possible way.

“Even when he’s announcing Povetkin, they’re talking about me. Everywhere we go, they’re talking about this fight.”

And Wilder has not completely ruled out a fight with Joshua after the turn of the year.

“We’ve done everything. I can’t express how much I mean by that when I say we’ve done everything day and night, day and night, day and night,” he added.

“And the only thing they’ve done is try to come up with plans of distracting the fans and trying to come up with plans of lies.

“At the end of the day, me and Joshua don’t need each other to survive and live. We’ve been doing that before we even met each other, and we’re going to do that after we’ve met each other.

“But for this fight to happen, (and) for fans to see one of the biggest fights in world history and to see one champion, one face, one name – we definitely need each other.”


🕐 Top News in the Last Hour By Importance Score

# Title 📊 i-Score
1 Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet – an astronomer explains why many are still skeptical 🔴 75 / 100
2 'He laughed and slipped away… it was a beautiful death': British wife's heartbreaking account of husband's final moments at Dignitas, how they spent their last hour and the joke they shared before he died in her arms 🔴 75 / 100
3 Judge orders detained Tufts student Rumeysa Öztürk to be transferred back to Vermont 🔴 72 / 100
4 Aussie Rugby star's stunning code switch in bid to compete at LA Olympics – and the big names he plans to bring with him 🔴 62 / 100
5 Russell Brand comes under fire as local Oxfordshire pub bought for £850k is ‘left to rot’ 🔵 55 / 100
6 Guardiola fears for summer transfers if Manchester City miss out on top five 🔵 55 / 100
7 Ronnie O'Sullivan could pull out of Crucible opener and admits 'I've lost my nerve' 🔵 50 / 100
8 Bus Driver Denied $84,000 Pension After Stealing $7, Japan's Supreme Court Decides 🔵 45 / 100
9 Donald Trump's press conference abruptly ended as 'emergency' cuts live stream 🔵 45 / 100
10 Gardeners with foxgloves in gardens urged to do 1 thing to keep them coming back 🔵 45 / 100

View More Top News ➡️