Eddie Hearn reveals talks for Joshua to step aside and allow Usyk vs Fury fight

The talks would see Anthony Joshua step aside from his fight with Oleksandr Usyk to allow a unification fight between Usyk and Tyson Fury

Eddie Hearn has revealed that he has received an approach from Oleksandr Usyk's team which would see Anthony Joshua step aside from their rematch to allow a unification fight between the Ukrainian and Tyson Fury, reports the Metro. Usyk was victorious against Joshua at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September, taking his IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles as a result. Meanwhile, Fury won his last fight against Deontay Wilder as they concluded their trilogy of fights back in October to become the WBC heavyweight champion. The 'Gypsy King' had his sights set on fighting the Ukrainian next in a battle to see who would become the unified heavyweight champion, but the defeated Joshua activated a rematch clause between him and Usyk, which looks set to take place in 2022. But it now seems that Usyk's team have other ideas and Hearn confirmed he had received an approach, but has yet to discuss it with Joshua. Speaking on the Boxing King Media podcast, he said: "We’ve had their team reach out to us.