Eddie Hearn believes a long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua is the “only” fight remaining for Tyson Fury after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
Hearn, Joshua’s career-long promoter, was working for the DAZN broadcast inside the Kingdom Arena on Saturday night, to witness Fury’s second straight points loss to Usyk in their rematch in Riyadh.
‘The Gypsy King’ has now suffered consecutive defeats and Hearn insists a clash with ‘AJ’ is his only option.
“The reality is there’s only one fight for Tyson Fury,” the Matchroom boss said.
“And that’s Anthony Joshua.
“It’s the biggest fight probably in the history of British boxing.
“Everyone will always want to see it.
“That wasn’t a Tyson Fury that looked finished.
“It wasn’t a flat performance, wasn’t a poor performance.
“He didn’t look gun shy, he didn’t look like his punch resistance was in question.
“So I think Tyson Fury is still potentially at the peak of his powers, just not good enough to beat Oleksandr Usyk tonight.
“But for me, AJ against Fury is the one.
“It’s the one at Wembley [Stadium] and then it’s back out here for Riyadh Season [for the rematch].”
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Fury, who suffered a split decision loss to the Ukrainian in May, was beaten by scores of 116-112 on all three judges’ cards, with Usyk retaining his WBA ‘super’, WBC and WBO heavyweight world titles.
The 36-year-old felt he won the fight and believes his rival was given a gift by the judges.
“I think he got a little Christmas gift from them judges,” the Morecambe man said in his post-fight press conference.
“Christmas gift early.
“I thought I won that fight again.
“I thought I won both fights.”
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IBF world champion, Daniel Dubois stormed the ring afterwards to call for a rematch with Usyk, who would have the chance to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion if they met.
