- Joshua hasn’t fought since being knocked out by Daniel Dubois in September
- He has been linked with a rematch as well as taking on fellow Brit Tyson Fury
- Eddie Hearn revealed that he still needs two months to recover from injury
Anthony Joshua would be ready to ‘walk straight’ in to a big fight despite the news that he has suffered a setback in his recovery from injury, according to Frank Warren
The Brit has been out of action since he lost against Daniel Dubois at Wembley in September 2024, with his future up in the air on the back of the devastating knockout defeat.
Fans have been curious as to what his next move is, with no announcements made despite reports he could face long-time rival Tyson Fury as soon as this year.
And promoter Eddie Hearn revealed last week that he still needs another eight weeks or so to return from injury when he was asked if Joshua could face Dubois in rematch after the champion pulled out of his defence against Joseph Parker due to illness.
The options for Joshua look limited with Fury ‘retired’ and Dubois targeting an undisputed heavyweight title Oleksandr Usyk.
However, Warren, who represents Fury and Dubois, does not believe he will be left out in the cold.
Anthony Joshua can ‘walk straight in’ to a super-fight despite his recent injury setback
Promoter Frank Warren says the door has been taken off the hinges for big fights to be made
‘We’re making these fights happen,’ he told Sky Sports. All I know is whatever they advise him [Joshua], the majority of the heavyweights are with us. That door has been taken off the hinges, just walk straight in and we’ll make it.
‘I understand something was going on [with an injury]. For him there’s no rush, he’s there and he’ll decide in his own time what he wants to do.
‘I’m sure his team will support him wholeheartedly whatever his decision is.’
Giving an update on Joshua’s status, Hearn told iFL TV from Australia. ‘look, he resumed training, and to cut a long story short, without going into too much detail about any injury. He’s not really ready to start camp.
‘He needs another eight weeks or so on his injury. He had a little bit of a setback, and he won’t be punching for about that period of time. So, really, you’re looking at kind of the end of May for camp, so you’re looking at the back end of summer to fight again. August, September.
‘When I say we’re not in any tearing rush, I mean we’d like to know what the next move is, but until he’s physically ready, we’re not in any tearing rush.
‘I mean, there’s only really two fights that he’s locked in for, and that’s Dubois and Fury. And at the moment obviously, the Fury fight doesn’t look like it’s a goer, but we can’t really start planning too much until we know he’s fully ready to resume training.
‘It was a minor setback, but he’s got to be physically right. Like I said, it’s an injury he’s had for a while, and he’s resumed training – just not ready to start camp in full until it’s 100 per cent, which it’s not.’
