Hearn seemed pretty confident AJ will fight Wilder in December. What do you think the chances are it actually happens?

I’m of the belief, that like all highly anticipated fights, now it isn’t as big as it once would have been, the fuckers will sign contracts and get it on.

Anthony Joshua will fight Robert Helenius at London's O2 Arena on Saturday as the replacement for Dillian Whyte.

https://twitter.com/matchroomboxing/status/1687789465027104769?s=46&t=MTai3qrMl5BVJa83edbuhw

ANTHONY JOSHUA u DILLIAN WHYTE FIGHT UPDATE 5 August 2023 - Today, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) informed Matchroom, the Association of Boxing Commissions and the British Boxing Board of Control that Dillian Whyte had returned adverse analytical findings as part of a random anti-doping protocol. In light of this news, the fight will be cancelled, and a full investigation will be conducted. Further information on the event will follow.

WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO… Which is worst and why? The WBC not enforcing mandatories? The IBF for not being accommodating enough?

… He mentioned that Fury tried to close fights against Ruiz, Joshua and Usyk but no agreement was reached.

@antik@lemmy.world

I notice /c/boxing has one mod who is showing as banned and appears inactive. I could run it.

Nothing false about it

Now it’s confirmed that AJ is fighting Whyte, and the suggestion is that this is a stay busy fight with the intention for AJ to fight Wilder at the end of the year.

Thoughts?