Hearn reveals supply made for Joshua to face arch-rival Whyte in rematch
Joshua’s crew would love the two-time world heavyweight champion to tackle Whyte for the second time within the skilled ranks this summer time, earlier than happening to face American Deontay Wilder in a profitable blockbuster conflict in December.
Hearn mentioned final week that Whyte was Joshua’s most popular opponent for a bout on August 12, with talks seemingly underway.
However, Joshua later mentioned he knew nothing about these discussions throughout an X-rated rant on social media.
Hearn has now insisted that a proposal was put to Whyte over the weekend, including that each males need the battle as he conceded that negotiations will likely be difficult.
“The offer was made to Dillian over the weekend. We are waiting for his response to that and we’ll talk today,” the Matchroom Boxing chief told BBC Sport on Monday.
“Dillian has a lot of value in the rematch. This is not an opponent for Joshua, but a big fight between two world-class heavyweights and huge British names.
“The negotiations will be difficult but both AJ and Whyte want the fight.”
Joshua and Whyte are long-time rivals who’ve fought twice earlier than, with Whyte profitable their opening battle as amateurs in 2009.
They met once more within the professional ranks in an explosive encounter at London’s O2 Arena in December 2015, with Joshua gaining revenge with a seventh-round knockout to win the vacant British heavyweight belt.
That was a very wild affair, with each entourages invading the ring after chaos ensued on the finish of the primary spherical.
Joshua final fought in April, when he bounced again from his successive defeats by Oleksandr Usyk with a laboured points win over Jermaine Franklin.
Whyte’s final battle was additionally towards Franklin, with ‘The Body Snatcher’ edging a slender determination in November, seven months after his unsuccessful world title problem towards Tyson Fury at Wembley.