An August rematch between the pair, nearly eight years after their showdown for the British heavyweight title, has been mooted as Joshua prepares for a showdown with Deontay Wilder on the finish of the yr.
But promoter Hearn has confirmed that he'll doubtless need to look elsewhere for an opponent depsite Joshua eager to face Whyte as soon as extra.
“So we spoke last night to his team and this morning,” Hearn advised iFL TV. “We made an offer, and they felt that offer was unacceptable.
“We may be too far out on the money to make that fight. We’re looking at two other opponents for August 12. The key for us, if we can’t make the Deontay Wilder fight is that it doesn’t have to be Dillian. AJ wants it, that’s the fight AJ wanted.”
Tyson Fury supplied to battle Joshua in a shock public assertion final month and Hearn has mentioned he'll take into account that as an choice if he can't ebook in a match-up with Wilder, which is more likely to happen in Saudi Arabia in December.
“If we’ve got the Wilder fight done, we can fight someone else from the top 15 on August 12,” he mentioned.
“We still want a decent, proper fight to prepare for Deontay Wilder. But if we can’t get the Wilder fight done, then we need a much bigger fight on August 12, or we look at Tyson Fury in September.”
One fighter eager to take to the ring towards Joshua is Derek Chisora, who has claimed that he has earned the possibility to step in if Whyte can't agree a take care of AJ’s camp.
He advised Boxing King Media: “If Dillian don’t take it, Eddie, give it to me.
“I’ll be out in August. In August 12th, I’ll be out.”
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