“ Anthony Joshua set to sensationally QUIT Sky Sports and join rivals DAZN in money-spinning deal”

ANTHONY JOSHUA is close to splitting from Sky Sports and signing a mega-money deal with streaming app DAZN.

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former heavyweight world champ has been with the broadcasters for all of his professional career.

But that contract expired after the September

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in September.

SunSport understands he has been the subject of a bidding war since.

In 2021, London-based DAZN poached Matchroom promoter

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away from Sky with a £100million warchest.

Joshua’s UK rights were not part of that package.

However, DAZN do show his fights elsewhere around the world.

Watford’s

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one week before the points loss of his WBA, IBF and WBO titles against Usyk last year.

And the

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will be his first of his next potential contract.

Defeat for Joshua will significantly harm his brand and reputation and drop him well out of the world title picture.

But a comeback victory will make him once again one of the biggest names in global sport and be a huge coup for DAZN.

Sky Sports were frontrunners to secure his signature again up until a couple of weeks ago when DAZN felt the race was lost.

But a sudden swing has now put the Len Blavatnik-owned app in the driving seat and an announcement could come as early as next week.

 

Yeah Canelo has definitely shown the others the way to play the game if you have the power to do so. Play all of the TV companies and promoters against each other and reap the benefits.

I feel it’s only a matter of time before the Canelo and Hearn love fest comes to an abrupt end.