There had been talk of a brutal battle against Filip Hrgovic, but he has been ordered to face Andy Ruiz Jr in an IBF eliminator. Meanwhile, Hearn has also effectively ruled out Otto Wallin and Demsey McKean after revealing Joshua does not want to take on another southpaw since it doesn’t align with his plans to face other orthodox fighters. That could leave Jermaine Franklin as the man to fight Joshua on April Fool’s Day, with the American looking to avenge November’s London defeat to Joshua’s rival, Dillian Whyte.
Fury or Usyk will be stripped of the IBF belt after their April bout. Quickly sold to Eddie Hearn for a couple mill. AJ will fight the Hurgo bum for the belt at the end of the year AJ runs around claiming he's a 3x GOAT champion after he beats him. This is not exaggeration this is what will happen 100% Hurgo could chin AJ though always a chance.
How ? IBF is second in line after WBA. The WBA mandatory is Daniel dubois and his promoter is Frank warren. So the Fury Vs usyk will happen. Frank does not want Daniel to face Usyk/Fury. Daniel is not ready for this yet. IBF is ordering Ruiz-Hrgovic for the interim heavyweight title, So it shows that IBF is in no hurry to strip usyk off the IBF title.
There are no loyalties to imaginary orders or mandatories in boxing. The only loyalty is to money and that goes both ways. If the IBF can make more money by stripping a belt to sell to Hearn they will. Saudi money is the only reason Fury Usyk is an "undisputed" bout. All these sanctioning bodies are irrelevant regardless. Fury Usyk could be for no belts but for any real boxing fans it's still the undisputed bout.
