Nigeria-British heavyweight boxer, Anthony Joshua will face fighter Francis Ngannou on December 23 if all paper works are formalized.
The Cameroonian French professional mixed martial artist became a professional boxer recently and made his debut last Sunday against Tyson Fury but lost due to judges split decision.
The 'Gypsy King' was spared what would have been one of the biggest upsets of all time after the night ended in a highly unconvincing split decision win over the 37-year-old former UFC heavyweight champion.
Ngannou's third-round knockdown of Fury, who was lacklustre throughout, sent shock waves around the world.
However, boxing promoter, Hearn disclosed to BBC that he had been in touch with Ngannou's representatives, saying "All of a sudden that fight between two giants, they're carved out of stone, it becomes a massive fight. We're definitely willing to consider it."
Despite losing due to judges' spit decision, the boxer has been viewed as a force to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division following his fight with Tyson Fury last weekend in Saudi Arabia.
Joshua is still in a rebuilding phase of his career after back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022. That left Joshua without any of his belts and has come back with a steady point win over American Jermaine Franklyn in April followed by a seventh-round knockout victory over Robert Helenius in August.
Speaking to Boxing News on Friday, Hearn was asked about whether his former two-time world champion would face Ngannou.
"We'd take that fight on December 23, no problem."
He then explained Joshua is already looking to fight again before the end of the year.
"We're looking at that date for Joshua anyway. Maybe I'll reach out to them and say listen, if you're looking for an opponent for Francis Ngannou, AJ's ready, on December 23, no problem at all. I'd like more time promotionally to make that fight what it is, one of the biggest fights out there, but no problem."
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