Eddie Hearn has confirmed that former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is highly motivated to become a three-time world champion, with his primary focus being on reclaiming a world title and securing a major showdown with Tyson Fury in 2026.
Despite a difficult period following a defeat to Daniel Dubois and a severe car crash in Nigeria, Hearn in a chat with Boxing Scene, stated that Joshua is deeply in a good place and motivated to return to the top of the division.
“His [Joshua’s] endgame is to win the world heavyweight championship again,” Hearn said.
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“But definitely there’s a couple of things that he wants to do. He wants to beat Tyson Fury and he wants to win the world heavyweight championship again. So our plan right now is the plan that we can see that’s in front of us, which is Prenga and Tyson Fury.
“We’ve got to win those two fights. If he wins those two fights, he can walk into any fight, any championship that he wants. But we’ve got to win those fights.”
“Everything that we’re seeing at the moment, his desire, his sparring, his training, looks great,” said Hearn. “But until you get in there, that’s when you’ve got to process everything that’s happened in your life and perform.
“I know everyone just presumes he’s going to walk in and smash Prenga to pieces, but I’ll be very pleased if he does, because there’s a lot of pressure going into this fight. Not just what’s coming after, but what he’s been through as well. And it’ll be a very emotional night.”
