{"id":60125,"date":"2025-10-24T07:36:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/joshua-wouldnt-fight-in-2025-hearn-targets-february-and-a-possible-event-in-africa\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T07:36:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:36:23","slug":"joshua-wouldnt-fight-in-2025-hearn-targets-february-and-a-possible-event-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/boxing\/joshua-wouldnt-fight-in-2025-hearn-targets-february-and-a-possible-event-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua wouldn&#8217;t fight in 2025: Hearn targets February and a possible event in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anthony Joshua Could Return to the Ring in February 2026<\/h2>\n\n\nAnthony Joshua&#8217;s return to the ring could be delayed until February 2026, according to statements from his promoter, Eddie Hearn.\n\nHearn, in conversations, revealed that the most likely option is that Joshua, who hasn&#8217;t fought since his defeat against Daniel Dubois last September, will compete again in early 2026. There is a possibility that the event will take place in Africa.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>At this moment, the most likely scenario is a return in February.<\/p><cite>Eddie Hearn<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nHearn explained that, although Joshua is already in full preparation, time is a crucial factor. A fight in December would involve a very short preparation period.\n\nIf the fight takes place in 2026, it would be the first time in Joshua&#8217;s career that he does not compete in a calendar year.\n\nHearn also mentioned that, ideally, he would like Joshua to participate as a co-main event on another card, although he acknowledged that this could be complicated given his popularity.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>He will fight in February, no matter what, whether it&#8217;s a second fight or his first comeback fight.<\/p><cite>Eddie Hearn<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nHearn believes the next decision is crucial for Joshua, who still aims to face Tyson Fury next year.\n\nHearn indicated that only Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s General Entertainment Authority, has the ability to finalize a deal with Fury.\n\nThe promoter added that the agreement with Alalshikh is very close to being finalized, but that it will depend on Fury&#8217;s availability.\n\nJoshua&#8217;s situation will be defined in the coming months, with the hope that he can once again prove his worth in world boxing.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1023%2Fr1564591_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Joshua\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Anthony Joshua podr\u00eda regresar al ring en febrero.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Joshua Could Return to the Ring in February 2026 Anthony Joshua&#8217;s return to the ring could be delayed until February 2026, according to statements from his promoter, Eddie Hearn. Hearn, in conversations, revealed that the most likely option is that Joshua, who hasn&#8217;t fought since his defeat against Daniel Dubois last September, will compete [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[2243,205,2244,697],"class_list":{"0":"post-60125","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-boxing","7":"tag-anthony-joshua","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-eddie-hearn","10":"tag-tyson-fury"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}