Eddie Alexander

Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, promised a new deal would be put forward to the American's team after the WBO, WBA and IBF champion's win over Alexander Povetkin. It is believed that offer is in excess of £15.5m ($20m). WBC heavyweight champion …

Matchroom Boxing's Eddie Hearn said: ?talkSPORT has been delivering first-class big fight coverage and I'm delighted that will continue with Anthony Joshua's huge clash with mandatory challenge Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on September 22…

Eddie Hearn believes Anthony Joshua's upcoming bout against Alexander Povetkin will be the toughest of his career. ?I see this as the toughest fight of his career, not only because Povetkin is number three heavyweight in the world, former Olympic gold …

However, the talks became increasingly bitter between the two boxing stars and eventually broke down, leading Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn to instead lock down another match between Joshua and former WBA champion Alexander Povetkin in order to …