MIAMI-It was a very productive fight week for Eddie Hearn, well beyond the event for which he was in town to promote. Among the many topics tackled by the British promoter was securing a firm direction for Matchroom Boxing's star client, Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21KOs). The two-time unified heavyweight titlist is pressed with a pair of sanctioning body-ordered mandatory title defenses, with the International Boxing Federation (IBF) appointing Bulgaria's Kubrat Pulev (28-1, 14KOs) as next line, while World Boxing Organization (WBO) has called for Joshua to next face former World cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk (17-0, 13KOs).
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