Eddie Hearn suggests Anthony Joshua will face Kubrat Pulev for his next fight

Eddie Hearn has suggested that Anthony Joshua’s next
opponent will be Kubrat Pulev.
Joshua reclaimed the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world
heavyweight titles with a victory in his rematch against Andy
Ruiz Jr on Saturday evening.

The 30-year-old insisted after his win in Saudi Arabia that he
is open to a unification fight with Deontay Wilder.

But Joshua is set to be tied to two mandatory defences with
Pulev and Usyk in the frame.
And Hearn claims that Pulev, who is the IBF mandatory
challenger, will be the first one to face Joshua before a bout
against Usyk later in 2020.‘He certainly doesn’t want to let [go of the titles] in the ring,
or out of the ring,’ Hearn told ESPN .

‘The IBF seems to be the one that was certainly ordered
first.

‘But I’ll need to speak to Daryl Peoples [IBF], I’ll need to
speak to ‘Paco’ [Francisco Valcarcel, head of the WBO].‘[Joshua] certainly wants to make sure he can keep every
belt. So that’s what we’ll be trying to do.’
Hearn also revealed that Usyk will likely face Dereck Chisora
‘in early March, and then he fights the winner of Joshua-
Pulev.’