The promoter of Anthony Joshua, Eddie Hearn, has admitted a loss on his return to action would mean the end of his career.
Joshua is planning to travel to the United States to link up with his new team, which has not been announced, as he prepares for a fight in April.
While talking to iFL TV, Hearn said the opponent is yet to be finalized but the fight would take place on April 1 at the O2 Arena in London. Australian heavyweight, Demsey McKean, has been predicted as a potential option for the contest.
Joshua will aim to bounce back from back-to-back losses to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk, with Hearn stressing a third loss would likely end his career. He however expressed optimism that success could be part of his journey to emerging as a three-time heavyweight world champion.
Hearn said: “This is the most excited I’ve been on Anthony Joshua’s journey so far because I think it’s exciting.
“You go into that fight in April – you know that with defeat, it’s all over, really. It would be a third back-to-back defeat.
“And yet a great performance and a showreel knockout gets everyone saying, ‘We’re back, we’re back baby.
“That’s what I can’t wait for, because I love it when our backs are against the wall. That’s the best moments and this is one of those moments for AJ.”
He talked about a potential rematch against old rival Dillian Whyte in the summer and said: “AJ wants a big fight in the summer. The one that would make sense and the one that should be hopefully quite straightforward to make is the rematch with Dillian.
“We’re open to a Deontay Wilder fight, we’re open to a Tyson Fury fight, we are open to every fight in the summer.
“In my mind, with AJ fighting in April and probably Dillian probably fighting around the same time, that would lead them to a big all-British heavyweight fight in the summer.
“It doesn’t mean its done, we would have to agree terms, but that’s what I’d like to do.
“AJ wants to be in the biggest fights possible and if a bigger fight rears its head – there’s only two bigger fights in the division than Dillian Whyte, that’s Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder.
“If they appear somehow, 100 per cent we will look at those as well, but the key is April 1.”
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