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title: "Anthony Joshua Faces Potential Broadcast Dispute Over Fight Plans"
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published: "2023-04-28T16:21:50Z"
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# Anthony Joshua Faces Potential Broadcast Dispute Over Fight Plans

DAZN CEO for North America Joe Markowski has spoken out about the future of Anthony Joshua, and insists a summer outing is not off the cards for the British heavyweight.

Joshua had posted a message on social media the other week, where he revealed he would not be back in the ring until December, and reports of a clash in Saudi against Deontay Wilder soon followed.

However, Markowski told [BoxingScene](https://www.boxingscene.com/dazns-markowski-aj-not-fighting-december-not-consistent-with-what-were-planning--174203) that waiting until December to fight again is not what DAZN intend for their prized heavyweight.

> “That’s not consistent with what we’re planning.
>
> We’re in discussions for an AJ fight in advance of that, but nothing’s made. We’ll see what happens. \[A summer fight is\] definitely possible.
>
> Fighters say things on social media all the time, I don’t think you should read too much into that.
>
> We’re talking to AJ’s team about what the next six, seven months look like for AJ. We’re not there yet. But I don’t think it’ll take too long until we’ve got some clarity on that.”

[After Joshua’s successful comeback fight against Jermaine Franklin in early April](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/01/anthony-joshua-taken-the-distance-but-beats-jermaine-franklin-on-points), the expectation was that he would be back out in July, potentially in a rematch with old foe Dillian Whyte.

The confirmation of plans for a blockbuster night of heavyweight boxing in Saudi Arabia seem to have curtailed a summer bout with ‘The Bodysnatcher,’ especially after Joshua himself said he would not be fighting again until the winter.

In what would be an unprecedented night for the sport, [Skills Challenge Group intend to stage Joshua vs Wilder on the same card as Tyson Fury for Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed.](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/fury-usyk-joshua-wilder-tournament/)