Joshua To Rematch Wladimir Klitschko November 11

Unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua will fight his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko on November 11 in Las Vegas, famous boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn has said.

“November 11 is the date that’s pencilled in,” Hearn said. “We’ve got a couple of weeks to get everything over the line.”

Hern further revealed that Klitschko is yet to accept the fight, but was however optimistic that the lure of Las Vegas will convince the 41-year-old Ukrainian to take the match.

“I believe Wladimir Klitschko is going to take this fight and I really think Vegas will be the one,” he added.

Hearn confirmed that he and Joshua had “met with the MGM, met with the T-Mobile Arena”.

In an interview with Sky Sports News, he said: “I’ve been in Vegas with AJ, officially applying for my Nevada boxing licence to promote there and that went well.

“I met with the MGM and met with the T-Mobile Arena. Vegas is the front-runner and November 11 is the date that is pencilled in.

“AJ has been over there for about 10 days and has enjoyed himself and got to know the area a little bit.

“With the amount of British fight fans that would travel there, it will be a momentous occasion and one that we will savour for a long time, so fingers crossed it’s a party in Las Vegas on November 11.”

A spokesman for MGM Resorts added: “Las Vegas is the fight capital of the world and we host the biggest names in sports and entertainment. The Joshua-Klitschko fight would simply add to that.

“Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor is on the table for August 26 and Saul Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin will be September 16, so this will just add to that great boxing calendar in Vegas.”

Joshua defeated Klitschko in the 11th round at Wembley Stadium in April.