Hearn upbeat on AJ-Klitschko

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Eddie Hearn says he is still working hard on trying to finalise a deal that would see Anthony Joshua fight Wladimir Klitschko.

Joshua is due to defend his IBF heavyweight title on or around November 26 and Klitschko leapt to the front of the queue when his rematch with WBA/WBO champion Tyson Fury collapsed.

Matchroom promoter Hearn warned there is still work to be done to get the deal across the line but emphatically ruled out an all-British battle with David Haye, who last week announced he would fight on December 10.

“While you can never put every egg in the basket, most are in there now, saying ‘this is next’,” Hearn told Sky Sports News HQ.

“Now it’s a case of going through the finer points of the agreement and I feel like most of the deal is done but …

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