Eddie Hearn has lashed back at critics of Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua in his first words since the clash was announced. Joshua and Paul are set to meet in a professionally sanctioned heavyweight

EDDIE HEARN has shut down any “ridiculous” claims of match fixing or contract stipulations for Anthony Joshua’s fight against Jake Paul. The two-time heavyweight world champion

Eddie Hearn was a notable absentee during the first Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua press conference, but it didn’t take long for him to give his take.

Hearn was refreshingly blunt. According to him, the moment the official offer for Paul arrived, everything moved quickly. ‘We got made an offer,’ Hearn said. ‘How can we say no?’ He later doubled down on the logic, saying turning down that kind of payday simply wasn’t realistic at this stage of Joshua’s career.

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As the strange but seismic fight looms, Alex Pattle spoke to Paul’s business partner Nakisa Bidarian after a conversation with Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn

Joshua is promoted by Eddie Hearn of Matchroom, who has gone on the record in the past saying that he and Paul's team have been negotiating a potential bout between these two. However, Hearn seems to have taken exception to Wednesday's fight report, which was conveyed by Ariel Helwani during a November 12 episode of The Ariel Helwani Show.

Less than 24 hours after news of the fight broke, Eddie Hearn has provided an update. The boxing promoter says Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua is being discussed, but not close to being a done deal right now. The gun was jumped a little bit and fired early,” Hearn told talkSPORT.

Jake Paul could be about to get the toughest test yet in his boxing career — a fight against recent world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, has