Joshua vs Klitschko: Barry and Eddie Hearn on Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
Monday 24 April 2017 09:51, UK
With Heavyweight Week in full swing, Sky Sports News HQ reporter Craig Slater sat down for breakfast with Barry and Eddie Hearn to discuss Saturday's super-fight between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko.
Joshua (18-0 KO18) is preparing to defend his IBF world heavyweight title against Klitschko (64-4 KO53) in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley, live on Sky Sports Box Office, with the WBA strap also on the line.
Klitschko, the former IBF, WBA and WBO champion, will return to the ring for the first time since his shock defeat to Tyson Fury 17 months ago and is bidding to become the second oldest fighter to win the world heavyweight championship, at the age of 41.
It will also be the Ukrainian's 29th successive title fight and Eddie Hearn concedes the bout has come too soon for Joshua, insisting the unbeaten Brit has taken a gamble.
"I have to be honest, it is too early for Anthony Joshua - this is his 19th professional fight," Hearn said.
"But the world championship came much earlier than expected for Anthony and we knew if we took that gamble to win the world championship, these fights were going to come sooner rather than later.
"He has had his two standard defences, the public want to see him tested, the public want to see him gamble and he is gambling in this fight, 100 per cent."
Click the video above to watch the Hearns discuss the bout, a potential rematch clause and what could be next for both fighters after their Wembley showdown…
Watch Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium on April 29, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Book the event online here or via your Sky remote.
