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Eddie Hearn has revealed what was mentioned throughout his confrontation with Jarrell Miller in November, when the promoter and the American heavyweight have been seen getting right into a heated dialog at a press convention.
On 23 December, Hearn’s marquee fighter Anthony Joshua will field Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia, on the identical combat card that pits Miller in opposition to Daniel Dubois. Final month, all 4 heavyweights have been current at a press convention for the occasion – labelled ‘Day of Reckoning’ – and Joshua and Miller traded barbs, 4 years on from their very own ill-fated conflict.
Joshua vs Miller fell by in 2019, when the latter examined optimistic for quite a few banned substances, main “AJ” to field Andy Ruiz Jr in June of that yr. Joshua suffered a shock TKO in that combat, however the Briton avenged the loss with a choice win six months later.
And whereas Joshua, 34, and Miller, 35, had their very own back-and-forth on the ‘Day of Reckoning’ press convention, Hearn additionally traded phrases with Miller.
Talking to Seconds Out on Sunday (3 December), Hearn claimed: “Miller got here as much as me and he mentioned, ‘Oh, you’re scared now.’ I went: ‘I ain’t f***ing frightened of you. I do know what you probably did.’
“‘He went, ‘Why didn’t you again me such as you backed Conor Benn?’ I mentioned: ‘As a result of I don’t imagine you.’
“And he mentioned, ‘Nicely subsequent time while you’re in New York, I’ll have somebody pull up on you,’ and I mentioned: ‘Go f*** your self.’’
Hearn, proper, with former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua
(PA Wire)
Miller was referring to Hearn’s allegiance to Conor Benn, whose two failed drug exams in 2022 noticed the welterweight stripped of his licence by the British Boxing Board of Management. Benn, 27, has maintained his innocence within the time since, and Hearn has stood by his fighter. Benn returned to the ring in the USA in September, however he’s nonetheless unable to field within the UK.
Joshua vs Wallin and Miller vs Dubois are simply two of quite a few big-name fights that can happen on the ‘Day of Reckoning’ occasion; Deontay Wilder will field Joseph Parker, whereas Dmitry Bivol is in motion in opposition to Lyndon Arthur earlier within the night. The vast majority of bouts on 23 December are heavyweight contests.
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