FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Anthony Joshua v Alexander Povetkin - WBA Super, IBF, WBO & IBO World Heavyweight Titles - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - September 22, 2018 Anthony Joshua celebrates his win against Alexander Povetkin Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
LONDON (Reuters) - Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua is likely to scrap a scheduled title defence at Wembley Stadium on April 13 with a June fight in New York now on the cards, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
Hearn told IFL TV that the Wembley fixture, with no opponent confirmed but compatriot Dillian Whyte the obvious candidate, was not completely off but "very likely" to be cancelled.
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