Anthony Joshua could quit Sky for DAZN in mega-money deal

Following the devastating defeat to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk in September, Anthony Joshua’s contract with Sky Sports expired, with whom he has been broadcasted by his whole professional career, since ditching the amateur head guards in 2013.

However, it is understood, as per The Sun, that before Joshua’s career-defining rematch with the Ukrainian, there is a bidding war for the 32-year-old’s signature for broadcasting rights, with AJ still being deemed one of the most marketable athletes in the UK.

Joshua’s strong relationship with Sky Sports has always been accompanied by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Sports, who had built an incredible 25-year relationship with Sky before last June.

However, it was a seismic £100 million deal from the streaming app DAZN that lured away promoter Hearn from Sky Sports, putting Joshua’s own future association with the company into doubt.

Just a week before Joshua and Usyk’s heavyweight bout in September, the 2012 Olympic gold medallist signed a career-long contract with Matchroom Boxing, claiming: “In my humble opinion, what better place to be than Matchroom Boxing?”

Joshua’s decision to stay put with the Matchroom team and Hearn at DAZN is therefore highly expected, leaving Sky in the dust.

The attraction for the fighters of the £1.99-per-month DAZN is that it does not rely on the pay-per-view model. Currently at Sky, viewers have to shell out £19.95 on top of their usual subscription fee, to watch big bouts.

Furthermore, the London-based streaming service has the potential to expand Matchroom’s fighters’ profiles to levels that Sky could not, with Hearn claiming that Sky were even amicable about the severance of their long-standing relationship due to the obvious potential for global