Showtime’s Espinoza comments on rumours of Anthony Joshua moving to HBO

Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder

IN an exclusive interview in this week’s issue of Boxing News magazine, we speak to Showtime boss Stephen Espinoza. Here’s an extract:

Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder is the fight everyone wants to see. There have been rumours that Joshua may move to HBO. What can you disclose publicly about that situation?

Weโ€™ve made our interest known. Weโ€™ve got a track record with them going back six fights. We were supporting โ€œAJโ€ here in the US market before anyone else was interested in doing so, so weโ€™re proud of the traction weโ€™ve helped him get in the US, and weโ€™re proud of the traction that a fight with Wilder has gotten because Wilder is also a boxer that weโ€™ve heavily invested in.

I think they see the value that Showtime brings to the equation, with our expertise and track record in PPV. And, as important, they recognise everything weโ€™ve invested to get the Joshua-Wilder fight to the point that it is. I think that carries a lot of weight and Iโ€™m confident that weโ€™re going to be in business with both guys for a long time.

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