Eddie Hearn confronts fan who called him 'a pussy' at Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk
Eddie Hearn clashed with a fan after Anthony Joshua was beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night in north London.
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Eddie Hearn was involved in an angry exchange with a fan following Anthony Joshua's defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night. Joshua lost his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles against the Ukranian, who produced a masterclass in front of more than 66,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to unanimously outpoint the British fighter.
Indeed, Usyk's dominance was reflected in final scores of 117-112, 116-112, 115-113, condemning Joshua to just the second defeat of his professional career.
The result is also likely to scupper any immediate plans for a long-awaited showdown between the 31-year-old and fellow British heavyweight Tyson Fury, with Joshua's attention now on instigating his rematch clause with Usyk, 34.
Following his loss last night, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist cut a subdued figure, but his promoter Hearn was anything but as he helped flank the fighter back to the dressing room.
Hearn, 42, turned angrily after one nearby fan shouted: "Hey Eddie you pussy."
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The male in question however, clearly wasn't expecting a riposte as Hearn asked three times "What did you say?"
When he didn't get an answer, Hearn pointed at his heckler and said: "You s*** yourself then didn't you" before rejoining Joshua and his entourage in exiting the arena.
The clip was posted online by Michael Benson, Online Boxing Editor for talkSPORT, and drew a few humorous responses with many noting how Hearn appeared to silence the previously vociferous fan.
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"Usyk's confidence will be sky high. He has to impose himself but when you get to the level of AJ, there are no 10-round comeback fights or warm ups. You are straight into the fight. He will be an underdog in that rematch. He chose to take on a pound for pound great tonight, and it didn't work out. He deserves credit for that but this is sport."
Joshua himself took to Twitter to express gratitude for his support: "Keep positive even if the world’s crumbling in front of you! London I love you and thank you each and every time!" he said.
Joshua's professional record now stands at 24-2-0, while Usyk moves to 19-0-0.