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Published 19:34 1 May 2017 BST
Updated 22:52 1 May 2017 BST
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"There is no one that wants to see him back more than me, but it is miles away. He is not the next fight because he won’t be ready in time."
Fury won't welcome that update as he had previously insisted that he would be ready for Joshua next and would not require a tune-up fight in the meantime.
If it's not to be Joshua versus Fury, it looks like it will be a toss-up between WBC champion Deontay Wilder and WBO champion Joseph Parker in terms of who we can expect to share the ring with 'AJ' next.
Wilder is likely the favourite in that regard but we should not expect to see Joshua back in action too soon as Hearn insists that the 27-year-old is now going to reduce his activity significantly and will fight just twice a year, having amassed his 19-0 record in less than four years.
"It is so big for the sport and massive for him," Hearn added.
"I think he becomes the biggest sports star in Britain now. It is only the beginning.
"He wants another eight to ten years in the sport and it almost feels like he has had that legacy-defining fight on Saturday, but there is such a long way to go.
"We are only going to box twice a year now because the fights are so huge and the camps are so long.
"It is the world heavyweight championship. It is not the British heavyweight championship. We have got a chance here to keep these events huge in Britain, which we want to do, but we also want to break new boundaries.
"We want to go into new markets and dominate those markets with him. That includes America, the Far East, the Middle East and Africa as well. You will see him box in those territories over time."Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight up in the air due to strange demand
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