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Joshua paying the price for his success
Eddie Hearn has claimed he will have to start paying 'danger money' in order to attract opponents for undefeated Anthony Joshua.
Joshua made it nine wins from nine professional fights after crushing Denis Bakhtov to claim the WBC international heavyweight title at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
The heavyweight, who has stopped all of his professional opponents within three rounds, is booked to face Michael Sprott on the undercard of the Tony Bellew-Nathan Cleverly rematch at Liverpool's Echo Arena next month.
Hearn said: "Anthony is due to fight Michael Sprott next month and it wouldn't surprise me if Sprott called after watching that and asked for more money. We are paying a premium to get opponents anyway because they all know what is in store."
Hearn also predicts his fighter will go on to unify the division, which would see him become the first fighter since Lennox Lewis to earn undisputed champion status.
Hearn said: "He'll go through absolutely everyone in the heavyweight division. He is going to clear out the entire heavyweight division and unify the belts. He is going to destroy the heavyweight division; this guy is going all the way.
"He can be as humble as he likes, but I won't and he is probably the most-special fighter I've seen for a while."
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