The IBF call their mandatories once a year, the next date is November 20 so until then Joshua can have as many voluntaries he likes within the top 15 ranked fighters. From November 20 he must either fight his mandatory or a unification bout next.
Parker is the mandatory having won the final eliminator so Eddie Hearn wants Parker on the undercard to build his profile in the UK. That way when Joshua inevitably fights Parker in the new year, Brits know who he is and it will make a lot more £££.
I see Hearn pushing Duco into having Parker fight Whyte on the Joshua undercard in early November because if Whyte beats him he's the mandatory again and that fight makes a LOT of money here. Also, Whyte is now signed to Matchroom, which Hearn runs.
Parker is the mandatory having won the final eliminator so Eddie Hearn wants Parker on the undercard to build his profile in the UK. That way when Joshua inevitably fights Parker in the new year, Brits know who he is and it will make a lot more £££.
I see Hearn pushing Duco into having Parker fight Whyte on the Joshua undercard in early November because if Whyte beats him he's the mandatory again and that fight makes a LOT of money here. Also, Whyte is now signed to Matchroom, which Hearn runs.