Eddie Hearn has told Sky Sports Anthony Joshua's proposed fight with Jake Paul will not be an exhibition and instead will be a heavyweight contest under Queensberry rules.

Speaking to Sky Sports on Thursday, Hearn revealed nothing is confirmed yet regarding the fight but it is in the works.

"No, not an exhibition. We're not interested in exhibitions. It's a real fight," Hearn said.

"There's stuff to be resolved and discussed. It would be a real fight with Queensberry rules, 10-ounce gloves. The rounds would be agreed. The weight, I mean, we may come down to a number that's more suited for Jake, if that is even a thing.

"It's a heavyweight fight. There was a bit of a jumping of the gun from the media last night.

"It's a cruiserweight moving up to heavyweight. We were going to have

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