After a court order postponed Joshua's highly anticipated £200 million unified world heavyweight title battle with Tyson Fury, he was obliged to fight the Ukrainian.
Fury must fight Deontay Wilder for the third time before the end of the year, according to an American court.
After the unified title fight was put in peril, the WBO handed Joshua a 48-hour deadline to save the match with Fury or face mandatory challenger Oleksandr Uysk.
This sparked a social media spat between Joshua and Fury, with the former calling the latter a "fake" who is "lying" to the audience for "clout chasing."
Hearn confirmed on Friday that his client would meet Usyk on September 25, according to SkySports.
He did not, however, reveal the fight's location.
The promoter was cited as stating, "Joshua v Usyk announcement, don't want to say two weeks because you guys are tired of me saying that."
“The date is September 25.”
The winner of this fight will meet the winner of the July 24 fight between Fury and Wilder.
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