Eddie Hearn confirmed active negotiations to match Jarrell Miller against WBA heavyweight champion Murat Gassiev.
Hearn revealed the talks while discussing the heavyweight division and the opportunities created by its collection of titleholders. Miller, 38, has a direct route back to world title contention after recently signing with Matchroom.
“There’s a little bit of confusion with the WBA. I mean, Gassiev’s the champion. He’s got to fight Jarrell Miller, our guy, which we’re negotiating at the moment,” Hearn told iFL TV.
The fight offers Miller a shot at a heavyweight belt late in his career. A schedul
