Can-Xu attitude

JOSH WARRINGTON’S promoter Eddie Hearn is negotiating with Can Xu

Gary Russell Junior as he tries to land the IBF featherweight champion a unification fight in April.

The Leeds star, 30, was left devastated last week when WBA top dog Xu pulled out of a proposed clash on February 13.

It means he must now face Mauricio Lara.

Hearn said: “Xu wants a crowd, he doesn’t want it behind closed doors.”