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- By CHRIS McKENNA

DEONTAY WILDER is finally ready to face Anthony Joshua in a £60m mega fight.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said yesterday he was “sceptical” after the American heavyweigh­t accepted the fight via Instagram.

But Wilder’s team have dismissed those fears and emailed Hearn again last night to repeat their desire to sign on the dotted line.

Cardiff’s Principali­ty Stadium is now the frontrunne­r to stage the unificatio­n fight this autumn between WBA, IBF and WBO champ Joshua (left) and WBC king Wilder (right).

Hearn said: “I made an offer to Deontay Wilder just under four weeks ago. They’ve

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