What is the latest on Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury’s blockbuster fight?
A two-fight deal between Joshua, who holds the WBA, IBF and WBO titles, and Fury, the WBC champion, has already been agreed.
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have both taken to social media in the last few days as the pair try to close in on a venue for the first of their blockbuster heavyweight showdowns this summer.
A two-fight deal between Joshua, who holds the WBA, IBF and WBO titles, and Fury, the WBC champion, has already been agreed but locations and dates are still being worked on as the parties go through the finer details.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the latest in a saga that has rumbled on for a number of months.
What has happened in recent days?
Fury posted a short video on Twitter on Friday night in which he revealed there were “some big, big offers on the table”, with “interest from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Russia, America, England”. He added he would look at the proposals at the weekend before calling his rival a “big useless dosser”. Joshua then tweeted on Sunday evening that his management company and promoters had received “the first OFFICIAL offer” to stage their fight.
So, there’s still no official announcement then?
No. However, the noises coming from both camps – Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said over the weekend “we are on the verge” of getting the fight across the line – are distinctly more upbeat than a few weeks ago. Fury’s father John cast doubt on arguably the biggest fight in world boxing right now going ahead in the next few months, suggesting the coronavirus pandemic made a bout unfeasible. He told BT Sport last month: “I just don’t think the timing is right for a fight of that magnitude with the state of the world at the minute.”
Is there anything else to know?
How soon could an announcement come?
