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Joshua and Fury Undisputed Heavyweight Title Fight Deal Agreed. Eddie Hearn, Anthony Joshua’s long-standing promoter, said a deal for the undisputed world heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury had been agreed upon.
The terms have all been agreed and the fight is scheduled to take place this year with a venue in the Middle East as the preferred host.
Anthony Joshua defeated the Bulgarian self-styled beast, Kubrat Pulev last month to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA titles and set up the prospect of a mouth-watering clash with fellow Briton Fury who holds the WBC belt.
Eddie Hearn told the Times: “The deal is done, really — without being signed.”
“The financial elements of the deal are done. We’re talking through the broadcast situation, the only thing really now is to paper it.
“And when you paper a deal like that, it does go back and forwards 15 times before every single letter is approved on the document.”
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Fury has not fought since beating American Deontay Wilder in their Las Vegas rematch in February to claim the WBC crown.
Eddie Hearn said that Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury would face off in two fights, with the first likely to be in the Middle East later in the year, and he hopes to bring the rematch back to Britain.
“The Middle East will be aggressive and will be front-runners in this. To stage this fight, you need significant government support. You need someone who is staging this fight as a statement for their country,” Hearn added.
“I’d like it [the rematch] to be [in the United Kingdom]. Where? Millennium Stadium.”
Speaking after his win over Pulev, Joshua said: “When I started this game in 2013 I’ve been chasing all the belts, dealing with mandatories.
“Of course, I want a challenge, it’s not about the opponents, it’s about the legacy and the belts — whoever’s got the belt, I’d love to compete with them.
“If that’s Tyson Fury, let it be Tyson Fury. It’s no big deal.”
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