ANTHONY JOSHUA could sign his side of a deal to fight Tyson Fury by NEXT WEEK.
Fury, 37, ended his 16 months of retirement in April by beating Arslanbek Makhmudov, 36, over 12 rounds at Wembley
Anthony Joshua could sign his side of a deal to fight Tyson Fury by next week Credit: Getty
Fury called out AJ after beating Arslanbek Makhmudov Credit: Getty
But Joshua – sat ringside –
claimed in the aftermath that he has signed a three-fight deal which includes terms for an overdue grudge match with AJ.
, 36, is still negotiating his side with Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh
Hearn told Betfred’s Sportsman Boxing : “Supposedly Tyson Fury signed and now Turki Alalshikh’s just got to get AJ signed and they’ve got the fight.
“There’s been drafts going back and forward. I say we’re pretty close now but not done.
“But we are 100 per cent committed to making the fight and I think there’s a very good chance it will get done in over the next week.”
AJ has been here before having penned a two-bout deal to face – with both sharing the card in separate December 2023 fights.
Joshua held up his side of the deal but Wilder was stunned on points by Joseph Parker – KO’ing the blockbuster there and then.
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It has left boxing pundits like Carl Froch and David Haye urging Joshua to
But the last time Joshua fought was in December in a Miami mismatch against YouTuber-turned-boxer – which he won in six ronds.
Then just ten days later, tragedy struck when he was involved in a horror car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of his two friends.
AJ survived but continues to mourn the loss of childhood pal Latif Ayodele and recovery therapist Sina Ghami.
Joshua has since returned to team ahead of his summer return.
Terms between Fury and AJ will be handled by individually by Alalshikh – who will offer up flat fees opposed to negotiating splits of the prize pot.
And Hearn hopes the super-bout will land in November in a stadium in England – but admitted it is out of his hands.
He said: “The fight’s going to probably take place around November time. We just did Benn-Eubank 2 in Tottenham in November which was great.
“We got away with that one. But again same same answers to the last question wherever they want it to take place.
“For me it’s a Wembley fight, it’s a London fight, it’s a UK fight and I think His Excellency will want to give the British fight fans that fight in the UK but totally up to him.”
Promoter Eddie Hearn with Joshua at Fury’s fight Credit: PA
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