EDDIE HEARN has revealed that a tentative date for Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua has been pencilled in.

The biggest fight in the history of British is closer than it’s ever been before.

Tyson Fury points towards Anthony Joshua in a boxing arena.Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are seemingly closer to sharing the ring than ever before Credit: MARK ROBINSON Tyson Fury v Arslanbek Makhmudov - Tottenham Hotspur StadiumAJ promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed a date for the Battle of Britain has already been pencilled in Credit: PA

Fury, 37, is champing at the bit and raring to go straight into the biggest domestic dust-up the nation has ever seen.

But Team AJ want the former two-time unified heavyweight champion to grease the wheels with a comeback fight before duking it out with Fury.

A warm-up bout was in the works for Joshua prior to the , which tragically claimed the lives of two of his best friends, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami.

Long-time AJ promoter is eager to stick to the initial plan, which he hopes will culminate in a November showdown with The Gypsy King.

He told Matchroom’s YouTube channel: “My instructions [from Joshua] are ‘make the [Fury] fight.

“We all know that, around the [time of the] fight, the fight was virtually done.

“We were going to fight in March [in a warm-up] and fight [Fury] in August.

“But with everything that has happened, it’s been a very difficult time, and that plan has been delayed. The same plan still exists.

“The offer that we received from [Turki Alalshikh] is to fight in July and fight around November. We’re up for that.”

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Collage of Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua boxing stats.

Joshua, 36, has been preparing himself for a full-blown training camp by getting in some work with former opponent .

He’s currently recovering from the minor injuries he suffered in the crash and has yet to receive the all-clear from doctors.

Hearn added: “We need to make sure of the timings. The last Saturday of July is 14 weeks away.

“We need to get that all clear, physically, to return to full-time training, to sparring.

“Which is a different kettle of fish versus getting on a treadmill.

BOX-GBR-HEAVY-FURY-MAKHMUDOVAJ snubbed Tyson Fury’s attempt to set-up a face off after his win over Arslanbek Makhmudov Credit: AFP

“This is intense full-time training.

“We believe we’re going to be given the all-clear to do that because ‘AJ’ feels like he’s ready.

“If we do that, get everything locked up, I’m fully confident that this fight happens.”

Joshua and Fury came tantalisingly close to having their first face-off earlier this month after the latter’s winning return to the ring against Arslanbek Makhmudov.

But , opting instead to trade verbal jabs from the comfort of his ringside seat before flipping off his long-time rival.

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