On Monday (5 September), Fury offered compatriot Anthony Joshua the chance to fight him for the WBC heavyweight title, a proposition that Joshua accepted on Twitter.
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren and Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn have both said they are keen to make the fight, which many fans believed had slipped away for good last month, when Joshua suffered a second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
Usyk, 35, outpointed Joshua, 32, last September to take the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles from the Briton. “AJ” lost to the unbeaten Ukrainian again this August while trying to regain the belts.
As such, a clash between Usyk and Fury, also undefeated, looked to be on the cards, with the winner of such a contest to be crowned undisputed heavyweight champion.
Usyk is unlikely to be fit in time for Fury’s desired December date, however, and so the “Gypsy King” has moved onto Joshua as a potential opponent.
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