Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury reach a ‘financial agreement’ for TWO world-title fights, reveals Eddie Hearn – to put the champion heavyweights on course for the fight the world wants to see
- Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are finally set to go head-to-head next year
- Eddie Hearn says the financial elements of a two-fight deal have been agreed
- Contracts will be signed next year, with the first fight in the summer of 2021
- Hearn says the all-British encounter will be the biggest fight for a generation
- Fury is currently preparing to face Deontay Wilder for the third and final time
- Joshua has title defences against Kubrat Pulev and Dillian Whyte before Fury
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have agreed to face each other not once, but twice, after talks between both camps, promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed.
Discussions over a mouthwatering Battle of Britain, which would see all four major world heavyweight titles on the line, have been ongoing for months.
And now Hearn, who represents Joshua, has confirmed that the financial elements of a mega-money two-fight deal have finally been agreed.
Anthony Joshua is set to fight Tyson Fury twice after a financial deal was agreed by the fighters
Fury, the WBC world heavyweight champion, will look to unify the division by beating Joshua
‘We’re making great progress,’ Joshua’s promoter Hearn told Sky Sports News. ‘There is still a lot to overcome. We are looking at venues and dates.
‘We have the Dillian Whyte mandatory which is due before this fight.
‘It’s fair to say [Joshua and Fury] are in agreement regarding the financial terms of the fight.
‘We’ve been talking to [Fury’s management team] MTK, giving them the assurances from Joshua’s side that all the details on the structure of the deal is approved from our side. And it is from Fury’s side, as well.
‘We’re in a good place. It’s fair to say that, in principle, both guys have agreed to that fight. Two fights.
‘A lot to overcome in the meantime. We’re moving in the right direction. I’m confident that both guys have giving their blessing for the fight to go ahead.
Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, says the financial elements of a two-fight deal are agreed
‘The point of Fury, Joshua and the teams agreeing to the structure of the deal? The first fight could happen next summer. It will be 2021.
‘There is a big period of time where Whyte should get his shot at the title. That’s important to us.
‘The main positive news is that Joshua and Fury have agreed to a two-fight deal, in essence.
‘The most difficult part of any deal is the financial element. I believe we’re in a great place where both guys have agreed to what that should be.
‘We have not signed contracts because there are still things to be worked out. We’re pushing towards a place where they can be drafted, for 2021.
‘Both guys are in agreement. The structure of the deal has been put forward, and agreed to by both parties.
‘There is a model in place that both parties are happy with.
‘It’s the biggest fight ever in British boxing. It doesn’t get bigger, and there will never be a bigger fight in our generation.
‘Two guys, very different, who fight differently, have experienced different things and have come back from adversity.’