Eddie Hearn, the promoter of World heavyweight champion,
Anthony Joshua, has said that a deal for his client to fight WBC champion,
Tyson Fury in an undisputed world heavyweight title bout this year is all but
done.
Hearn explained that Joshua and Fury would face each other
in two fights, with the first expected to be in the Middle East in 2021, and he
hoped to bring the rematch back to the United Kingdom.
Joshua defeated Bulgarian boxer, Kubrat Pulev last December
to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA titles, while Fury currently holds the WBC belt.
“The deal is done, really— without being signed,” Hearn told
the Times.
“The financial elements of the deal are done. We are talking
through the broadcast situation, the only thing really now is to paper it.
“And when you papered a deal like that, it does go back and
forwards fifteen times before every single letter is approved on the document.”
Hearn added, “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.
“I would like it [the rematch] to be [in the United
Kingdom]. Where? Millennium Stadium.”
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