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The long-awaited all-British bout orchestrated by Tyson Fury involving British-Nigerian Anthony Joshua will undoubtedly happen. This confirmation is coming from Fury’s promoter Frank Warren said the bout is 90 per cent done, adding that all interested parties in the ‘Battle of Britain’ want it to happen.
Fury has said so many things in the last few months. He said first that he would retiree after a sixth-round stoppage of Dillian Whyte in April. Fury had wanted to fight Usyk for a unification bout who beat Joshua in Saudi Arabia last month to retain the world heavyweight titles.
However, since Usyk was reluctant to fight until 2023 because of family concerns, Fury turned to Joshua for a chance to face off for the WBC heavyweight belt.
On Tuesday, Joshua’s management team 258 revealed the terms of the fight had been agreed last week, only for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II to delay confirmation.
Warren says there is still work to be done on the bout, which is currently projected to take place on December 3 but does not anticipate any issues stopping the Battle of Britain.
“The contracts are on their way,” Warren told talkSPORT. “I’m not going into great detail about this, because we saw what happened last time around with people making statements and so forth, and it all fell apart.
“This fight won’t be on until it’s signed, but everybody wants it to happen.
“The basis of the deal, 90 per cent of what counts, is okay, 10 per cent we’ve got to sort out. There aren’t any obstacles in the way, so hopefully very quickly we can get it over the line.”
“When you’re a promoter, you’re an optimist. That’s what you do. You’re in the business of trying to make events happen, so we’re all excited by it.
“I’m excited about it as a fight, because I always felt that Tyson has the beating of AJ, and now we’re going to find out if we get this over the line.”
While Fury is unbeaten in his 33 professional fights, winning 32, Joshua has suffered three defeats in his last five bouts.
Source: punchng.com
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