Anthony Joshua will be fit to take on Kubrat Pulev this year despite suffering a knee injury in training.
The heavyweight world champion sported a brace as he attended a Black Lives Matter march last weekend.
But his promoter Eddie Hearn has assuaged fears the Brit will be unable to defend his world titles.
Joshua was due to take on Pulev this month at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but the bout has been delayed due to the coronavirus crisis.
It is now likely to take place in November as Joshua bids to set up an undisputed clash with Tyson Fury next year.
"When you're on crutches with your leg in a brace it is never great, but it's not something that will affect his 2020 career or his career at all," Hearn told Sky Sports.
"He will have [the brace] on for three or four weeks just to make sure he is good to go to resume training.
"He tweaked the inside of his knee. He's had scans. No surgery, so that's good news.
"He's got to make sure he doesn't do any running or heavy work over the next few weeks."
Should Fury overcome Pulev he will plan to head straight into a clash with Fury next summer.
But his fellow world champion may have to beat first Deontay Wilder and then Deontay Wilder before taking on Joshua.
"In our minds [Joshua vs Pulev] happens in November," added Hearn.
"We know that Deontay Wilder's side are working on the Fury fight. We have Dillian Whyte hopefully fighting at our headquarters in August against Alexander Povetkin.
"There are talks to stage the Pulev fight around November. That's the fight that is next, it's the IBF mandatory.
"We want to make sure that, when a Joshua-Fury fight does happen, it is for all the belts. The undisputed heavyweight championship of the world."
