- Eddie Hearn has confirmed that Anthony Joshua is in the final stages of negotiating a contract to fight Tyson Fury later this year, following Joshua's initial reluctance to commit when called out by Fury earlier this month.
- The current plan involves Joshua having a warm-up fight in July, with Hearn telling iFL TV that an agreement for this preliminary bout and the subsequent fight against Fury, which would likely be in November, is nearing completion.
- Saudi adviser Turki Alalshikh is expected to organise the staging of the highly anticipated clash, with the July fight promoted by Hearn's Matchroom and the Fury fight potentially by Saudi company Sela.
- Hearn expressed hope that the “biggest fight in the history of our country” between Joshua and Fury could take place in the UK, despite the Saudi funding.
- Unified champion Oleksandr Usyk was involved in discussions regarding Joshua's plan for a comeback fight, while Fury, who recently returned to boxing with a win against Arslanbek Makhmudov, is not expected to fight again before facing Joshua.
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