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Steven Mair

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua 'deal agreed' as British boxing's showpiece fight finally gets green light

British boxing superstars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are finally set to square off.

ESPN's SportCenter claim the two heavyweights have signed a deal to take part in two fights.

The mammoth clash will unify boxing's heavyweight titles.

At stake will be Joshua's WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO Heavyweight Champion belts while Fury's WBC and The Ring titles will be up for grabs as well.

The path to agreeing such a fight appeared murky with Joshua's mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk presenting one of many roadblocks, plus lengthy negotiations between Joshua's Matchroom team and Bob Arum representing Fury.

However there now appears to be a clear path towards the fight, although a date and venue has not been announced as of yet.

If held in the UK, it would be likely to take place on a date when a capacity crowd could attend one of the biggest fights in British boxing history - with the UK Government hoping to lift all Covid restrictions by June 21.

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