Mike Coppinger of The Athletic reports that a verbal agreement has been made between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua for a fight for May/June 2021.
Last week Joshua defeated Kubrat Pulev in his return to the ring. Fury last seen in the ring was February of this past year where he defeated Deontay Wilder in their rematch.
Eddie Hearn says Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua is verbally agreed to and contracts are being drafted for the heavyweight championship fight in May/June. Hearn says only “minor issues to resolve” such as who walks last, the site, etc. This fight is going to happen next #FuryJoshua
— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) December 20, 2020
Payout Perspective:
One would expect that there are more than just minor issues to hash out. The biggest being the purses. But one might expect the site of this event being either in the UK at Wembley Stadium or Principality Stadium in Wales but one might monitor the COVID-19 infection rates in the areas as this is a fight that deserves the stadium feel. One might expect this fight taking place on multiple PPV platforms including DAZN. Assuming DAZN gets to air the PPV it will be a huge win for them.
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