Tyson Fury said he has received some “big news.”
The heavyweight titleholder tweeted that he will go over a number of specific offers to host his fight with counterpart Anthony Joshua this summer, which is a significant step in the matchup becoming reality.
Fury and Joshua had already signed contracts pending an agreement on the specific date and location for the title-unification showdown.
“Just got some big news, three or four big offers on the table,” Fury tweeted. “Interest from Saudi Arabia, my gypsy brothers in Qatar, Uzbekistan, Russia, America, England – there’s some big, big offers on the table.
“I’m going to go through them on Sunday and hopefully we’ll get the big fight on and let me smash this big dosser.”
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Fury and his father, John Fury, had been pessimistic about reaching a final deal. Perhaps they were merely putting pressure on the promoters to get it done.
Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) last fought in February of last year, when he stopped Deontay Wilder in seven rounds. to win his title, and is eager to get back into the ring as soon as possible.
Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) knocked out Kubrat Pulev in nine rounds in December to retain the title he had regained from Andy Ruiz Jr.
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