Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua superfight targeted for April 21

Promoter Eddie Hearn said that Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will likely fight on April 21 in the first of two fights next year.

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will fight on April 21 if they win interim fights.

At least that’s the word from Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn, speaking on The Ak & Barak Show. If Fury beats whomever he fights on Dec. 5 and Joshua gets past Kubrat Pulev the following week, the all-British heavyweight showdown is a go, he said.

Hearn also reiterated that Fury and Joshua will not fight once, but twice next year, which could leave Deonaty Wilder out in the cold if he still wants a third fight with Fury.

“I cannot see any way Fury-Joshua will not happen on April 21,” Hearn said. “The only thing we are working on is broadcast rights. Both Fury and Joshua’s teams are good with it. Both sides think that they will win.

“This is the only fight to make in 2021, and it will be the biggest fight not only in British boxing, but in world boxing. I want A.J. to become the undisputed world champion, and we are very close to making this happen.”

Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) is coming off a seventh-round knockout of Deontay Wilder in their rematch to win a heavyweight belt on Feb. 22.

Wilder exercised a rematch provision in their contract and a third fight between them was set for July. The fight was pushed back to October because of the coronavirus pandemic and surgery on Wilder’s biceps.

It was then pushed back to December. However, it became clear that the inability to reach a final deal and reported conflicts with college football on ESPN would cause another delay.

At that point, Fury said enough is enough and decided to move on, saying the rematch clause has expired. It was then announced that he would fight on Dec. 5.

Bob Arum, Fury’s co-promoter, told BoxingScene.com that the heavyweight titleholder is likely to fight either contender Agit Kabayel or Carlos Takam, both of whom Arum also co-promotes.

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