The world of boxing in saliva in advance.
Can't wait to see such a poster.
British boxers Anthony Joshua, 31, WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world champion, and 32-year-old WBC champion Tyson Fury will face each other in two fights with all belts on the line on Monday. UK media "All parties have signed and we will work hard over the next few weeks to confirm the date and location of the biggest boxing event," promoter Eddie Hearn told Sky Sports, confirming information originally given by ESPN.
On the American sports channel, Hearn said he had been approached by "eight or nine sites" eager to host the event.
The impact that the Covid pandemic will have on the organization of the fight, because it could have a significant influence on the size of the public and travel, will be an important factor in this choice.
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A fight that makes all of England and the boxing world fantasize
The idea of a 100% British fight in London is necessarily salivating, but it could also be relocated, like Joshua's revenge against Andy Ruiz Jr which was held in Saudi Arabia.
According to ESPN, the boxers agreed, after months of tough discussions, on a fair share of the purse for the first fight and a 60/40 split in favor of the winner for the second.
Organizers hope the two meetings will take place in 2021, the first in early summer and the second just before winter.
The announcement comes after Fury claimed 12 days ago that he had stopped training for this fight and was consuming "up to 12 pints (about 6 liters) of beer a day," adding the next day. that even with 14 pints in his blood he would still be able to "piss him off".
“You never really know, with Tyson.
Maybe he was into poison.
Maybe he was in a bad mood.
Maybe he was angry.
Or maybe he was joking, ”Hearn said.
In December Joshua easily beat the Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev (39), in London, by KO on the 9th round.
“What matters is not the opponent.
What matters is the inheritance (which I will leave) and the belts.
If it is Tyson Fury who has it, my opponent is Tyson Fury ”, he then launched at the microphone of Sky which broadcast the event.
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The confrontation between "AJ" (25 fights, 24 victories including 22 by KO, 1 defeat) and the "King of the Gypsies" Fury, undefeated in 31 fights, has long made England and the world of boxing fantasize.
The winner will be the first unified champion since there are four belts in the premier class.
The last boxer to be unified heavyweight world champion was Britain's Lennox Lewis in 2000.
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