Anthony joshua vs tyson fury: saudi & two other countries bid for bout

Anthony joshua vs tyson fury: saudi & two other countries bid for bout

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Anthony Joshua's proposed heavyweight title unification fight with Tyson Fury is the subject of bids from three different countries, Eddie Hearn has revealed. On Thursday, it emerged


that Fury's management has reached out to Joshua's team to discuss the pair fighting one another in December. According to ESPN, the biggest fight in the history of British boxing


is potentially on course to land in Saudi Arabia or "elsewhere" in the Arabian Peninsula. Hearn, however, has revealed a further two countries have expressed an interest in hosting


the long-awaited Battle of Britain. During an appearance on Sky Sports, The Matchroom Boxing chief said: “We have had enquiries from territories asking to stage that fight. “Ourselves and


Fury’s MTK Global have been in discussions to look at those offers and when this fight might take place. JUST IN: ANTHONY JOSHUA VS TYSON FURY NEGOTIATIONS START FOR HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT Fury,


meanwhile, is slated to defend his WBC crown against Wilder - whom he emphatically dethroned in February - in Las Vegas in October. Despite the difficulty and expenditure it'll take for


Pulev and Wilder to sit on the sidelines, Hearn is optimistic about an agreement being reached. “As it stands now Joshua’s next fight is Pulev and Fury’s next fight is Wilder," he


continued. "Could a deal be struck for them to step aside? Absolutely. “Would we be willing to entertain it? Absolutely. “There is keenness from our side and Fury’s side to go straight


into it. But we are both under contract for different fights." Hearn has poured cold water on the notion of serious negotiations being underway, insisting talks can't commence


until both Pulev and Wilder agree to stand down. He said: “No negotiations have taken place. Negotiations can’t take place until we know if Wilder will step aside and if Pulev will step


aside.” News of Fury's representatives reaching out to Hearn came shortly after the lineal heavyweight champion's promoter Bob Arum refused to rule out the prospect of 'The


Gypsy King' fighting 'AJ' before Wilder. "Everything is possible," Arum told Sky Sports."We are all operating in territory where nobody has experience. I'm


88 but I've never had the experience to deal with this. We're feeling our way. "But everything is possible and nothing is off the table. We have to sit and discuss this, to


figure out how to move into the future. I can't predict when Fury vs Wilder will take place or if it will happen. "Everybody in the UK wants to see the two Brits fighting, Fury and


Joshua. When can that happen? I don't know. "With or without audiences, we can't do [the third fight] while Fury can't get back into the United States due to the travel


ban. Wilder couldn't get into England either."