ANTHONY JOSHUA could be set for a fight TRILOGY with Tyson Fury.
That is the plan being teased by AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn, who wants at least two of them in the UK.
Anthony Joshua could be set for a TRILOGY against Brit rival Tyson FuryCredit: PA:Press Association
Tyson Fury is back on top of the heavyweight division after destroying Deontay WilderCredit: Reuters
Both boxers have their own business to take care of this summer, with AJ defending his WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO heavyweight world titles against Kubrat Pulev in June.
Then in July Fury will have his second rematch against Deontay Wilder after the American accepted a trilogy fight in a bid to win back the WBC title.
But should both Brits get through these bouts, a Christmas clash for all the belts is on the horizon.
But Hearn doesn’t want their feud to end there, teasing fight fans that a trilogy is a very real possibility.
There’s going to be two of these – maybe even three
Eddie Hearn on Fury vs Joshua
Speaking on Sky Sports news, Hearn said: “We must try to do the fight in the UK. Both fighters would like it to happen here but there will be huge offers from around the world.
“Our priority is to try and make the fight in the UK.
“There’s going to be two of these – maybe even three – so certainly summer 2021 will be in the UK but I’d also like to get the first fight in the UK.
“We’ve got two British world heavyweight champions and they’re going to fight for the undisputed world heavyweight championship – this is never going to happen again so to do it in the UK would be very special.”
FURY VS AJ FOR DECEMBER?
Fury caused a sensation when he destroyed previously undefeated WBC champion Wilder in seven brutal rounds at the end of last month.
Joshua, meanwhile, righted that huge wrong of losing his world titles to Andy Ruiz Jr in June last year to beat the Mexican on points in a rematch in December.
And Hearn went on to reveal that talks are already underway for a Battle of Britain between the two boxing champions.
“We’ve had numerous conversations with Bob Arum and Top Rank about making Tyson Fury against Anthony Joshua.
“We knew that when Wilder exercised that rematch clause that fight [against Fury] was going to take place.
“We understand he wants to win his belts back but the great thing is that fight will take place in July.
“We box in June so now our intention – and those conversations are now ongoing – is to finalise the Fury v AJ fight for December this year.
“There’s no reason why we can’t get that contracted now subject to both guys winning in the summer.
“The undisputed fight must happen in 2020.”
Eddie Hearn tells Fury to hurry up and win trilogy fight vs Wilder… and set up November superfight with Joshua
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
