ANTHONY JOSHUA has fired an early warning shot to heavyweight rival Tyson Fury ahead of their blockbuster bout.
Negotiations are still ongoing to secure a date for the highly-anticipated Battle of Britain in either June or July.
The winner will be crowned undisputed heavyweight champion of the world with all four belts on the line.
On Tuesday Joshua hinted that confirmation of their scrap was closer than ever after holding a ‘positive meeting’ with his management team.
And it appears his confidence is growing after taking to social media to send a message to the Gypsy King.
Alongside a snap of him taking a selfie and an emoji of a crown, the 31-year-old wrote: “I’ll be undisputed.”
SunSport understands the £200million fight is likely to take place in Saudi Arabia.
Fans can expect a rise on the usual £25 box office price – although Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn insists it will not cost £40.
Joshua told his fans yesterday: “Another positive meeting with @258mgt.
“They’ve informed me things are shaping up nicely.
Tyson Fury puts his WBC title belt on the line against Anthony JoshuaCredit: Rex Features
“They will be sharing the update with Eddie (Hearn) and you’ll be hearing from me soon.”
His comments were recently echoed by Hearn who revealed just minor details in the contract need to be tweaked.
He said: “To be honest with you I don’t really wanna talk about the fight because I keep saying the same thing, don’t I? ‘Two weeks, hopefully it’ll be done’.
“I don’t wanna bore people, but I said to Bob, ‘I’m getting asked about it 20 times a day in interviews, what do you want me to say?’
“So what I’ll tell you – and I don’t think we should go too deep into it – is we’ve sent the contract, we’ve had minor requests for changes which all seem a reasonable discussion.
“And hopefully it shouldn’t be too long to go before an official announcement.
“Still some work to go, but we’re close.”
Eddie Hearn says he discussed Tyson Fury’s recent weight gain with Anthony Joshua
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
