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Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have finally agreed to sq. off within the ring.

Saudi Arabian boxing chief Turki Alalsheikh took to social media to break the information, although neither camp has formally confirmed it.

“To my friends in Great Britain – it’s happening. It’s signed,” he stated. Joshua will first tackle a warm-up bout in July towards an opponent but to be named.

Fury made his return to the ring two weeks in the past, outpointing Arslanbek Makhmudov in his first outing in 16 months. The heavyweight then revealed he had already put pen to paper on a Joshua battle, although his rival declined to share the Tottenham ring with him following the ultimate bell.

Provided Joshua comes by means of his comeback battle unscathed, the 2 titans are set to collide in November, with the bout additionally scheduled to be broadcast that month. Joshua had initially deliberate to make his comeback in March, off the back of his stoppage victory over YouTuber Jake Paul final Christmas.

However, the Olympic champion was concerned in a devastating car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of two close associates, forcing him to delay his return to the game. The 36-year-old has been specializing in his fitness in Ukraine alongside WBC, WBA and IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk, who defeated him on two events in 2021 and 2022.

Usyk believes his former opponent continues to be succesful of reaching greatness, stating: “AJ wins against Fury. AJ is the future undisputed heavyweight champion. I believe this because I’ve seen how Anthony is training. He’s a machine.

“I’m a fan of the soccer group Dynamo Kyiv. Sometimes my group lose. But I do not say ‘you are unhealthy, you are unhealthy’. I say, ‘issues occur, that is regular in sport’. We should help one another. If we do not help one another we’re not people, we’re animals.”

Following his points victory over Makhmudov, Fury was puzzled by Joshua’s decision not to join him for a face-off.

“He’s had his issues. We all have. God is aware of I’ve had issues myself. I’ve tried to kill myself earlier than. So I’ve been by means of it. I’ve been up and down,” he said.

“I’ve been one step out of the mental establishment. We’ve all had issues and that is life, sadly. If you are on this recreation, you are both a boxer otherwise you’re not. The downside is, taking interim fights in heavyweight boxing, you will get chinned by anyone. Even a journeyman can knock a good man out as a result of they’re heavyweights. They’ve bought energy.

“I never mentioned Anthony Joshua in the whole build-up to this fight or since his accident. I’ve given him the respect that he deserves and his space. But he came here for the job and I asked him to do a fight and he should have got into the ring, but he didn’t give an answer. He didn’t want it. He didn’t look like he wanted it. He was just shell-shocked, didn’t know what to say.

“Let’s get it on. It’s been 10 years within the making. And after all this time, there’s nonetheless uncertainty about if this battle’s going to occur subsequent. Do I would like it? Yes. But is it going to occur? I’ve no thought.”