Keep talking talkSPORTDavies said the fight has been privately signed with plans still being finalized for when the event will take place.
“The Fury-Joshua fight is signed,” Davies said. “Okay, it’s signed in the background. I have it on good authority.”
Davies added that the bout is expected to be broadcast on Netflix and could take place late this year or possibly early next year, depending on Anthony Joshua’s recovery timeline and return to full training.
Joshua’s immediate plans remain uncertain after the serious car accident he survived in Nigeria late last year. The accident tragically claimed the lives of two members of his team, strength coach Sina Ghami and coach Lateef “Latz” Ayodele.
The former two-time heavyweight champion only recently began light training as he works towards a return to the ring.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn previously confirmed that the original plan involved Joshua fighting earlier in the year before targeting Fury later in the summer.
“Originally the plan with AJ was that he would fight in March and then fight Tyson Fury in August,” Hearn told BoxingScene.
However, Joshua’s recovery has pushed those timelines back.
“He’s not going to fight Tyson Fury next; he’s going to come back, I believe, in the late summer,” Hearn said. “He’s not physically in a position to come back yet, so I’m planning and he’s just resting and preparing.”
Hearn explained that the priority is to bring Joshua back safely before committing to a major heavyweight clash.
“I’m looking at options to get him back in the ring in July, but we won’t know if that’s a real possibility until he returns to camp,” Hearn said.
Meanwhile, Tyson Fury is already scheduled to fight again. The former heavyweight champion will face Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London in a bout that will be broadcast worldwide on Netflix.
This fight could serve as the first step towards the long-discussed showdown with Joshua.
If both heavyweights return to winning form, the battle that has hovered over the division for years could finally reach the ring.
