Joshua ‘ 100 Per cent’ Sure Fight With Fury Will Hold In July Or August

is ‘ 100 per cent’ convinced his eagerlyanticipated showdown against fellow Briton Tyson Fury - in a bout that would see all four major heavyweight titles on the line - will happen this year. A two- fight deal between Joshua, the WBA, IBF and WBO champion, and Fury, who holds the WBC crown, has already been agreed but locations and dates are still being worked on as the parties go through the finer details.

While Joshua insisted he would welcome a return to Wembley - the scene of his triumphs over Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin in 2017 and 2018 respectively - Saudi Arabia is the frontrunner among the bookmakers to stage the blockbuster against Fury.

Fury said earlier this week there are other offers to conbe ideal.’ sider but Joshua revealed he Joshua, who believes he has has already put pen to paper ‘ five to six years left’ of a profesfor the contest and is awaitsional career that has so far ing a response from his rival. yielded 24 wins and a single Speaking on The Jonathan defeat in 25 fights, praised the Ross Show on yesterday on unbeaten Fury for shining a

ITV and ITV Hub, Joshua said: light on mental health in

‘ I’ve signed my side of the recent years. deal. We’ve sent ( Tyson) a Fury ( 30- 0- 1, 21KOS) has been good offer, one I’m sure he open about his struggles with won’t refuse. depression, which he says

“He wants the fight, no drove him to the brink of suidoubt about it. So do I and cide during a two- and- a- halfmore than me and him, the year hiatus from the sport after whole public want it. I put my beating Klitschko in November crystal ball out there and I say 2015. it’s going to happen this year He made a comeback and in 100 per cent. End of July, early February last year became a August. world champion again when “Where? That’s what’s ( caushe stopped Deontay Wilder in ing) the delay, because of this the seventh round of their Las pandemic. We want to have Vegas rematch, having previpeople coming to the venue. ously fought to a draw in

It’s just finding the right locaDecember 2018. tion. For me, Wembley would Joshua ( 24- 1, 22KOS), said: ‘ It’s tough for someone to go through that mental pressure and pull themselves back up. A lot of people are suffering in this world. We put on a brave face don’t we?

“He’s put it out to the world, “this is what I’ve gone through, if I’m a boxer, heavyweight champion of the world, hard man, if I can go through it. It gives people hope”. I respect it, 100 per cent you have to respect it.”

As for whether they have met or are friends away from the ring, Joshua said: “Yeah I have ( met Tyson). I don’t even know what we are. I’ve seen him face- toface and people on video and social media are different than face- to- face.”

Culled from dailymail. co. uk