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Aj-fury doubt

MEATY BLOW: Clarke lands one on Russian Muslim Gadzhimagomedov at the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships promoters involved suggests there is an issue in securing a financial package to get the undisputed heavyweight clash on.

Eddie Hearn claimed on Friday a site deal would be secured by the end of this week.

But, as of last night, no venue or fee from a host country had been agreed between all parties involved.

Hearn is scrambling to get a deal from Saudi Arabia while Bahrain, Las Vegas and Macau are also potential hosts.

Joshua and Fury signed fight contracts on March 12 with an agreement that a site must be secured within 28 days. The deadline is thought to be tomorrow.