Joshua v Fury looks set for Saudi Arabia

The all-British showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury to determine the undisputed heavyweight champion is set to take place on one of the first two Saturdays in August in Saudi Arabia, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.

A bout between two fighters who hold all four major world titles in the division has been on the cusp of being finalised for a number of weeks now, but there has still been no official announcement from either party.

“August 7, August 14,” Hearn said on Sky Sports when asked about a date for Joshua-Fury.

“It’s a very bad secret that the fight is happening in Saudi Arabia.”

Responding to Hearn’s revelation that JoshuaFury is on course to take place in Saudi Arabia, Kate Allen, director of Amnesty International UK, said in a statement: “By staging this highprofile fight, Saudi Arabia is yet again trying to shift the media spotlight away from its jailing of peaceful activists like Loujain alHathloul, its grisly statesanctioned murder of Jamal Khashoggi and its indiscriminate bombing of civilians in neighbouring Yemen.”