Anthony Joshua SIGNED A CONTRACT TO FIGHT Tyson Fury AND STARTED PREPARING FOR THE FIGHT WIlder

The ex-united heavyweight champion, Briton Anthony Joshua, accepted the offer of the WBC belt holder, compatriot Tyson Fury — the date of the fight, the distribution of the prize fund (including in a possible rematch) were agreed.

This was told by Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn (Matchroom Boxing): "We received an offer, tried to negotiate on some points, as they did not completely satisfy us. But we were told directly: "No arguments. Accept it or not." And we accepted. After all, Joshua has long dreamed of this fight. We accepted all the conditions on Friday. And now we are waiting for the contract. I've already talked to George Warren (son of Fury promoter Frank Warren). He promised that we will have the papers in the next few days."

Joshua agreed to box with Fury on December 3. He will receive 40% of the prize fund, and in case of his victory, an immediate rematch will take place (in which the prize fund will be divided equally between the fighters).

"I hope the fight will take place on December 3. Now there is no reason for the fight to fail," Hearn argues. — They have no arguments to turn on the reverse gear. But I'm not in a hurry to rejoice. I remember that we already had a contract on hand for this fight. I hope we will succeed on the second attempt. It remains only to resolve questions about the rights to broadcast. But BT Sports and streaming DAZN are very happy. I already see that the negotiations will be productive, and that they will be able to work together. This is the biggest fight in boxing. Everyone wants to participate in this. But there is still a lot of work ahead."

Former world heavyweight champion American Charles Martin spoke about a potential duel with the unofficial leader of the division and current WBC title holder British Tyson Fury. According to Martin, he would have had chances in this confrontation because of his knockout blow.

"I can hit, so I have a chance against anyone, including Tyson Fury. Tyson is a good dude. He helps people, he congratulated me when I won the IBF title. He chooses who he fights, so it would be a great blessing to fight the best fighter in the world. And I will do it much cheaper than Dereck Chisora," the fighter said. Earlier in the interview, Martin said that he would like to have a rematch with Anthony Joshua before the end of his professional career.

Dmitry Salita, the promoter of the rated Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin, believes that his ward is a more preferable candidate for the December return of the British division star Anthony Joshua than the current WBC title holder Tyson Fury.

"This is an intriguing fight. Anthony Joshua performed better in the second fight, but despite this, he lost. You know who is the favorite in the fight between Fury and Joshua, and who is not. I believe that if this fight takes place in December, it will not have time to become so large-scale. This is a huge event, and it deserves more preparation. And I believe that the fight between Otto Wallin and Joshua makes more sense," the functionary said.