Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury is official

The duo have signed a two-fight deal in what is set to be the biggest event in British boxing history.

Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury is official
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury

Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury is official.

Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, has told ESPN the pair have signed a two-fight deal.

It is set to be the biggest boxing fight in British history and will crown an undisputed heavyweight world champion, with the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO belts on the line.

Now the deal is finalised, promoters Hearn, Bob Arum and Frank Warren will look to complete a separate site deal which will determine where and when the event takes place.

“We’d like to get a site deal confirmed in the next month,” Hearn told ESPN.

“The hard part is always getting everybody to put pen to paper. But this was a major effort from all parties to get this over the line. You had rival promoters, rival networks and rival fighters.

“I actually feel we’ve done the hard part.

“Speaking for myself, Anthony and his team at 258 management, I know how hard we’ve worked hard these last couple of months and I just feel that this fight is so big it’s not a difficult sell.

“We’ve already had approaches from eight or nine sites. The offers have come from multiple countries in the Middle East, from Asia, eastern Europe and America.”

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