Nigerian-born former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Olaseni Oluwafemi Joshua has reportedly signed a contract that will see him fight fellow-British pugilist, Tyson Fury later this year or early in 2027.
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Sports247 gathered that the fight with Fury has already been signed and sealed in the background, but it will not happen until Joshua first returns to the ring against another British fighter, Dillian Whyte in June or July.
Although nothing official has come from Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, details of the former two-time champion’s schedule have been unearthed by renowned boxing journalist, Gareth A. Davies, who cited ‘good authority’ as his source.
Davies affirmed that ‘AJ’ and ‘The Gypsy King’ have both reached an agreement to meet in the ring before the end of this year, but Whyte will be the first opponent for Joshua after his survival of a car accident in Ogun State.
Different news angles and developments have trailed Joshua since the accident on December 29th, which claimed the lives of two of his best friends, but Hearn disclosed that the boxer was back in training last week.
He now appears set to step up his preparations to take on Whyte in a much-expected all-British blockbuster bout, before then turning his attention on the ultimate showdown with Fury, which is expected to take place in London.
Davies disclosed while speaking on talkSPORT at the start of this week, “The Fury-Joshua fight is signed. Okay, it is signed in the background. I’ve got that on good authority.
“It will be broadcast live on Netflix and is likely to occur either late in the year or next year, with Joshua expected to return to the ring in either June or July. It’s with the big money people. It’ll be on Netflix.”
