Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury is one step closer and could happen this summer at Wembley Stadium.
Eddie Hearn has revealed he wants Joshua back in action in May or June and has booked Wembley Arena for a potential huge clash with Fury.
However, Hearn admits it is still unclear what Fury wants to do after back-to-back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
Asked if he had a date available at Wembley if Fury wanted to fight Joshua, Hearn said: “Yes. We're looking to get back in the ring in May or June. If it ends in July, it doesn't really matter.
Hearn says a lot will depend on whether Fury wants to fight again
“I still think it's down to Tyson Fury. Until the dust settles on defeat and where he's at mentally and what he wants to do, that's really what we'll find out.
“Because when he looks at the options, what will he do and who else will he fight?”
Joshua, who has not fought since losing to Daniel Dubois in September, posted a photo of Fury on his Instagram account with the message: “Looking for this guy.”
Speaking at the Ring Awards, Hearn added: “Everything I've seen from AJ's social media, especially in the last hour or so, has been very encouraging.
“He's not one to really attack anyone, but he's obviously attacking him. He's attacking Tyson Fury.
“It's the fight he wants. I keep saying there are two fights: Daniel Dubois or Tyson Fury.
Joshua says he wants to “leave the game strong” and fight Fury
“The world heavyweight title is what (Joshua) wants. But, of course, Fury is a fight that should hinge on Anthony Joshua’s resume.
“It clearly needs to be introduced to the British public as well.
“I think the real key in this is Tyson Fury. He's only three weeks away from the defeat, and he's probably still upset and thinking about that defeat. We'll have to see if he wants to fight again.”
Joshua: I'm targeting Fury and I want to leave the game strong
Anthony Joshua to Ring Magazine..
“After my last fight, I took some time off. I let my body recover, which I'm still working on now, and I turned down some business opportunities so I could focus on the sport, which takes the pressure off mentally as well as physically.
“I went away with my family, which is always good and we will be back again for 2025 and I feel good.
“It's a fight (Joshua vs. Fury) that I want to watch, because I'm a boxing fan, so I want to get this fight going.
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Daniel Dubois is looking to avenge his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk after his upcoming bout against Joseph Parker.
“When I'm at the local gym, everyone asks me, and the reason I decided to do some interesting things (on social media) is because I didn't have many years ahead of me. I had more years behind me.
“So what I want to do is leave the game strong and make an impact.
“Be weird, be a cool character, have a good time while we do it and get into the big fights. Tyson Fury is one of them.”
“Every time I see people they say: 'When you fight Fury?' “The Irish community, the English community, the Nigerian community, everyone asks me the same question.
“As a fighter, it's up to me to make it happen. It has to happen this year.”
