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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>LONDON – Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn says a deal for his man to fight Tyson Fury in an all-British world heavyweight unification bout in 2021 could take as little as two days to complete.<\/p>\n

Plans for a “Battle of Britain” have accelerated after Joshua, 31, stopped Bulgarian veteran Kubrat Pulev in the ninth round at Wembley Arena on Saturday to retain all three of his belts.<\/p>\n

Fury, the self-styled “Gypsy King”, took to social media after Pulev was knocked out, saying he would knock out his fellow British heavyweight “inside three rounds”.<\/p>\n

An agreement in principle for Joshua, who retained his WBA, WBO and IBF belts, and WBC champion Fury for two meetings in 2021 has been in place since earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Asked how long it would take to complete a deal, Hearn replied: “A couple of days.<\/p>\n

“There is no reason we cannot complete the deal and then move on and solve the other problems.<\/p>\n

“We need to write to the governing bodies and say ‘yes we have a deal’ and we will now talk to the various sites and confirm the dates shortly for what I suppose will be the end of May.”<\/p>\n

There are some potential stumbling blocks, including if Fury is forced to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time and Joshua could be told by the WBO to face mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk.<\/p>\n

But Hearn insisted: “The only hitch I can think of is Wilder. If the court order the Fury rematch, and it doesn’t sound as though they will, then it is out of our hands.<\/p>\n

“That is the only way it falls through is if something stops their side. That isn’t me saying they don’t want it — they do. But if the court orders it then we will have to fight Usyk.”<\/p>\n

Matchroom promoter Hearn disputed Fury’s gung-ho assessment of his chances, saying Joshua would knock him out.<\/p>\n

“AJ got hit once maybe with a right hand (against Pulev), that was about it,” he said. “Fury and Pulev probably punch as hard as each other, Fury is not a devastating puncher, but he is a lot better than Pulev.<\/p>\n

“It is an undisputed fight, it should be the toughest fight out there, but I’ve always fancied him to beat Tyson Fury, always.”<\/p>\n

– BBC personality –<\/p>\n

Fury has revealed he has asked his lawyers to help remove him from the BBC’s sports personality of the year shortlist.<\/p>\n

The heavyweight champion said he asked “politely” when he posted an Instagram message earlier this month.<\/p>\n

But he has now taken further steps to be removed from the list of contenders and instructed his lawyers to send a letter to the BBC.<\/p>\n

Fury’s previous appearance on the shortlist in 2015 caused controversy, with more than 100,000 people signing a petition calling for the boxer’s removal over a series of outspoken comments on homophobia and abortion.<\/p>\n

But in 2018 Fury’s omission from the final list, following his draw against Wilder, drew criticism from the boxer’s camp.<\/p>\n

This year’s shortlist also includes Formula One world champion, world snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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