BRIT OF GOOD NEWS Tyson Fury given green light to fight Anthony Joshua as WBC confirm he can dodge mandatory defence for undisputed bout


TYSON FURY has been given the all-clear by the WBC to pursue an undisupted clash against Anthony Joshua.

The two Brits have apparently agreed to have two fights in 2021, with hopefully all the heavyweight belts on the line.

Tyson Fury is closing in on setting up a Battle of Britain against Anthony Joshua

Joshua holds the WBO, WBA and IBF titles, while Fury is the WBC king.

On December 5 Fury is expected to have a homecoming fight at London's Royal Albert Hall, but an opponent is still to be named and it's not known whether his belt will be on the line.

The following weekend AJ will defend his world titles against Kubrat Pulev.

Provided both men get through these tests, it could set up the Battle of Britain for next year.


And WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has confirmed he wouldn't push for Fury to fight their mandatory challenger, which will be the winner of the Dillian Whyte versus Alexander Povetkin rematch.

That was set for November 21, but has been postponed until January after Povetkin was hospitalised with coronavirus.

Joshua tweeted: "Fighting for the WBC title would be an honor. It's a prestigious belt, it's one that I'm keen on getting my hands on."

Sulaiman replied: "Dear champ, your message is humbling. We are proud of you.


"The WBC was the first organization to rank you. A proud former WBC International champion.


Anthony Joshua says he is keen to add the WBC belt to his collection.


"We welcome you to fight for the ultimate unification for the undisputed heavyweight championship."

Fury is still 'patiently waiting' to learn his opponent next month as he steps up his training.

The Gypsy King looks braced to scrap European champ Agit Kabayel next month in what will be his first fight in England since his comeback bout in June 2018.

WBC champ Fury was initially due to take on Deontay Wilder in their trilogy but walked away once their rematch clause expired.


But the 32-year-old insists he will still fight on December 5 and has declared he'll take on anybody brave enough to step inside the ring.

Despite Frank Warren's 24 hour warning to Kabayel, no contracts have yet been signed.

And Fury was quick to remind the German that the clock was ticking.

Alongside a video of him in training, he tweeted: "Patiently waiting."

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/boxing/13144878/tyson-fury-anthony-joshua-boxing-wbc/

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Cuppy this

Gypsy wins

Ok

Fury vs joshua?? My mind goes for joshua bt going by what fury did to wilder, I think he would beat aj by points...m sitting on d fence shaa.

paulolee:
Fury vs joshua?? My mind goes for joshua bt going by what fury did to wilder, I think he would beat aj by points...m sitting on d fence shaa.

Don't think so. This is a legendary fight in the making. Whoever wins is definitely winning by KO.

GreatInRock:
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Homeboiy:
Gypsy wins

This fight is going to put millions of heavyweight boxing fans in a dilemma. Like me, I support both, I love these 2 guys. So I can't decide where my compass is pointing yet

This fight (Joshua VS Fury) is not your ordinary regular heavyweight unification bout. Everything about this fight LEGENDARY.

If Tyson Fury wins, he will become the undisputed greatest Heavyweight Boxing Champion in history. Right now, Fury is the only heavyweight boxer in history to have won all the belts there is to win in Heavyweight division, and remain undefeated. Not even Mohammed Ali has ever won all the belts, or remain undefeated. Fury is the only boxer that has won WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring magazine titles. No other boxer in the entire heavyweight boxing history has ever held all these belts. And if Fury wins the undisputed heavyweight fight, he will finally have all the belts together at the same time, making him the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, and the only champion to have won all the championship boxing belts in Heavyweight division undefeated. What an fantastically incredible way to cement a glorious legacy and end his career.


If Anthony Joshua wins, he will become the first Nigerian Undisputed Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the world, the first African Undisputed Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the world. This is not a new feat. AJ will be joining the prestigious boxing hall of fame to be ranked among the few boxing greats who have been Undisputed Heavyweight Boxing Champions like Mohammed Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, HolyField, Lennox Lewis etc. So being Undisputed Heavyweight Boxing Champion isn't what makes AJ' legendary. But being the first Nigeria and African does.

So this is a fight that will make history.