Fury plans to fight Joshua this December after Wilder bout

By Agency Reporter On Mar 20, 2020 0

Tyson Fury is still planning to take on Anthony Joshua in December, according to promoter Frank Warren.

The Gypsy King wants to unify the heavyweight division after his trilogy fight against old rival Deontay Wilder.

Fury put on the performance of a lifetime as he destroyed Wilder, 34, at the second time of asking to claim the WBC belt last month.

The Bronze Bomber has now claimed he is “counting down the days” until their third fight after he activated the rematch clause in his contract.

But Warren has insisted the all-British showdown between Fury and Joshua is the fight that “everybody wants to see” this year.

Speaking to talkSPORT, the promoter said: “Tyson vs Anthony Joshua in December remains what we’d ideally like to happen.

“I hope by then things will have settled down.

“That’s the fight that everybody wants to see and the fight we all have to make.”

Joshua, 30, will have to get past Bulgarian hardman Kubrat Pulev on June 20 before he gets a shot at Fury.

A whopping 72 per cent of fans have backed the Gypsy King to dethrone WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO title holder.

But Warren is concerned the outbreak of coronavirus could have a long-lasting impact on the world of boxing.

He said: “I think everything’s gonna go quiet for a couple of weeks and then we’ll see how the land lies.

“The coronavirus pandemic will derail everything.

“If this is the case, it certainly will do that to the rematch [Fury vs Wilder], there’s no doubt about that. It will derail every fight.”

Fury is facing an investigation amid claims a Lancashire farmer was offered £25,000 to lie about his failed drugs test in 2015.

But Warren confirmed the 31-year-old is “not bothered about it at all” as he continues his mission to unify the division.

He said: “Tyson’s not bothered about it at all.

“He just thinks it’s a load of rubbish and it’s a lie. That’s it, that’s where he’s at.”