Overview
- Eddie Hearn told Sky Sports on Thursday that Joshua and Fury have signed to fight later this year, but he warned the event depends on both men winning their warm-up bouts.
- Anthony Joshua is booked for July 25 in Riyadh against Kristian Prenga, a tune-up Hearn called vital after Joshua’s layoff and personal setbacks.
- Tyson Fury, who outpointed Arslanbek Makhmudov in April, is expected to take a lower-risk bout this summer, and Hearn said he could even box on the same Riyadh card as Joshua.
- The showdown is earmarked for November, with the date, venue, and broadcast still to be set by Saudi organizer Turki Alalshikh, who Hearn noted is funding the event.
- Joshua has intensified training with Oleksandr Usyk’s team after a car crash in Nigeria that killed two close friends, a focus Hearn says he hopes will carry Joshua back to top form.