Joshua and Fury signed a match contract

“The parties have put together a pen to sign the contract of the championship match battle. Now we will consider together the proposals to find the optimal plan for the biggest battle in boxing history,” said the manager. Anthony Joshua’s Eddie Hearn confirmed with Sports Mail. “The original agreement was that we would play two games. In a month, the time and venue will be announced.”

According to the British daily newspaper, the total prize money for the match between Joshua and Tyson Fury is about 280 million USD. In the first match, expected at the end of June or early July 2021, the two boxers are split 50-50. In the rematch, the ratio is 60-40 in favor of the winner of the first match.

The winner of this match will be the first fighter in 21 years since Lennox Lewis, becoming the absolute champion of heavyweight boxing. This position, which was left vacant for so long, because the Klitschko brothers – who hold the major belts – refused to compare gloves.

From 1963 to 1983, the criteria for recognizing the absolute champion of boxing was to win two WBA and WBC belts. From 1983 to 2007, this title required an additional IBF belt. From 2007 up to now, the absolute champion must have all four titles: WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO.

Although the time and venue for the Joshua – Fury match has not been announced, the Betfair dealer has placed 2 to 1 for the ability to hold in Saudi Arabia, slightly higher than the US, UAE (both order 1 to 4) , and England (order 1 to 16).

Hearn hopes the match between Joshua and Fury will overshadow the 2015 match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. “This will be the biggest sporting event of the year, also a big win for England. There are still some more points to negotiate, the most difficult period has been overcome, “he said.

Joshua just successfully defended the IBF title against Kubrat Pulev in December 2020. He was exempt from the title protection by the other two organizations, the WBA and the WBO, until after he got on with Fury. On the side of “King Di-gan”, he and his boss Bob Arum have now settled and argued with Deontay Wilder about the rematch, which could not be held on time due to Covid-19.

Fury hasn’t been on radio since February 2020. Martial artists born in 1988 also do not practice, and just boast drinking nearly 6 liters of beer per day. “I only practice again when I have a contract. Doing a lot of it is not going to help, when I only need six or seven weeks to beat the game,” he said. Talksport.

Thang Nguyen (follow Sports Mail)