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The much anticipated bout between World Boxing Council’s (WBC) heavyweight belt holder Tyson Fury and Britain’s Anthony Joshua will now hold on September 3 in Cardiff the capital of Wales.
Recall that Fury called out Joshua in a viral video saying that he wished that both boxers can slug it out before the year winds down.
Fury offered his compatriot Joshua 40 per cent of a potential £75million fight purse, which Joshua and his manager later considered.
The date of the bout was initially a contest between both boxers with Fury insisting the fight was held on November 26 at Wembley or on December 3 at the Principality Stadium in the Welsh capital, but Joshua wanted December 17 a week before Christmas.
However, all that has been settled as both boxers have agreed to mount the rings on the 3rd of December in what has been dubbed the clash of the titans.
Fury had planned to fight Oleksandr Usyk in an undisputed fight in December but the Ukrainian revealed he will not be ready until February or March, which saw Fury turn his attention to Joshua who lost to Usyk last month in their Saudi Arabian rematch.
One remaining issue which could delay an official announcement is the broadcast situation. Fury is tied to BT Sport who will insist on showing the fight on their Box Office arm, while Joshua signed an exclusive deal with DAZN before his second successive defeat by Usyk.
Both boxers have started training ahead of the December 3rd bout but official announcement of the fight have not been made public by the management of the two heavyweight boxers.