LONDON: Tyson Fury has played down the chances of a heavyweight unification showdown against Anthony Joshua this year, claiming no progress has been made in fixing the fight.
Joshua beat Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev in December to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA titles and set up the prospect of a mouth-watering clash with fellow Briton Fury, the WBC belt holder.Yet despite Joshua's manager Eddie Hearn saying in January that a deal was almost done, Fury says the fight was no closer to being arranged than it was a year ago.
"They've had a full year to try and make this fight happen. It is what it is. We're no further forward today than we were a year ago," Fury told ESPN on Wednesday."It's to do with the venue, date, place, site fees. It's to do with everything but the fight itself.
"If that fight doesn't happen this summer, it's got to happen sooner or later," Fury said."But Top Rank has to give me two fights this year. I will fight two times on ESPN. I don't care who it is. "If it's not Joshua, we're looking to fight in April or early May, and the end of the year. If it's Joshua, then June and the end of the year. Bang, bang. So, 2021 is looking bright."
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