WATCH: Lets get ready to rumble! Tyson Fury says heayweight title showdown against Anthony Joshua in August

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.Tyson_Fury said his long-awaited world heavyweight title unification bout against anthonyjoshua would take place in Saudi Arabia on 14 August IOLsport FuryJoshua

In a video posted to Twitter, Fury said:"I have got some massive news. I have just got off the phone with Prince Khalid of Saudi Arabia and he told me this fight is 100 percent on, August 14.""I cannot wait, I repeat, cannot wait to smash Anthony Joshua on the biggest stage of all-time.ALSO READ: Canelo Alvarez beats Billy Saunders to unify super middleweight titles

Joshua retained his three belts in December with a ninth-round knockout of mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev. "It's a very bad secret that the fight is happening in Saudi Arabia. I don't mind giving that information, Bob Arum's already done it." Hearn indicated then that August 14 was the more likely date so as to avoid a clash with the Olympics, which are scheduled to finish six days earlier provided the coronavirus pandemic does not force a change or even scupper the already delayed Tokyo Games completely.

 

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