Eddie Hearn ready to give retired Tyson Fury ultimatum over Anthony Joshua fight as he maps out Brit’s career plans
A different opponent remains AJ’s No1 priority
EDDIE HEARN is ready to hand Tyson Fury a deadline to decide if he wants to fight Anthony Joshua.
The 36-year-old hung up his gloves last month following his second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
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Anthony Joshua is keen on fighting Tyson FuryCredit: Reuters
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Tyson Fury has once again retired from boxingCredit: Reuters
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Eddie Hearn could set the Gypsy King a date to decide whether he will fight AJ or notCredit: Getty
But there has always been belief that Fury will be back in the ring soon as he has already come out of retirement four times in his career.
A blockbuster all-British bout against Joshua has been long in the making and AJ’s promoter Hearn is pushing to get the fight on.
He told IFL TV about an ultimatum he has given Fury, saying: “Maybe there is a conversation in a week or two weeks or three weeks time.
“We say to Fury, ‘just to let you know, you don’t wanna fight AJ, in the summer, August, September, because if you want to come out of retirement, now is the time to do it’.
“The only things I know are AJ wants to fight Fury and he wants to fight for the world heavyweight title, that’s it.”
Hearn additionally told Sky Sports: “We will ask the question.
“Frank Warren was saying, ‘Well, he’s retired’.
“I know but it’s still my job to say we are going to make our decision, just double-checking there’s no chance he’s going to fight.
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“It’s not ‘we will make Fury an offer to get him out of retirement’. We’ll double-check.”
Daniel Dubois defends his IBF world title against Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
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On that bout, Hearn added: “We’ll have our eyes fixed on Dubois-Parker in many ways.
“That’s what AJ wants. He wants to fight for the world heavyweight title. So that’s the number one priority.”
