British professional boxer and a two-time world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has announced that he will fight Anthony Joshua on August 14 of this year in Saudi Arabia.
Fury took to his social media account to inform that he had a conversation with Prince Khaled of Saudi Arabia regarding his super-fight against Joshua and also said that the fight is “100 percent on”.
In a video uploaded to his Twitter, ‘The Gypsy King’ confirmed the date and location of his boxing showdown opposite Joshua.
“I’ve just got off the phone from Prince Khaled of Saudi Arabia. He told me this fight is 100 percent on. August 14, 2021, summertime. All eyes of the world will be on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and I cannot wait to smash Anthony Joshua on the biggest stage of all times. This is gonna be the biggest sporting event ever to grace the planet earth. Do not miss it. All eyes on us,” said Fury on Twitter.
Notably, the bout will be a heavyweight title unification bout. While Joshua currently holds three of the four recognized world titles (WBA, WBO, IBF belts), Fury possesses the WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles.
Earlier, promoter Eddie Hearn had suggested that Fury and Joshua may share the boxing ring on August 14 but, he didn’t confirm the news.