Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury: Eddie Hearn reveals he has booked Wembley Stadium for potential summer mega-fight | Boxing news

Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury has moved one step closer and could happen this summer at Wembley Stadium.

Eddie Hearn has revealed he wants Joshua to return to action in May or June and has booked Wembley for a potential mega-fight with Fury.

However, Hearn admits it is still unclear what Fury wants to do after back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk.

Asked if he had a Wembley date available if Fury wanted to fight Joshua, Hearn said: “Yes. We’re looking at getting back in the ring in May or June. If it ended up being July, it doesn’t really matter.

“I still think it all depends on Tyson Fury. Until the water settles on the defeat and where he is mentally and what he wants to do, we will really find out.

“Because when he looks at the options, what else will he do and who else will he fight against?”.

Joshua, who has not fought since Daniel Dubois knocked him out in September, posted a picture of Fury on his Instagram with the message “looking for this guy”.

Speaking at the Ring Awards, Hearn added: “Everything I’ve seen on AJ’s social media, especially in the last hour or so, is very encouraging.

“He’s not really one to call anybody out, but it’s clear he’s calling him out. He’s calling out Tyson Fury.

“That’s the fight he wants. I keep saying there are two fights: Daniel Dubois or Tyson Fury.

“The world heavyweight title is what he is [Joshua] wants. But, of course, Fury is the fight that must end on Anthony Joshua’s resume.

“Obviously it has to be delivered to the British public as well.

“I think the real key in this is Tyson Fury. Only three weeks from the loss, he’s probably still upset and thinking about that loss. We’ll have to see if he wants to fight again.”

Joshua: I’m chasing Fury and I want to leave the game with a bang

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“After my last fight, I took some time off. I let my body heal, which I’m still working on, and I turned down some business opportunities so I could focus on sport, which relieves mental as well as physical pressure.

“I went with my family, which is always good, and we’re coming back in 2025 and I feel good.

“It’s a struggle [Joshua vs Fury] I want to see, because I’m a boxing fan, so I want to start that fight.

“When I’m at the local gym, everyone asks me, and the reason I decided to do some interesting things (on social media) is because I don’t have many years ahead of me. I’ve had more years behind me.

“So what I want to do is leave the game with a bang and make an impact.

“Be quirky, be a great character, have fun while we’re doing it and go for the big fights. Tyson Fury is one of them.

“Every time I see people they say, ‘When are you fighting Fury?’ The Irish community, the English community, the Nigerian community, they all ask me the same question.

“As a fighter, it’s up to me to do that. It has to happen this year.”