Anthony Joshua accepts ‘all terms’ of Tyson Fury’s fight offer as his team reveal date for heavyweight bout

Anthony Joshua has accepted ‘all terms’ of Tyson Fury’s fight offer and is planning to meet his heavyweight rival in the ring on December 3.

World heavyweight champion Fury made the surprising decision to offer British rival Joshua a shot at his WBC title last week.

Joshua failed to recapture the unified heavyweight titles last month as he was beaten for the second time by Oleksandr Usyk.

Despite Joshua’s stock falling further by his third professional defeat, Fury is determined to fight before the end of the year and knows the boxing fraternity are desperate to see him face his fellow Brit.

Joshua was said to have accepted The Gypsy King’s offer of 40 per cent of the fight purse – thought to be worth £75m – but discussions over a fight date rumbled on throughout the week.

Fury offered up two dates – November 26 and December 3 – but Joshua’s team were keen to wait until December 17.

However, those issues have now been ironed out, with Joshua’s management company 258 MGT confirming they have accepted ‘all terms’ of Fury’s offer.

A statement said: ‘258 and Matchroom Boxing can confirm, on behalf of Anthony Joshua, that we accepted all terms presented to us by Fury’s team for a fight Dec 3rd last Friday.

‘Due to the Queen’s passing, it was agreed to halt all communication. We are awaiting a response.’

Fury’s UK promoter, Queensbury Promotions boss Frank Warren, added that Joshua would receive a contract for the fight ‘very soon’.

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