Tyson Fury’s manager, Spencer Brown, has insisted that his client wants another warm-up fight ahead of a long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua.
“The Gypsy King” returned to action earlier this month, outpointing Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in his first fight in 16 months.
In the immediate aftermath, Fury called on Joshua to face him in a bout that had been over a decade in the making.
Fury claims to have signed his side of the deal, while Joshua is still considering a two-fight offer from Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh.
The proposed framework would see Joshua take part in a tune-up fight in July before a potential showdown with Fury in November.
“We’ve signed; we’re just waiting—we’re ready to go,” Brown told the Goldstar Promotions social media team.
“The thing is, Tyson has been out of the ring for a long time. So we’d probably want another fight before the AJ fight—a proper warm-up—and then we’re ready to go.
“We’ve got an exclusive partnership with Netflix. As you can see, Tyson is doing ‘At Home with the Furys’. His last fight was broadcast by Netflix, and I would expect his future fights to be as well.
“We’re just waiting for Anthony and Eddie Hearn to sign. But it would be good to have one more fight. If that happens in July, then the Joshua fight may have to wait until November or December, so things will need to move quickly.”
Alalshikh is expected to monitor both fighters closely during their stay-busy bouts, given past disruptions to major matchups.
Proposed high-profile fights such as Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder and Devin Haney vs Ryan Garcia II previously collapsed after one of the fighters failed to win their respective warm-up bouts.