Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have agreed to meet for two fights in 2021, but promoter Frank Warren has told talkSPORT that neither are expected to take place in the fighters’ home country.
It was revealed on Wednesday that the pair are on the same page when it comes to the financials, clearing a major hurdle to make the potential clash a reality.
Veteran British fight-maker Warren, who co-promotes Fury alongside Bob Arum, told the talkSPORT Breakfast: “I’m delighted for Tyson, I’m delighted for British boxing.
“And I’m certainly delighted that we’re finally gonna get to see who’s the best out of these two guys…
“We’ve agreed percentages which I always said from the beginning was a 50/50 and a two-fight deal.
“The rest of it will all fall into place as negotiations and offers come in.”
Among the points left to be negotiated are TV broadcasters, date and venue.
The location of the bout seems set to cause controversy with all previous comments hinting an arena in the Middle East as the most likely destination.
Warren added: “All those things are to be decided. It’s about working out the most viable and the best place for us to get it on.
“We’re in discussions with a number of venues and eventually we’ll announce what’s going on as far as that’s concerned.
“Just like you go back to the days of Muhammad Ali when he went to Zaire to fight George Foreman, and Frazier and Ali fought in Manila.
“Those venues at the time just came out of left field, nobody expected that to happen and I think the same’s gonna happen here.
“Somebody’s gonna stump up a huge amount of money to get it over there.
“We’d like it in the UK, there’s no doubt about that, we’d like to go to Wembley, but I think when the fight goes on it will be very difficult because of the time of year.
“And also I don’t think it will generate the income.
“I’d love it to go on in the UK, but being very realistic I do think it will happen abroad.”
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