Tyson Fury is willing to wait until he turns 50 to fight Anthony Joshua.
The pair of British superstars have spent years going at each other without sharing a ring.
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They were preparing to do the same next year with a double header – from Saudi Arabia to London – being put together behind the scenes.
But AJ seems to have shrugged it off after his knockout loss to Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium.
Meanwhile, after losing the undisputed title in May, Fury faced Oleksandr Usyk again on 21 December.
But the gypsy king warns Joshua that there is no way to avoid the Battle of Britain – which will start sooner or later.
He said this before the console release of boxing video game undisputed: “Joshua, he knows he’s getting it.
Anthony Joshua to rematch Daniel Dubois in Saudi Arabia after Wembley defeat and decide on trainer Ben Davison“Even if we are 50, he will have to fight me. No one can escape this, he cannot escape me.
“Even if we’re 50, we’re still going to sell out Wembley. That’s a fact, and anyone can get that.”
Usyk, 37, became the first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion in history when he captured Fury’s WBC belt and undefeated record.
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But in order to proceed with their rematch, he was forced to vacate the IBF title, which the 27-year-old Dubois inherited after being promoted from interim champion.
And he sensationally KO’d Joshua, 34, in his first defense to advance Fury’s plans to face AJ.
Joshua has since held talks with promoter Eddie Hearn and Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalshaikh.
And a rematch with Dubois – set for February – is already in the works.
