Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said a venue for the fights , in which Joshua ’s WBA, IBF and WBO titles and Fury ’ s WBC belt will be on the line , is set to be confirmed “within the next month”.
According to reports , Saudi Arabia , where Joshua won a rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr in December 2019, is the frontrunner to host both fights .
But Hearn told ESPN he “already had approaches from eight or nine sites ” across the Middle East , Asia , Eastern Europe and America .
“We ’d like to get a site deal confirmed in the next month ,” he said .
Both Joshua , 31 , and Fury , 32 , are expected to earn £ 100 million ( $ 139 million ) each, with the purse split 50 - 50 for the first fight and 60 -40 for the rematch in favour of the defending champion .
Since avenging a shock defeat to Ruiz , Joshua has defended his WBA, IBF and WBO titles against Kubrat Pulev in London in December .
Fury has not fought for more than a year since defeating Deontay Wilder in February 2020 to claim the WBC title .
Joshua previously stated he hoped the fight could take place as early as June .
“( The coronavirus pandemic ) is getting close to things being normal . We ’re working on a date for around June ,” the former Olympic champion told Sky News.
“I ’m ready. I ’m really looking forward to competition — all I want to do is fight , fight , fight . ”
Fury has consistently made jibes at Joshua ’s expense , claiming in January that he would knock out his fellow Brit within two rounds .
However , last week the “Gypsy King” said he had stopped training after becoming tired of waiting for the fight to be agreed .
“I ’m not training anymore, ” Fury told ESPN . “I ’m taking some time away from the game at the moment, because , like I said , I ’ve been ready to fight since I beat Deontay Wilder last year . I ’ve had no success in getting another fight .”
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