Anthony Joshua has entered the WBC heavyweight rankings at No 6 |
Tyson Fury, who offered Joshua a 60-40 purse for their potential meeting, has also been linked to a fight with Mahmoud Charr, with the former WBA regular champion having seemingly entered the WBC rankings at No 19.
Anthony Joshua has entered the WBC heavyweight rankings in
the latest step towards a potential all-British showdown with champion Tyson
Fury.
The two-time world champion has been inserted at No 6
following successive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, who retained the WBA, IBF and
WBO belts by split decision in last month's rematch in Saudi Arabia.
Fury, who knocked out Dillian Whyte at Wembley in April, had
been open to an undisputed clash against Usyk, before learning the Ukrainian
would not be ready to box again until 2023.
He has since taken to social media to call out Joshua and
offered the 32-year-old a 60-40 purse for a fight that had been due to take place
in August 2021 before an arbitration judge ruled that Deontay Wilder was
entitled to a third fight with Fury.
Joshua’s team on Tuesday confirmed they had accepted the
terms laid out by Fury’s team ahead of a potential all-British super-fight on
December 3.
The statement read, “258 and @MatchroomBoxing can confirm,
on behalf of @anthonyjoshua, 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.”
Joshua’s entry into the top 15 as a former world champion
meets the WBC’s criteria for a champion for Fury to defend his titles in either
a voluntary or mandatory defence.
There is no current mandatory challenger in place to face
Fury, with Wilder No.1 in the ratings ahead of his eliminator against Robert
Helenius in October and Andy Ruiz No.2 following his recent victory over Luis
Ortiz in their eliminator.
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