Anthony Joshua challenges Fury and helps the gyms not close

The Brit accelerates for the most anticipated World Cup: we are talking about June. Then he supports tomorrow’s boxing in crisis due to Covid: “Otherwise we will lose the champions of the future”

Ready for the reckoning: step forward Tyson Fury. It is the message that Anthony Joshua launches after the virtual agreement that the managers of the two boxers would have reached by now (only the details are missing).

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The match of matches

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The World Cup for the reunification of all the heavyweight acronyms should be held in June 2021: Joshua, fresh from the knockout inflicted on the Bulgarian Pulev, holds the Wba, Wba, Ibf and Ibo crowns, while Fury the Wbc. Joshua yesterday spoke of a great “desire” to remove all doubts as to whether he really is the king of the most prestigious category, and above all he responds to the British rival who criticized him for not having shown all his true potential. In essence he would have won against a modest opponent.

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Negotiations

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Today, 31-year-old Joshua confirmed that negotiations are underway for the most anticipated match: “I’m ready, I’m excited, I want the undisputed World title,” said Joshua. Then he talks about the package, or at least two matches in 2021. Joshua has no intention of backing down even if the obstacles on the way to the super match include an official WBO control challenge, the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, while the American Deontay Wilder wants to make Fury weigh compliance with the contract which would include a third match between the two. “I think June is the right month to challenge Fury – it all depends on the pandemic too. I’m not worried. It doesn’t matter where it can be done, anywhere but I want Fury ”.

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Aid

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Finally Joshua will avoid, through various donations, the closure of some British gyms, including the one in which he prepared the Olympic gold 20212 (he beat Roberto Cammarelle in the super heavyweight with contested verdict). Joshua is concerned that many amateur boxers are in danger of leaving boxing permanently with no facilities to train. Joshua intervened after the alarm raised by his manager Eddie Hearn and that of former Irish world champion Carl Frampton. Joshua made his contributions to clubs through the associations in which he fought, English, Welsh and Irish. “Boxing has helped me shape myself, both physically and mentally. It’s no secret that without boxing and the family created around my amateur gym, my life could have been very different. Sport has given me a lot and I want to help those with basic problems. You can’t turn off the lights. I do not want to criticize the government for not finding funds for boxing but to use my position to save the potential champions of tomorrow ”.

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