Tyson Fury's manager has managed to throw yet another twist into a potential British superfight with Anthony Joshua.
Fury called out Joshua after comfortably defeating Arslanbek Makhmudov in his return fight earlier this month.
The Gypsy King, who spotted Joshua sitting in the crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, insisted there was no other fight to make than a clash between the ex-world champions.
Joshua remained tight-lipped on finally getting down to business with his longtime rival.
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AJ's promoter and close friend, Eddie Hearn, has said Joshua ideally wants a tune-up fight before potentially throwing down with Fury towards the end of 2026.
However, Spencer Brown has now suggested a similar line of thinking within the Fury camp.
Speaking to Goldstar Promotions, Brown admitted: "We’ve signed, we’re just waiting – we’re ready to go.
"But Tyson’s been out of the ring for a long time before coming back, so we’d probably want another fight before the AJ fight – a proper warm-up and then we’re ready."
Fury retired from boxing in December 2024 following a second consecutive loss to undisputed world champion Oleksandr Usyk.
He decided to return to the ring after a 14-month layoff, despite the protestations of his family. Fury looked right at home against Makhmudov, not losing a step en route to a unanimous decision victory.
Brown later said a delay in Fury vs AJ could come down to the latter not signing the contract.
He continued: "We’re just waiting for Anthony to sign, for Eddie to sign.
"We’re ready to rock and roll, it’s just about getting it over the line now."
Joshua last fought on December 19th, breaking Jake Paul's jaw in a lucrative Netflix bout. 10 days later, Joshua was involved in a car crash during a visit to Nigeria, which tragically killed two of his close friends and left him with non-life-threatening injuries.
Potential venue for Fury vs AJ
There is currently no venue in place for the fight, although Wembley feels like a natural fit for British boxing's biggest names.
Brown added: "It’s really down to His Excellency Turki Al-Sheikh.
"We’d love Wembley, but it depends on availability, timing and the weather.
"It could be anywhere – we’ve done November [Fury vs Chisora 3 in the winter] before in freezing conditions."
It's been a long time coming, but it's looking likely that this is the year we finally see Fury and Joshua collide.
Topics: Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua
Daniel Marland