Hearn: AJ will topple Fury - 'I've never been more confident!'

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed to fight each other in a heavyweight mega-fight, earmarked for November of this year; promoter Eddie Hearn tells Sky Sports he has "never been more confident" that Joshua will defeat Fury; location of bout still to be finalised

>Promoter Eddie Hearn insists he has "never been more confident" Anthony Joshua will emerge triumphant from his British heavyweight battle with Tyson Fury.

>Joshua and Fury are expected to finally share the ring this year, although a location and date for the blockbuster bout are yet to be finalised.

>Two-time world champion Joshua has been training alongside former opponent Oleksandr Usyk ahead of a comeback bout against Kristian Prenga on July 25 and Hearn believes his fighter will be well prepared to topple Fury.

>"Fury's a tremendous fighter, very clever. I've just always felt that AJ beats Tyson Fury," Hearn told Sky Sports.

>"And now, with his training camp with Usyk and the way he just seems and how focused he is, I just think that I've never been more confident that he wins the fight.

>"But it's not going to be easy because Fury's a great competitor and a great fighter."

>Fury has also indicated he will take a warm-up fight before facing Joshua, but is yet to announce an opponent or a date.

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>Hearn has previously admitted if either fighter loses beforehand then plans for Fury vs Joshua will be ruined.

>"Unfortunately, Tyson Fury's used to earning a lot of money and perhaps the purse that has been suggested is not one that he's very happy about," said Hearn.

>"But really, no one really wants the fight for him. Do you know what I mean? So you've got to kind of decide the money is what it is.

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>"Do you want to do it or do you not want to do it now? He wants to be in training camp. He wants to be active. And I understand all that, but it's not really our business.

>"They're going to do what they want to do. And we're going to just focus on July 25."

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