Anthony Joshua has issued his thoughts on the record-breaking bout between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte, which was finalised last week.
The WBC mandated fight endured a wealth of negotiations before being confirmed, with Whyte unhappy with the split, and purse bids were delayed on four occasions.
However, they finally went ahead on Friday and Frank Warren won with a monumental bid of £30.6m - confirmed to be the biggest purse bid in boxing history.
That agreement will see Fury pocket 80%, totalling £22m, while Whyte receives 20%, £5.5m - and the winner of the bout will net an additional £3.1m.
The fight is likely to take place in April, with Cardiff's Principality Stadium expected to be the venue, and will mark Fury's return to British shores after years fighting in the United States.
It's also set to act as a curtain raiser to a huge year in the heavyweight title scene, with the winner then likely to face off against Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk in a unification bout.
And Joshua has now given a brief reaction to the breakthrough for his rivals' bout, saying: “Even though Dillian Whyte is an enemy of mine, I’m low key happy for him.”
Joshua is set to fight Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch of their September bout, where the Ukrainian won AJ's three heavyweight belts, and is likely to fall after Fury's clash with Whyte.
Preparations for that bout have also been hit by delays amid continuous suggestions that AJ would step aside - which would have seen Fury and Usyk face-off in a unification bout.
However, that is now off the cards and all eyes are on Joshua and Fury to see whether they can secure the wins that would then see them go head-to-head.
