Eddie Hearn has revealed that Cardiff's Principality Stadium is being earmarked as the venue for Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua with talks now underway.
Much has progressed over the last 24 hours after Fury first called out Joshua for a fight, with Oleksandr Usyk expected to be out until 2023 after picking up an injury in his win over Joshua.
After the call out, Joshua was quick to respond with the 33-year-old appearing willing to fight Fury, tweeting out on Monday evening: "Yea calm. I don’t do the online discussions just for clout, so if your [sic] really about it shout 258mgt. I’ll be ready in December. Khalas."
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Representatives of both fighters have been holding talks over the details of a potential heavyweight bout between the pair, and Hearn has said that if a fight takes place in December, then Cardiff will be the only place to hold it.
Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: "That time of year, you'd only really have one choice which is the Millennium Stadium (Principality Stadium).
"You're leaving a huge amount of money behind to do the fight in the UK, but, guess what, these two also have a huge amount of money."
He went on to add: "We've got our plan in place. We've known what the original plan was. Since he walked out of that ring after getting defeated by Usyk, until a day ago, we've been working on that plan to bring AJ back and move him towards the world heavyweight title.
"If this opportunity presents itself, fantastic. But we've got to keep the move going because I think this is an exciting time for AJ, especially if he gets a shot at Fury. I believe this fight will happen. Will it happen in December? I have my doubts, but we're ready to talk."
Fury posted a video on his social media pages that he would propose a 60:40 split, with the current champion taking the higher share. Fury said: "Hi guys, I'm being bombarded with messages on how much am I going to pay AJ and everyone's saying is it going to be 80:20, 70:30, 75:25 - the actual answer is that I've offered him 60:40.
"40 per cent of this amazing fight because I want this fight to happen - he doesn't have any excuses now not to take it. He can't say I've low-balled him and offered him 20, 30 per cent - I've offered the people 40 per cent and take it or leave it".
It remains to be seen whether or not Joshua will take the offer, but with a deal in excess of the 80:20 split for Fury's last fight with Dillian Whyte, it would represent a generous deal for a fight that people would like to see.
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