Talks are underway to reach an eight-figure settlement that will enable Anthony Joshua’s showdown with Tyson Fury to go ahead, despite the ruling of a US judge that Fury must fight Deontay Wilder next.
The arbitration verdict on Monday night has thrown the proposed August 14 clash in Saudi Arabia into doubt, with Fury ordered to face the American for a third time by September 15.
Figures involved in the discussions confirmed to Sportsmail late on Monday that they believe a compromise with Wilder can be reached, though a step-aside fee could run north of £14million given the negotiating strength Wilder now holds.
With Joshua and Fury’s encounter for the undisputed heavyweight titles worth around £200m, it will be considered an expensive hit worth taking.
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren told Sportsmail on Tuesday: ‘The arbitrator ruled in Deontay Wilder’s favour and that means he has ordered the rematch to take place. We obviously have to try to reach some accommodation with Wilder. If we can’t then Tyson has got to make a decision on whether he wants to fight him or not.’
When asked if a Fury-Joshua fight remains the priority, Warren added: ‘Absolutely. That is what everyone wants, what the public wants, we all want to see it.
‘But at the moment we have to deal with Wilder one way or another. We will work hard to make it happen to keep the fight on.
‘He will have to be satisfied. We will have to have to satisfy him, and if it is a settlement he will want paying for it, no doubt about that.’
The legal setback came at a time when talks over the long-awaited fight between Joshua and Fury were edging towards completion.
The Saudis have put up a site fee of £106m to bring the heavyweight fight to the desert.
Credit: dailymail.co.uk
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