Anthony Joshua has been slotted in as the No.6 contender for Tyson Fury's WBC world heavyweight title ahead of a possible end-of-year showdown.
The British rivals have been going back-and-forth publicly and behind the scenes over a potential December fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, with Fury expected to offer a generous 60-40 split to Joshua. The duo have had a long-standing rivalry, and there's no love lost between their respective promoters Frank Warren, Bob Arum and Eddie Hearn either.
But it appears both sides have publicly painted themselves into a corner now after seemingly agreeing to terms for a bout at the end of the year. Joshua has just lost two fights in a row, but they were both for the unified world heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk, the first of which he entered as the defending champion.
