Eddie Hearn, the promoter, thinks AJ and Fury will square off later this year.

Promoter Eddie Hearn predicts that later this year, AJ and Fury will square off in the ring.

Eddie Hearn, the promoter, thinks that later this year, AJ and Fury will square off.

To the dismay of boxing fans everywhere, however, their much-anticipated domestic brawl has yet to materialize.

But now that former unified heavyweight king Joshua has won four straight, their long-overdue Battle of Britain is back on the table.

Additionally, Matchroom Boxing CEO Hearn expressed his conviction that the biggest bout in the sport will take place before the end of the year in a peculiar question concerning darts player Luke Littler.

He told talkTV’s Piers Morgan: “Because the Darts Championship happens in December and January, I’m gonna say that Fury vs AJ happens this year.

“So I’m gonna say Fury vs AJ [happens first].”

Boxing fans were set to be treated to back-to-back showdowns involving Fury and Joshua after the pair inked a lucrative two-fight series in June 2020.

But the deal went up in smoke when former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder won his arbitration case for a trilogy fight with the Gypsy King.

Joshua, 34, got himself back in world title contention in 2023 with three solid wins.