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Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua Agree to Two-Fight Deal to Unify Heavyweight Titles

After months of negotiations, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have finally signed a two-fight deal that will unify the heavyweight titles.

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed the contract signing with ESPN on Monday, saying he hopes they'll settle on a fight location next month.

"The hard part is always getting everybody to put pen to paper," Hearn said. "But this was a major effort from all parties to get this over the line. You had rival promoters, rival networks, and rival fighters.

"…I know how hard we've worked these last couple of months, and I just feel that this fight is so big it's not a difficult sell.