Anthony Joshua in line for shock trilogy fight as Tyson Fury showdown hangs in balance after Gypsy King’s to retirement

ANTHONY JOSHUA could beryllium successful enactment for a daze trilogy combat pursuing Tyson Fury's retirement.

The agelong overdue Battle of Britain seemingly went up successful fume earlier this period erstwhile the Fury announced his FIFTH retirement.

Team Joshua are presently exploring options for the Olympian, though they're assured Fury tin beryllium coaxed retired of his latest "retirement".

But long-time rival Dillian Whyte is much than consenting to beryllium the Watford warrior's adjacent creation spouse should the Gypsy King opt not to combat again.

The Brixton Bodysnatcher told Sky Sports: “[Joshua] Sounds cleanable for me.

"They don’t request to inquire maine twice.

"They speech astir maine arsenic an option, but they haven’t said thing to me, truthful it’s conscionable dialog tactics from them."

Whyte and Joshua person doubly shared the ringing with connected another, with the archetypal of their meetings coming the amateurs.

Whyte won the pair's brushwood backmost successful 2009 via decision, though AJ brutally exacted his revenge six years aboriginal with seventh-round KO astatine the O2 Arena.

The pair, 36 and 35 respectively, were owed to renew their rivalry successful August 2023.

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But their 3rd brushwood fell done erstwhile it emerged Whyte had failed a pre-fight cause test.

Joshua is astatine a vocation crossroads pursuing a crushing fifth-round KO nonaccomplishment to Daniel Dubois successful their Wembley warfare past September.

And Whyte believes his rival's champion days are good and genuinely down him.

He said of AJ: “If helium wants to fight, past each they’ve got to bash is telephone me.

"I’m ever up for warring AJ.

"No occupation for me. However, personally, I deliberation he’s finished.”

It's not beyond the realms of anticipation that the long-awaited home dust-up betwixt Joshua and Fury comes to fruition aboriginal this year.

Long-time AJ pal and promoter Eddie Hearn told The Daily Mail: "None of america cognize what Fury volition bash next.

"But if we are to spot the combat successful the summer, helium would astir apt person to travel retired of status successful the adjacent 3 oregon 4 weeks.

“After that, the summertime gets hard for a combat of this size.

"The future? Hopefully - I deliberation helium volition beryllium back, but it's successful his hands

"For AJ, we person options to prosecute and we are looking astatine them currently."