Boxing is openly acknowledging that it will be impossible to resume action behind closed doors until the coronavirus lockdown eased and social distancing lifted completely.

The 30-year-old, who holds the WBA, WBO and IBF belt, has his sights set on becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.

The Gypsy King annihilated Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas to take the WBC crown and the pair are set for a dream showdown when the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted.

Joshua suffered the first loss of his career after being knocked down four times against little-known Mexican Ruiz in New York last June before the referee waved off the fight in round seven.

David Haye has revealed he would only consider a return to the ring to fight the winner of the anticipated heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

Hearn suffered a minor heart attack earlier this month but the dedicated promoter is showing no signs of slowing down after revealing hopes of seeing big title fights before the end of 2020.

Fury is expected to face the Bronze Bomber for a third time this summer, having blitzed the Alabama man in February to cap a remarkable journey back to the summit of the division.

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The self-styled Gypsy King had vowed to have three more fights after wrenching away the WBC title from Deontay Wilder back in February after being urged by his family to hang up the gloves.

Fury and Joshua are on course for an all-British heavyweight dust-up, with the pair holding all five of the division's reputable belts but the 'Gypsy King' says he's 100% confident of winning that fight.

The two-time former world heavyweight champion believes Fury is boxing at such a high level at the moment that he cannot see the Gypsy King losing his crown if he went toe-to-toe with AJ.

Mike Tyson named Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder among his top five favourite current boxers but didn't include two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

A test made by Chinese manufacturer Wondfo was found by US researchers to be just 3.2 per cent less sensitive than the machine used to evaluate testing kits at the University of Oxford.

Maatje Benassi and her husband Matt described the 'nightmare' of their ordeal to CNN, saying their lives have been turned upside down since the theory began spreading on social media.

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research will trial a 'ground-breaking' potential vaccine being developed to help the body produce antibodies to fight the coronavirus.

The Chinese capital city passed a new law on Friday to impose severe punishment on people who hunt, trade and eat wild animals across the city in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

Contact tracing reduces the time taken to isolate people with COVID-19 by nearly two days, making it key to controlling the spread of coronavirus, a new study claims.

Ambassador Cheng Jingye said on Monday that Australia's push for an inquiry into the origins of the virus could result in Chinese citizens rejecting Australian products.

Authorities from the Chinese eastern province Zhejiang claimed Monday that none of the 1,500 students who showed high body temperatures was diagnosed with coronavirus.

National security adviser Robert O'Brien's deputy, Matthew Pottinger, pushed to shut down air travel from the then-coronavirus epicenter Europe in February but Trump did so March 11.

The new modeling is based on a nationwide shutdown of non essential services from April to September, meaning if the pandemic persists, the losses could be significantly higher.

Digital share broker CommSec, which provides financing to buy shares, is predicting Australia's border closures will cause immigration levels to plummet to levels that will harm the economy.

China's ambassador to Australia has bizarrely denied that 'wet markets' even exist in the Communist nation as the country continues to deny that the outbreak began in Wuhan.

The virus hits men harder as they suffer more severely and have a death rate that is around 2.5 times higher, researchers from China found.

A comment article in the People's Daily , which parrots the views of the Chinese government, said Mr Morrison is targeting China to score political points with the Australian public.

The actress, 37, said she first heard about the Covid-19 pandemic at the World Economic Forum in January as the outbreak was taking hold in China.

Dr Zhang Jixian, 54, has been hailed by China as the first person to report the virus to local officials. She found out that the disease was contagious in December after treating a family of three.

China suggested Tuesday that Donald Trump is 'blackmailing' them by blaming Beijing for the coronavirus pandemic and demanding it pay compensations to the U.S.

The Jade Spring Hill, located in north-western Beijing, is a villa complex for China's Central Military Commission. A report suggested that party officials fled there amid coronavirus outbreak.

Almost 9,000 images from over 70 countries around the world were whittled down by judges for the annual Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year awards. The winning shot taken in Rohingya camp.

The pictures all made the top 50 in a contest called #Architecture2020, run by photo app Agora, which asked photographers to send in snaps of architectural wonders.

The Morrison government stood firm on its calls for an independent probe into the origins of COVID-19. In response, Chinese diplomats threatened to cut economic ties with the country.

Dr Scott Gottlieb, who led the FDA between 2017 and April 2019, says its vital the US manufactures the first coronavirus vaccine because it will then be the first nation to recover.

Jingye Cheng triggered a diplomatic firestorm by warning Scott Morrison's push for an inquiry into the origins of coronavirus could lead to a boycott of Australian food, universities, and tourism.

The billionaire invited Victorian China Consul-General Zhou Long -  who did not take questions but credited the 'transparent' manner with which China had dealt with the COVID-19 outbreak.

Researchers found fake vaccines were being sold with a median cost of $575, but some allegedly sourced from China were priced at $15,300 with the most expensive being sold for $24,598.

China expert Professor James Laurenceson predicts cashed-up Chinese investors will continue having an interest in Australian property - despite diplomatic tensions over coronavirus.

A study by the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that the virus's attack rate among children was 7.4 per cent, on par with the 6.6 per cent seen in the general population.

A review of paediatric coronavirus evidence revealed 'the China/WHO joint commission could not recall episodes during contact tracing where transmission occurred from a child to an adult.'

The Frozen link has been responsible for lots of visits in Hallstatt, along with a view that gained renown in Asia thanks to a South Korean TV series filmed there and a partial replica of it built in China.

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Long Zhou used to work in a secretive cyber cell inside the Chinese Communist Party, helping it wage war against western governments and pump out propaganda.

The FTSE 100 was down by 144 to 5757 points, wiping out much of the strong gains it had seen this week after signs of several countries easing lockdown measures.

A video shows the Mount Tai, one of China's five greatest mountains, being jam-packed with visitors this morning. Similar sights can be spotted in other famous tourist attractions in China today.

Recent footage shows the children quietly working in a classroom with books laying on top of their heads to avoid bad sitting positions at a primary school in Nantong, Jiangsu province of eastern China.

Real Madrid attacker Gareth Bale has declared his interest in moving to the MLS and questions continue to be asked about his future in Spain.

Doctors from the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust have warned against the 250 ventilators purchased from the Chinese company Beijing Aeonmed Co. Ltd., in a five-page letter.

In the animation posted online by China's official Xinhua news agency, a warrior Lego figure wearing a face mask warns a Statue of Liberty figure of the dangers of the virus.

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