MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There may be more than two months to go, but naming the Premier League XI of the season already seems easy enough. It's Liverpool.

There had been suggestions the Brit would face Tyson Fury but Deontay Wilder activated the clause in his contract on Sunday that gives him a rematch with the Gypsy King.

It was confirmed on Sunday that a trilogy fight will be happening 'this summer' after Wilder activated the rematch clause in his contract. Here's the lowdown on what is known so far.

The unsung hero of Tyson Fury's win over Deontay Wilder has been revealed as Jared Anderson, who was the Gypsy King's main sparring partner and prepared him with his speed and evasive style.

The Gypsy King, 31, will have two fights left on his contract after battling Wilder for a third time and he wants to take on fellow Brits Joshua and Whyte.

Anthony Joshua believes Tyson Fury's battle with depression and mental health issues has improved his mentality as a fighter. 

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has predicted this week that a new heavyweight icon will emerge from somewhere unexpected. Here are the next generation of heavyweights.

Bob Arum is convinced the 'Battle of Britain' super-fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will never happen. The promoter believes the Londoner will be knocked out by Kubrat Pulev.

Tyson Fury's team have opened discussions to face Australian cruiserweight Jai Opetaia in Sydney next year, despite a trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder coming up this summer.

JORDAN SEWARD: Anthony Joshua can forget about the treasure trove of riches a mega-fight with Tyson Fury would bring if he does not deal with his immediate business first.

Eddie Hearn has pulled no punches in hitting back at the sceptics who believe he is lying about talks regarding a potential superfight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.

Anthony Joshua, 30, was introduced to the Queen, 90, following the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in London this afternoon, pictured.

The Prime Minister has been robust during the disease's spread, saying his favourite greeting was OK as long as people were fastidious about cleansing their digits afterwards.

There have been growing concerns that the coronavirus crisis could impact Joshua's first fight on home soil since 2018 but Hearn has insisted the fight cannot happen behind closed doors.

Anthony Joshua's hopes of securing a heavyweight mega-fight with Tyson Fury face a major threat from his next opponent Kubrat Pulev, according Bob Arum.

Chisora and Usyk were initially pencilled in to fight later this month but a deal was re-agreed back in February and promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed the fight is now official for May 23.

David Haye has revealed that Derek Chisora's sparring partners will all be 'quarantined' inside one flat to help ensure his clash with Oleksandr Usyk does not succumb to coronavirus.

Eddie Hearn admits coronavirus is probably the biggest obstacle of his family's rollercoaster promotional career - but the Matchroom chief insists it is his fighters who risk catastrophe.

David Haye has told Anthony Joshua to ditch his newfound caution because he will be expected to emulate Tyson Fury's spectacular knockout of Deontay Wilder this summer.

Sports promoter Barry Hearn has revealed this summer's Anthony Joshua heavyweight title defence could be cancelled due to coronavirus with most of sport blighted by the pandemic.

Joshua is scheduled to face the Bulgarian at Tottenham's new stadium on June 20, but that date could now be required by the club for a potential extension of the Premier League campaign.

Anthony Joshua's world heavyweight title fight with Kubrat Pulev is set to be postponed by several months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bulgarian challenger said on Thursday. 

Deontay Wilder triggered the rematch clause after being dethroned of his WBC heavyweight world champion title by Tyson Fury, but Frank Warren insists the priority is to fight Anthony Joshua.

The Matchroom Boxing chief has admitted that, due to the uncertainty that surrounds sport, Joshua may ditch his fight with Pulev to stage a highly-anticipated 'Battle of Britain' blockbuster.

The British heavyweight star reacted to Hearn's antics, after the Matchroom Boxing boss' most memorable interview lines were uploaded online for followers to apply to random scenarios.

The 'Nordic Nightmare' is on a high after his devastating stoppage of previously undefeated Adam Kownacki earlier this month, and is now just one win away from a potential fight with AJ.

Saunders, who recently signed with Hearn's Matchroom stable, is putting his money on The Gypsy King, who he is good friends with, and told Hearn he would be willing to up the ante in their bet.

The world heavyweight champion is following government guidelines around self-isolation but has shown no symptoms of the deadly disease, which threatens to derail his fight with Kubrat Pulev.

With the country currently in near-lockdown, the world heavyweight champion admitted he wanted to show his gratitude towards all workers helping those affected.

The promoters were hopeful that the much-anticipated 'Battle of Britain' showdown would be held in December, but the health emergency has disrupted the sporting world's calendar.

This week the British Boxing Board of Control pulled all fights until the end of April, with Anthony Joshua's June 20 clash with Kubrat Pulev also under threat of postponement.

Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has vowed to reward NHS staff fighting the coronavirus pandemic with free tickets to all his major boxing shows over the next 12 months.

Anthony Joshua's first defence of the world heavyweight titles he won back from Andy Ruiz Jr in December is set to be postponed by over a month due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Joe Joyce has targeted a future bout with Anthony Joshua once the latter has got his mandatory bout against Kubrat Pulev out of the way.

Team Fury are said to be assessing options about whether the fighter can not face Wilder and instead provide the lucrative unification bout against WBA, WBO and IBF belt holder Anthony Joshua.

Jarrell Miller has taken a swipe at Eddie Hearn blasting the promoter for not 'playing by the rules' as well as painting him as a 'scapegoat' following his doping violation.

The heavyweight fighter, who has previously acted as Anthony Joshua's sparring partner, posted the video at the weekend to his 7,000 followers.

Anthony Joshua's world title fight with Kubrat Pulev that was scheduled for June 20 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, has been postponed.

With boxing rightly taking a step out of the ropes, a magnitude of fighters have decisions to make about their impending or any possible bouts. Sportsmail takes a look at the options for the top heavyweights.

Millions of boxing fans are desperate to see Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua meet in the ring this year. But the cold hard truth is that February 2021 appears to be the earliest it will happen.

Kubrat Pulev will donate half of his expected £4million purse from his world heavyweight title fight against Anthony Joshua to help medical workers fight the coronavirus.

Joshua is the reigning WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion, while compatriot Tyson Fury recently defeated Deontay Wilder to win the WBC equivalent.

Dillian Whyte has revealed that the shoulder injury he suffered during his heavyweight defeat to Anthony Joshua in 2015 almost ended his professional boxing career.

AJ gave his opinion on why he believes Mike Tyson would have beaten Muhammad Ali. When asked on the fairytale fight, Joshua backed Tyson to beat Ali thanks to his use of modern 'science'.

There will be no boxing behind closed doors in Britain before the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, along with all social distancing measures.

Kubrat Pulev has called on Anthony Joshua to make their historic fight happen despite the on-going coronavirus pandemic. The pair were due to meet on June 20 but the fight has been postponed.

Dominic Breazeale believes he can become the first man to defeat Andy Ruiz by stoppage if the former world champion accepts the challenge of a heavyweight fight.

Given Spurs' financial circumstances, it's no wonder Daniel Levy was furious over Harry Kane's off-script message on cancelling the season. Tension is increasing and a move is looming.

Undefeated Frank Sanchez burst into the top ten of the WBO rankings after beating Joey Dawejko on points last month and is now lining up a title shot for Anthony Joshua's WBO title.

The footage shows the boxer off his road bike filming on his phone while two other people wait nearby ready on their bikes at a car park in Garston, Hertfordshire.