The Matchroom Boxing chief has seen his business severely affected due to the escalating pandemic, after the British Boxing Board of Control put a halt to fights amid concern for safety.

Tyson Fury produced a performance for the ages in Las Vegas by dropping Deontay Wilder in the third and fifth rounds before the American's corner threw in the towel during the seventh round.

All heavyweight belts reside in the UK, with Joshua recapturing his three belts after avenging his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr, while Fury blitzed Deontay Wilder to win the WBC belt.

Fury, the WBC titlist, and IBF, WBO and WBA king Joshua are on course for a megafight to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since the early 2000s.

There is no love lost between the London-born pair who first fought as amateurs in 2009 before a feisty first professional encounter in 2015 in which Joshua claimed the British title in round seven.

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.

Tyson Fury's promoter Frank Warren is confident that he will defeat Anthony Joshua when they finally have their bout, in the same way he beat Deontay Wilder in February. 

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.

Anthony Joshua suffered a humiliating defeat by the Mexican at Madison Square Gardens last June before winning the rematch in Saudi Arabia in December.

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have a '50-50' chance of their much-anticipated world heavyweight unification fight taking place this year, according to Barry Hearn - chairman of Matchroom. 

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.

The Gypsy King was due to face Deontay Wilder for the third time this summer, but that showdown is now unlikely to take place until November or December.

With the coronavirus crisis throwing both Fury and Joshua's next title defences into doubt, discussions over a mega-money showdown in December are now being held according to ESPN.

JORDAN SEWARD: ESPN revealed that talks over a blockbuster clash between the Brits for December are underway with Saudi Arabia provisionally laying down a lucrative £400m offer to host the fight.

Idle talk looks set to be transforming into something much more, after Tyson Fury's people officially made contact with Eddie Hearn regarding an all British blockbuster.

Whyte, who lost to Joshua in 2015 having previously beaten him at amateur level, has revealed he thinks the prospect on the table of the two Brits colliding again was a publicity ploy by Joshua.

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 Bulgarian fighter claimed Joshua was afraid of him, promising to rip his world titles away from him and derail his hopes of an undisputed fight against Tyson Fury.

Joshua's first defence after regaining the IBF, WBA and WBO belts was scheduled to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June but it was scuppered by the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Anthony Bolton, who has been one of the UK's most successful investors over the last four decades, said he has returned to investing in a personal capacity.

Dimitar Berbatov has heaped praise on Manchester United striker Anthony Martial, speaking highly of the 'unbelievable' talent he saw when they were together at Monaco. 

The Gypsy King was due to face Deontay Wilder for the third time this summer, but that showdown is now unlikely to take place until November or December.

The Bulgarian fighter claimed Joshua was afraid of him, promising to rip his world titles away from him and derail his hopes of an undisputed fight against Tyson Fury.

Joshua's first defence after regaining the IBF, WBA and WBO belts was scheduled to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June but it was scuppered by the coronavirus pandemic.

When Cuomo (pictured) asked Doctor Fauci why he had called him every day Fuaci said: 'Well, first of all because you're a friend. We have a professional relationship, but you're a friend.'

Anthony Watson and Mark Wilson will make their first England appearances since the World Cup final in Saturday's Guinness Six Nations match against Wales at Twickenham, the RFU has announced.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It might have been a little subdued before the match but we should have known England and Wales would provide some action to perk us up. The 33-30 win for England was all action.

The winger inspired Peterborough's 3-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday, scoring either side of Josh Knight, and went out for celebratory drinks afterwards.

Immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci believes professional sports can return in 2020, albeit with some major caveats such as empty stadiums, private player hotels and frequent screenings.

Explaining how Las Vegas was no longer on his 'tick list', Joshua had said: 'It's like you have to go to America to get respected: no, not any more. Come here. Come and fight us.'

JEFF POWELL: Lennox Lewis believes Anthony Joshua can become one of the ring’s all-time greats even if he loses to Wladimir Klitschko but added one deeply personal caveat.

The wheels of publicity have certainly been spinning furiously to promote Anthony Joshua’s clash with Wladimir Klitschko on Sky Sports pay-per-view this coming weekend.

JEFF POWELL: Britain’s 27-year-old Olympic gold medallist and IBF world title holder has fought one-third less rounds as a professional than Wladimir Klitschko has boxed entire fights in his career.

JEFF POWELL AT WEMBLEY ARENA: The respect in which Anthony Joshua holds Wladimir Klitschko was not evident in the crowd when the former world champion held his public workout.

Joshua will face the toughest test of his career to date in the form of Klitschko, a 21-year veteran of 68 fights. Sportsmail provides you with all you need to know about the showdown.

JEFF POWELL: Britain’s world champion has rehearsed mentally how he will apply the pressure of youthful strength on the Ukraine legend who ruled heavyweight boxing for more than a decade.

JEFF POWELL: Wladimir Klitschko is sewing into the ring robe he will wear at Wembley a video stick containing his detailed predictions as to how his mega-fight with Anthony Joshua will pan out.

Ahead of fight night this weekend where Anthony Joshua takes on Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley, Sportsmail takes a look back at the British favourite's 18-fight professional career.

Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko's blockbuster on Saturday is expected to smash the record for the biggest grossing fight and the largest purse ever seen in the UK.

The wait is nearly over as Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko prepare to do battle in a highly-anticipated bout at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.

Anthony Joshua will look to retain his unbeaten professional record when he takes on Wladimir Klitschko, but what is it like to be on the receiving end of a punch from the IBF heavyweight champion?

The titanic clash will play out in front of 90,000 fans at a packed Wembley Stadium as Joshua bids to defend his IBF belt against one of the finest heavyweights of the modern era.

Joshua will face the toughest test of his career to date in the form of Klitschko, a 21-year veteran of 68 fights. Sportsmail provides you with all you need to know about the showdown.

Anthony Joshua will defend his IBF world heavyweight title for the third time at Wembley against Wladimir Klitschko. Sportsmail brings you all the fight day action live...

Johnson will sing God Save The Queen in front of 90,000 boxing fans at the home of England football on what is sure to be one of the biggest nights in British boxing history.

John Oliver knew the giant could punch when he heard a scream one evening. Sean Murphy was bent double, swearing at the canvas as he tried to pull the pad off his hand.