Overview

• Eddie Hearn met Turki Alalshikh in Riyadh and plans to complete Joshua’s side of a deal as the Saudi powerbroker works to lure Fury back for a proposed summer 2026 fight.
• Frank Warren says Fury told him he intends to box next year, with recent conversations reinforcing a 2026 comeback plan.
• Joshua is back in camp after elbow surgery and is targeting a return at the end of 2025 or early 2026, having not fought since his knockout loss to Daniel Dubois in September 2024.
• Offers to stage Joshua’s comeback in Nigeria and Ghana are being explored, with Lagos promoter Dr Ezekiel Adamu citing Q1 talks and naming Martin Bakole as a potential opponent.
• Deontay Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel says Joshua is their first-choice opponent for late 2025 or early 2026, though no fight has been finalized.