Matchroom's Eddie Hearn claims to know the date for the eagerly anticipated clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed world heavyweight title.
Boxing fans rejoiced in September when it was finally announced that the two heavyweight champions will finally meet for all the marbles in Saudi Arabia, but not much is known about the fight besides the location with December 23 being touted as a possible date for the contest.
This undisputed clash may not be the only big fight happening on this date however with Hearn planning to stage Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn on the same day.
Speaking to Boxing Social about the potential clash, Hearn believes he knows the date for Fury vs. Usyk and discussed the possible rammifications for a Eubank Jr. vs. Benn fight.
"We don’t know if Fury-Usyk is going December 23, we’re being told it is, but they’ll see what happens next week [in the Ngannou fight]," Hearn said.
"Does that mean we move into January [for the Chris Eubank Jr – Conor Benn fight]. We are going to move forward with that fight most likely in Britain, whether that’s the 23rd or the first couple of weeks in January, this week we want to get that fight moving and locked in.
"It’s time now, it’s the biggest fight in Britain and we want to get it over the line."
But before any plans can go ahead for Fury's clash with Usyk, he first must get past former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou who he faces on October 28 in a huge crossover matchup and it can be seen live in a number of regions on DAZN PPV.