Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury: WBC champ confirms August date for heavyweight unification in Saudi Arabia

Fury took took to social media on Sunday to confirm the date and location for the much-anticipated showdown

One of the biggest fights in modern boxing history appears to finally have a date and location. WBC champion Tyson Fury took to Twitter on Sunday where he confirmed the date as Saturday, Aug. 14 after weeks of talk and negotiations from both Fury promoter Bob Arum and Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn. Fury also revealed the fight will take place in Saudi Arabia, a popular rumored destination throughout the negotiations.  The pair signed a two-fight deal in March that kicked off a 30-day negotiating period to nail down the specifics as far as date and location. After weeks of Hearn -- as well as Fury himself -- suggesting the completion of the final details were imminent and periods where Arum and Fury claimed the fight was all but dead for a summer date, it was confirmed by Fury on Sunday that the final details had been hammered out with government in Saudi Arabia and the fight is officially set for August. "Got some massive news for you all guys," Fury said in the video. "I just got off the phone from Prince Khalid [bin Salman Al Saud]  from Saudi Arabia. He told me the fight is 100% hung. Aug. 14, 2021, summertime. All eyes on the world will be on Saudi Arabia and I cannot wait -- cannot wait -- to smash Anthony Joshua on the biggest stage of all time. This is going to be the biggest sporting event ever to grace the planet Earth."