The two biggest names in British boxing, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could still be set to go head to head according to Eddie Hearn.

Joshua’s promoter believes the duo will still take to the ring in December despite the Gypsy King retiring from the sport.

Fury knocked out Dillian Whyte infront of a bumper Wembley crowd earlier this year to retain his WBC title. Afterwards he said that it was his last fight of his career.

Although Hearn still faces the obstacle of getting Fury out of retirement, he’s confident the fight will happen. Talking live on Instagram, as reported by talkSPORT, the promoter claimed: “I think you’ll see Joshua-Fury whatever happens, in all honesty.

“But hopefully we can see it for the undisputed world heavyweight championship in December.”

Fury has still been in training after his retirement, although he insists he is doing so for the good of his mental health rather than a future fight.

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Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn celebrate one of AJ's many titles

This is a fight boxing fans have been desperate to see and would surely be one of the biggest events in the history of the sport. So a large sum dangled infront of Fury’s eyes could see him make a U-turn and re-enter the ring.

Getting the Gypsy King to reverse his decision isn’t the only obstacle in Hearn’s way. His fighter Joshua has to better Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch next month in Saudi Arabia.

The Ukranian dethroned Joshua via a unanimous decision on the points last year, which at the time, put major doubts on a potential clash with Fury.

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Boxing - Tyson Fury v Dillian Whyte - WBC World Heavyweight Title - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - April 23, 2022 Tyson Fury with promoter Frank Warren during a press conference after the fight Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

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It was a defeat that Joshua claimed ‘mentally killed me’ when he was comfortably outboxed by Usyk. So for AJ to get his revenge and set the record straight still proves to be a major hurdle in the way.

The fight was allegedly all but ready to go before Fury was left with no choice but to take on Deontay Wilder again.

Tensions are still clearly high between Fury and Joshua, with the latter threatening uni students who heckled him over the fact he hasn’t taken on the Gypsy King.

Fury responded to the clip that went viral, adding fuel to the fire and making tensions grow between the pair, so although there are 2 major obstacles in the way, their clearly is still a chance this fight goes ahead.