Eddie Hearn is able to “sit down and make the struggle” after Tyson Fury referred to as out Anthony Joshua for a long-awaited heavyweight title bout.

BC champion Fury is looking for a high-profile opponent for his subsequent struggle after WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO title holder Oleksandr Usyk indicated he doesn’t intend to return to the ring till 2023.

Joshua suffered a second consecutive defeat to the Ukrainian in Saudi Arabia final month and Hearn is at the moment contemplating choices for a return early subsequent yr.

However Fury threw a cat among the many pigeons on Monday by opening up the opportunity of a “battle of Britain”, a struggle lengthy within the making between the 2.

“You’ve got all heard that I’ll be combating throughout the subsequent few months, and earlier than I announce an opponent I would like to do that simply in case,” he stated in a video posted to social media.

“Anthony Joshua, I do know you’ve got simply misplaced a struggle to Usyk, and I do know you are belt-less in the intervening time, and I would like to provide you a chance to struggle me for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world and the lineal championship within the subsequent few months.

“You are coming off a 12-round struggle so that you’re match match, you are prepared, I am providing you with a number of months’ discover. For those who’re I will ship you the date over and we are able to rumble – a battle of Britain for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world. Let me know for those who’re , if not I’ll choose one other opponent.”

Fury, who claimed to have retired in April when he efficiently defended his world title with a sixth-round stoppage of Dillian Whyte at Wembley, bought a optimistic response from Joshua after following up his preliminary tweet.

“Yea calm,” Joshua tweeted. “I do not do the net discussions only for clout, so in case your actually about it shout 258mgt. I will be prepared in December. Khalas.”

Matchroom chief Hearn, who after all will probably be on the centre of any negotiations, is sceptical concerning the risk however is able to discuss ought to Fury’s workforce come again with an actual provide to make the struggle.

“I’d like to get actually enthusiastic about this,” Hearn informed Talksport, “As a result of it’s the struggle that I get stopped in road for greater than any struggle that could possibly be made and it’s a struggle that AJ has wished for a very long time.

“Don’t overlook, we signed for this struggle final yr earlier than the arbitration compelled the Deontay Wilder struggle for Tyson Fury.

“So, it’s an fascinating one, as a result of final week he retired, then he got here again to struggle Usyk, then he made a proposal to Derek Chisora, then he wished half a billion, then he’d retired once more, then he’s combating Usyk in December and now he’s combating AJ.

“The message is sort of clear from AJ, we don’t need to get entangled in a backwards and forwards, we would like the struggle, it’s the struggle he’s wished for a very long time.

“We had plans after the Usyk defeat to return again in December after which go once more in March, get lively and get the rhythm going once more after which attempt to struggle for the world heavyweight title.

“However, I do know having spoken to AJ, if that struggle is there and so they’re severe, which I’ve my doubts about, however for the great of making an attempt to make it occur let’s consider Tyson Fury and I stated to George Warren final night time, get the small print and the provide over to us and I’ll take it to AJ, he’s able to go.

“We didn’t anticipate this chance, but it surely’s an amazing alternative to struggle for the world title within the greatest struggle in boxing and we will certainly take a look at it.

“For me and the cynic in boxing, this smells of, ‘Oh, we couldn’t agree the AJ deal so I’m combating this bloke you’ve by no means heard of as an alternative, however nobody else was out there.’

“However let’s take the cynic away and see what we get again from the Fury camp, as a result of we’re prepared to debate it and we’re able to make that struggle for positive.”

He added: “Fury’s excellent at getting the general public to consider absolute nonsense. It worries me truly what individuals do consider, for those who take a look at the timeline during the last two or three weeks, it’s unbelievably weird.

“Personally, I don’t consider Fury is severe about this, but when he’s, which I stated to the Warrens final night time, 100pc we’ll sit down and make the struggle.”