Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have met in Marbella as both British heavyweight champions holidayed amid rumors of a superfight between the pair.
WBA, WBO and IBF title holder Joshua and WBC king Fury are strongly rumoured to be ready to rumble in one of the richest fights in boxing next year.
The Londoner revealed that he had bumped into Fury as his arch-rival drove along the Spanish coast, even rolling down the window of his car for a chat.
Sharing a photo of the tantalising coming-together on his Instagram page, Joshua added a fist punch and wrote: ‘Sweeeeeeeeeeeet Caroline!! Ohhhh ohhh ohhhhh.
And Fury responded in kind, with a tantalising nod to next year’s proposed fight, as he promised on his Instagram story: ‘2021 it’s going off’.
Joshua’s song lyrics refer to the classic Neil Diamond hit that has become synonymous with huge sporting events and would undoubtedly ring out should a scrap between the titans materialise.
Joshua wore a facemask and baseball cap as he talked to Fury, who donned sunglasses and a backwards cap for his spin in the sun.
Fury posted the picture on his Instagram story and added: “2021 – it’s going off.”
Both fighters are taking a break as they await their next contests, with Fury set to defend his belt in a trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder on December 19 in Las Vegas, when he will be a hot favourite to beat the man he knocked out in February.
Joshua is also expected to see off veteran Kubrat Pulev when the Bulgarian ex-champion challenges him later this year.
