Fury made his announcement on Instagram a few days ago taking his number of retirements up to four. Whether the former unified heavyweight champion is finally hanging up the gloves for good or not remains to be seen. Turki Alalshikh, however, sees an alternative for Joshua’s future in a former opponent of Fury’s.

It is crystal clear that the envisioned biggest match in the history of boxing between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will never happen again following the total

His comeback was defined by a trilogy with Deontay Wilder which saw him draw one and win two epic fights to take the WBC belt, but in his last two outings he has, like Joshua, lost across 24 rounds to this generation’s heavyweight ruler, Usyk. Fans are hoping now that both Fury and Joshua have nowhere better to go than a fight of their own.

Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Al-Sheikh has called for Anthony Joshua to face Deontay Wilder following Tyson Fury's retirement from the sport. Speaking on talkSPORT's White and Jordan show today, Al-Sheikh said: "I want to see Joshua and Wilder now.

Anthony Joshua could now be on a collision course to finally face Deontay Wilder following the surprise retirement of Tyson Fury. Joshua is plotting his return to the ring later this year after suffering the fourth loss of his career in devastating fashion against Daniel Dubois last September.