Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua agree to a two-fight deal to unify boxing’s heavyweight belts

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have signed a two-fight deal to unify the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC heavyweight titles.

Joshua beat Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev in December to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA titles and set up the prospect of a mouth-watering clash with fellow Briton Fury, the WBC belt holder.

“We’d like to get a site deal confirmed in the next month,” Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, was quoted by ESPN as saying, adding that offers had come in from “eight or nine” possible venues.

“The hard part is always getting everybody to…