Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will square off for the first time ahead of their long-mooted ‘Battle of Britain’ at today’s press conference in London. An official announcement for the seismic bout finally came last week, with Cardiff’s Principality Stadium hosting the heavyweight bout on 11 December, streamed live on Netflix. The clash has since been plunged into doubt with unspecified “issues” arising, but progress has been made and the press conference at Olympia London will go ahead.

There was a real effort from promoters Turki Alalshikh and Dana White to have the fight in the US at New York’s Madison Square Garden. However, the fight will take place in Cardiff, potentially in the wee hours for the American audience. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said “AJ” left “substantial millions” on the table to get the fight in the UK: “They did everything they could to bring this fight to America. When I told them, ‘It ain’t happening,’ they gave up.”

Tyson Fury is in a fun mood and has just crossed paths with Ring Magazine CEO Rick Reeno, encouraging him to “rip Eddie Hearn to pieces” during the press conference. It would seem Fury still holds animosity towards Hearn. With both fighters entering the twilight of their careers, questions arise about when fighters should stop fighting.