Joshua, Fury edging closer to mega-fight

With Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua each expected to pocket $100 million, the list of potential hosts for their heavyweight title unification bout has been trimmed to three: China, Singapore and an unnamed country in the Middle East.

Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs), holds the IBF, WBA and WBO titles, while Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) has the WBC belt.

"The contract is over with, and we're proceeding with plans for the fight," Bob Arum, CEO of Las Vegas-based Top Rank Promotions, told US podcast Three Knock Down Rule on the weekend.