Fury, Joshua set for dust-up in the desert

It shapes up as a battle for the ages... but could just as easily morph into much ado about nothing.

Either way, it appears the world heavyweight title-unification bout between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will take place on Aug 14 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The agreed-upon date will prevent a conflict with the Tokyo Olympics, which are scheduled to conclude on Aug 8. It also avoids a conflict for Joshua's head trainer, Rob McCracken, who coaches Britain's Olympic boxing team.