Hughie Fury edges closer to IBF heavyweight title shot against Anthony Joshua as world title eliminator against Kubrat Pulev is announced

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HUGHIE FURY is edging closer to an IBF heavyweight title shot against Anthony Joshua after landing a final elimiator against Kubrat Pulev.


Bulgarian Pulev – who lost an October 2017 fight with AJ through injury - is ranked No2 by the governing body.



 Hughie Fury reacts after beating Sam Sexton to become the British heavyweight champion
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Hughie Fury reacts after beating Sam Sexton to become the British heavyweight champion

But the veteran has failed to agree terms for a final eliminator with American Jarrell Miller, ranked in 3 and that has let Fury - ranked in 5th - jump to the head of the queue.


Russian drugs cheat Alexander Povetkin is No4 in the list of IBF heavyweights but he is already getting his shot at Joshua on September 22 through the WBA.



Pulev won a purse bid to face ‘Big Baby’ Miller but the New Yorker – who AJ promoter Eddie Hearn liked as a potential USA debut for the Brit icon – quit talks.


Miller’s promoter Dmitry Salita told Sky Sports the fight collapsed when Pulev insisted it would be held in Sofia, for home advantage.



 Anthony Joshua posted an image of himself upside down on social media as he waits for his Sept 22 fight


Anthony Joshua posted an image of himself upside down on social media as he waits for his Sept 22 fight

 Fury proved to be a class above Sexton as he knocked him out in the fifth round
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Fury proved to be a class above Sexton as he knocked him out in the fifth round


 Kubrat Pulev lost a fight with Anthony Joshua but could face another Brit
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Kubrat Pulev lost a fight with Anthony Joshua but could face another Brit

He said: "We were trying for the fight to happen in the United States, or at the very least some kind of neutral territory, and we just couldn't make that deal.


"Jarrell wants to fight the best fighters in the world and Pulev is a very good fighter, and we would consider that fight, just the location didn't work for us.



"Jarrell has demonstrated in his last few fights that he is willing to fight the best and he's stepped up. That's always been our goal.





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 Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller has lost his IBF fight
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Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller has lost his IBF fight

"We'll explore other options, but I think we'll have something significant to announce soon."


Fury lost his unbeaten record and his first world title challenge when he was outpointed by Joseph Parker for the WBO belt in September.


But the 6ft 6in 23-year-old roared back with a thumping British title win over Sam Sexton in May.






HUGHIE FURY is edging closer to an IBF heavyweight title shot against Anthony Joshua after landing a final elimiator against Kubrat Pulev.

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