Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed a two-fight deal, according to Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn.

Hearn told ESPN that a venue for the world heavyweight title unification bouts is set to be confirmed “within the next month”.

Confirming the deal, Hearn said: “The hard part is always getting everybody to put pen to paper.

“But this was a major effort from all parties to get this over the line. You had rival promoters, rival networks and rival fighters.

“We’ve already had approaches from eight or nine sites. The offers have come from multiple countries in the Middle East, from Asia, Eastern Europe and America.”

The announcement comes just four days after Fury insisted the fight was "nowhere near" being finalised.