Anthony Joshua confident Tyson Fury fight WILL take place in UK despite threat of 2am ringwalk and American interest

ANTHONY JOSHUA is confident in fighting Tyson Fury in the UK. The pair of ex-heavyweight champions have signed contracts to finally end their decade long debate – with a blockbuster eyed for November. Anthony Joshua is confident in fighting Tyson Fury in the UK Fury beat Mariusz Wach in Thailand Credit: Reuters But the biggest fight in British boxing history threatens to be an away day with organisers keen on a New York showpiece. Netflix – set to broadcast the bout – want a start time to accommodate US viewing with Saudi financier Turki Alalshikh in agreement. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! It means potentially pushing the ring walk times to as late as 2am in the UK – or even worse, staging the event Stateside. But AJ – who returns tonight in a warm-up against Kristian Prenga – has assured fans it should be in our backyard. He said: “So everyone controls a certain operation in the organisation. That is not my operation. “So I’m the landlord, but for example my job is not to manage the staff’s rotas, and what time they come in and who opens the store. “So it’s not my operation as to what time the fight will be. I think it will be in England, I do believe that. “Well let me get past Prenga, but if I get past Prenga I don’t think it won’t be in England. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga - all the info Anthony Joshua faces Kristian Prenga in his huge comeback fight “I think there’s too much pressure on it to be in England for it not to happen.” Last night, Fury, 37, beat helpless Polish punchbag Mariusz Wach, 46, to keep his end of the bargain. Now it is over to Joshua – who cannot even begin to think about facing Fury until he disposes of Prenga, 35, in Jeddah. He said: “He’s in my way. But if I was sitting here on Sunday talking to you I’d talk to you differently about that fight. “I’ve got to treat Prenga with so much respect, because if I don’t get through this I swear there – imagine that. “How how much of a disaster that would be. But I promise you next time we talk, if I get through Saturday, I’ll give you everything you want to hear. “I will give you everything you want to hear, but I don’t want to in my mind, knowing when I get back to the house I’m thinking, ‘Why did I say that?’ “I need to keep my mind fully focused on this job that I got at hand.” Comment now