Hughie Fury will “gladly take” a fight against Anthony Joshua in the future after being installed at No 5 in the IBF rankings, says his father and trainer Peter Fury.
The 23-year-old heavyweight was rewarded with a lofty IBF position following his fifth-round stoppage of British champion Sam Sexton in May, putting him in line for a possible shot at the IBF belt which is currently held by Joshua.
Fury was a former WBO mandatory challenger, suffering a hotly contested points defeat in a WBO title clash with Joseph Parker last September, and his team are still confident he can succeed at the top level.
Asked about his son’s next fight, Peter Fury exclusively told Sky Sports: “We’re looking early September.
“He’s ready. If we could challenge for it tomorrow, we would. We’re just going to see who we can get, and get him back in the mandatory position as soon as possible.
As soon as it comes available, if Hughie is fortunate enough to be in that position, we’ll gladly take it.
“We wholeheartedly believe in Hughie and we’re looking forward to getting there, but that’s not quite going to be yet, so we have to look at the next fight, and take it from there.
“As soon as it comes available, if Hughie is fortunate enough to be in that position, we’ll gladly take it.”
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