The fight will take place in the spring of 2017, but only if Joshua beats Eric Molina on Dec. 10 in the British boxer's second defense of his IBF title. The WBA super belt is vacant after Tyson Fury relinquished it last month, citing "clinical depression." Fury beat Klitschko in November last year to take the WBA, IBF and minor WBO titles off the Ukrainian boxer. Hearn blamed confusion over whether the WBA title would be on the line. The WBA also said 44-year-old American Shannon Briggs will fight Australian boxer Lucas Browne for the "regular" title on or before Dec. 31.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 02, 2016 10:11 UTC