Tyson Fury has not signed to fight Mahmoud Charr, the heavyweight who is eager to step in for Anthony Joshua to face the WBC champion on December 3.
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren has been in talks with Joshua’s representatives to stage an all-British super-fight before the end of this year.
However on Thursday Fury declared that he had run out of patience with Joshua and if he did not sign their contract he’d look to alternative opponents.
But he does not appear to have committed to another fight yet. Charr, whom Fury has named as a potential next challenger, revealed to Sky Sports that Fury has not signed a contract to fight him.
That will raise hopes that the negotiations between the Fury and Joshua teams can be salvaged, even if it leaves Charr himself frustrated.