Heavyweight Anthony Joshua says a fight with Tyson Fury "has to happen this year" as he looks to book his next bout. A fight between the two British rivals has been spoken about for years, but has never come to fruition.

With a who's who of boxing packing into London on Saturday, a deluge of news updates flooded in from the biggest stars in the sport.

Anthony Joshua is targeting a long-awaited showdown against Tyson Fury, saying the fight "has to happen this year". Joshua was speaking at The Ring magazine awards in London on Saturday night where he was surrounded by the great and the good of world boxing,

Eddie Hearn is desperate to make Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua fight this year, saying it must be delivered. The two boxes are coming off their respective losses, meaning that it is the only fight to be made.