Frank Warren, co-promoter of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, said he doubts a unification with unified champion Anthony Joshua will happen on a date in July.

The two boxers have reached an agreement for a two-fight series.

But, there is still no finalized date or venue for the first outing.

In the last two weeks, there has been some talk of a date in late July.

Based on all of the different variables, Warren doubts a date in July, or even early August, will come off.

“I’m seeing all these various stories, ‘It’s gonna be Wembley on July 24,’ and so forth. But I don’t see how any of that can happen in July or even early August from my perspective," Warren told Talk Sport.

“Robert McCracken is AJ’s trainer, he’s also our Olympic team’s head coach, so he’s gonna be in Japan – I think the Olympics start on July 23, and I don’t know what the quarantine period is.

“He can’t be in two places at once. That’s if Robert McCracken’s still training AJ, maybe he’s not training the Olympic squad, I’m not sure. That’s one issue. I don’t believe this fight will go on until – if it’s late August we’ll be very lucky, maybe September.”

Saudi Arabia still appears to be the frontrunner to secure the first fight.

“You can say that, I’ll wait until I see the offer. In the meantime, we’ve been having discussions at government level with a view to try and get this fight on in the UK if nothing else comes in from elsewhere," Warren said.

“I’m hoping something will come in from elsewhere. We’ve had really good responses from them [the government], they’ve been very helpful and our discussions continue.”

Fury has been out of action since February 2020, when he stopped Deontay Wilder to capture the WBC title.

Joshua returned to the ring in December. He knocked out mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev in nine rounds to retain the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles.