Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could fight sooner than expected because of travel restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus crisis, promoter Bob Arum has claimed.

The Gypsy King was due to face Deontay Wilder for the third time this summer, but that showdown is now unlikely to take place until November or December.

Joshua, meanwhile, has had his June title defence against Kubrat Pulev postponed and there is still no date for the pair to meet at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

A huge Battle of Britain between Fury and Joshua had been expected to take place at some point in 2021, but Arum admits that 'everything is possible' in such uncertain times.

At present, a travel ban between the UK and the US means Fury is unable to travel to Las Vegas to face Wilder, and the Bronze Bomber cannot fly across the pond for a trilogy fight in London or Manchester.

'With or without audiences, we can't do [the third fight] while Fury can't get back into the United States due to the travel ban. Wilder couldn't get into England either,' Fury's US-based promoter, Arum, told Sky Sports. 

Asked whether those restrictions could result in a fight between Fury and Joshua instead, Arum said: 'Everything is possible.

'We are all operating in territory where nobody has experience. I'm 88 but I've never had the experience to deal with this. We're feeling our way.

'But everything is possible and nothing is off the table. We have to sit and discuss this, to figure out how to move into the future.

'I can't predict when Fury vs Wilder will take place or if it will happen.

'Everybody in the UK wants to see the two Brits fighting, Fury and Joshua. When can that happen? I don't know.'