Tyson Fury was last night on the verge of being cleared to resume his boxing career - and pursue an all-British mega-fight with Anthony Joshua - after being told his licence to fight would be reinstated pending a medical.
The British Boxing Board of Control announced it was ready to sanction Fury's return to the ring following a meeting with him at its offices on Friday morning.
The 29-year-old had his licence suspended in 2016 after testing positive for a banned steroid and admitting to depression and cocaine abuse.
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He accepted a backdated two-year ban last month, leaving him needing only a licence to fight for the first time since he stunned Wladimir Klitschko to become world heavyweight champion in November 2015.