Joe Joyce may be forced into a warm-up bout to prepare him for his British title fight with Daniel Dubois. The heavyweight clash was initially scheduled for April 11 but was moved back two months due to the coronavirus crisis.
But even with boxing set to be given the green light to resume in July, title fights will not immediately be on the agenda due to the increased number of officials and drug testing required.
And crowds are unlikely to be allowed into arenas before the end of the year with the lack of gate receipts hindering promoters even further.
Joyce, who has not fought since last summer, could therefore opt for a behind-closed-doors tune-up before meeting rival Dubois. "We have a date of July 11 but I'm not confident that is