Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury rematch to get confirmed New York date on Monday

Tyson Fury's heavyweight rematch with Deontay Wilder will be officially announced in London on Monday.

It is set to take place in New York on May 18 - marking the beginning of an extraordinary two weeks in the city for British boxing with Anthony Joshua defending his four world titles against Jarrell Miller on June 1.

WBC champion Wilder and Manchester's Fury staged a thrilling draw in Los Angeles on December 1.

Fury is expected to earn around £20 million for a contest which is sure to attract the attention of pay-per-view fans in the US as well as in the US because of the compelling nature of their first meeting.

The hope of many fans will be that the winners of the two heavyweight contests should meet in a clash to unify the division, with Joshua set to be a wide favourite against Miller.

But the WBC have now complicated the idea by ordering an eliminator between Joshua's fellow Londoner Dillian Whyte and American Dominic Breazeale to decide the next mandatory challenger for their belt - whether it is held by Fury or Wilder after their second meeting.

Sanctioning bodies often allow unification fights to take precedence over mandatory title fights. But Joshua will also have to face a mandatory defence of his IBF title against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev later in the year.

Both Whyte and Breazeale have suffered one professional defeat – against Joshua – and would vigorously pursue their right to challenge for the WBC crown ahead of him.

That could potentially put more boxing politics in the way of any unification date - for the remainder of this year at least.