Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will face off for a world title in their long-awaited bout later this year.The former superstar champions will finally meet in the ring at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday, December 12.Fury and Joshua’s long-awaited bout will have a world title on the lineGettyIt comes after years of speculation as to whether boxing fans would ever get to see the pair face off.A blockbuster event is now scheduled to take place in the Welsh capital, with the action broadcast live on Netflix.Deontay Wilder is also rumoured to be facing undefeated cruiserweight Jai Opetaia on the undercard.Fury’s former rival has reportedly held talks regarding a bout with Opetaia as the fight card begins to come together.If agreed, the two would meet in the ring ahead of the main event between Fury and Joshua.However, what will be on the line when the bell rings between the British boxing icons?Are Fury and Joshua fighting for a world title?Fury’s promoter Frank Warren has announced the WBA heavyweight title will be on the line in Cardiff.The Queensberry founder revealed the organisation had confirmed their decision, explaining: “Yes, it’s on the line. They’ve (WBA) confirmed.”The news throws up complications within the heavyweight division, though.Murat Gassiev is currently listed as the WBA heavyweight world championGettyMurat Gassiev is currently listed as the WBA world champion at heavyweight.The Russian was promoted to full world champion status in June after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt.Gassiev had previously won the ‘regular’ title by beating Kubrat Pulev back in 2025.Have Fury and Joshua been WBA champions before?The move will present both Fury and Joshua with the chance to reclaim the WBA belt.Joshua has previously held the title on two occasions during his spells as unified heavyweight champion between 2017 and 2021.He first claimed the WBA (Super) belt with an 11th round knockout victory over Wladimir Klitschko nine years ago.Joshua twice held the WBA belt as unified world champion between 2017 and 2021AFP and LicensorsDespite later losing the title in his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr. in June 2019, Joshua won it back in their rematch six months later.The 37-year-old would retain the belt until his defeat to Usyk in September 2021, with the Ukrainian holding onto it by winning their subsequent rematch the following year.As for Fury, he also beat Klitschko to become WBA (Super) champion in November 2015.He would not defend the title, though, instead vacating just 11 months after his famous victory.Fury later had two attempts to win the WBA (Super) title against Usyk in 2024.However, both bouts ended in decision losses to the Ukrainian.