Promoter Eddie Hearn insists he has "never been more confident" Anthony Joshua will emerge triumphant from his British heavyweight battle with Tyson Fury.
Joshua and Fury are expected to finally share the ring this year,
Two-time world champion Joshua has been training alongside former opponent Oleksandr Usyk ahead of a comeback bout against Kristian Prenga on July 25 and Hearn believes his fighter will be well prepared to topple Fury.
"Fury's a tremendous fighter, very clever. I've just always felt that AJ beats Tyson Fury," Hearn told Your Site.
"And now, with his training camp with Usyk and the way he just seems and how focused he is, I just think that I've never been more confident that he wins the fight.
"But it's not going to be easy because Fury's a great competitor and a great fighter."
Fury has also indicated he will take a warm-up fight before facing Joshua, but is yet to announce an opponent or a date.
Hearn has previously admitted .
"Unfortunately, Tyson Fury's used to earning a lot of money and perhaps the purse that has been suggested is not one that he's very happy about," said Hearn.
"But really, no one really wants the fight for him. Do you know what I mean? So you've got to kind of decide the money is what it is.
"Do you want to do it or do you not want to do it now? He wants to be in training camp. He wants to be active. And I understand all that, but it's not really our business.
"They're going to do what they want to do. And we're going to just focus on July 25."
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