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  • Anthony Joshua Accepts ‘All Terms’ To Fight Tyson Fury

    Anthony Joshua Accepts ‘All Terms’ To Fight Tyson Fury

    Two-time heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has finally accepted to fight Tyson Fury come December 3 in an all-English showdown. taking place in Cardiff, the Welsh capital.

    Joshua’s management disclosed this on Tuesday morning via the fighter’s Twitter handle/

    Joshua-Fury update:

    258 and @MatchroomBoxing can confirm, on behalf of @anthonyjoshua, that we accepted all terms presented to us by Fury’s team for a fight Dec 3rd last Friday.

    Due to the Queen’s passing, it was agreed to halt all communication.

    We are awaiting a response.

    — 258MGT (@258mgt) September 13, 2022

    “258 and @MatchroomBoxing can confirm, on behalf of @anthonyjoshua, that we accepted all terms presented to us by Fury’s team for a fight Dec 3rd last Friday. Due to the Queen’s passing, it was agreed to halt all communication.”

    “We are awaiting a response,” the tweet concluded.

    Fury had issued Joshua a challenge last week giving him two dates to choose for the epic showdown -November 26 at Wembley Stadium or December 3 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Joshua has now accepted the latter.

    Joshua, 32, suffered his second straight defeat to the Ukrainian in Saudi Arabia last month and had planned to make a relatively low-key comeback.

    Responding last week to Fury’s offer, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn expressed caution, questioning whether Fury was “serious” about the bout.

    The unbeaten Fury announced he was retiring on his 34th birthday last month, having previously performed a number of U-turns over his future in the sport.

    But in a video posted on social media last week, he appeared to confirm he had reversed his decision again as he challenged Joshua to a showdown.

    Former champion Joshua fell to 24-3 with his latest defeat to Usyk, who retained his WBO, IBF and WBA belts, but a clash with Fury would spark huge interest in Britain.

  • Fury To Defend Heavyweight Title Against Whyte At Wembley

    Tyson Fury will have his first bout on home soil in nearly four years when he defends his World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title in an all-British clash against Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium on April 23.

    Friday’s announcement by veteran co-promoter Frank Warren comes just days after Fury took to social media to confirm Whyte had signed a contract for the bout.

    Fury won the WBC title by stopping Deontay Wilder in February 2020, following a split decision draw in the pair’s first encounter, and enjoyed a successful first defence with an 11th-round knockout of the American in October last year.

    Fury, unbeaten as a professional, has not had a bout in Britain since outpointing Francesco Pianeta at Windsor Park, Belfast, in August 2018.

    “Tyson Fury coming home to fight under the arch at Wembley Stadium is a fitting reward for the number one heavyweight in the world following his exploits across the Atlantic in his epic trilogy against Deontay Wilder,” Warren said Friday.

    “The fact that this mandatory defence of his WBC title comes against another Brit only adds to the occasion.”

    He added: “They are two of the biggest characters in British sport and both normally have plenty to say for themselves.

    “It is going to be an incredible night and a huge occasion for sport in this country that will capture the imagination of fans right across the world.”

    Since the Pianeta fight, Fury’s career has been an all United States affair after signing a lucrative promotional deal with Bob Arum’s Top Rank organisation.

    “Tyson Fury conquered America, and it is only fitting that he defends the heavyweight championship in a packed Wembley Stadium,” said Arum.

    “Dillian Whyte has called for this fight for years, and while he is a deserving challenger, no heavyweight can match ‘The Gypsy King.’

    “This is going to be a momentous night of boxing with tens of thousands of fans in attendance at Wembley Stadium.”

    Whyte last fought 11 months ago, when he avenged a shock defeat by Russian veteran Alexander Povetkin in Gibraltar.

    Many fight fans had hoped to see Fury facing Anthony Joshua rather than Whyte in a contest that could have unified the heavyweight division.

    But plans for what would have been arguably the biggest fight in British boxing history were scuppered when Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk deprived Joshua of his WBA, IBF and WBO belts with a unanimous points victory in front of the Londoner’s home crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September.

    AFP

  • Fury knocks out Wilder to retain WBC and Lineal Heavyweight Titles

    Fury knocks out Wilder to retain WBC and Lineal Heavyweight Titles

    WBC and Lineal Heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder for the third and final time on Saturday, October 9, in a very entertaining heavyweight clash in Las Vegas.

    Fury delivered a full blow in the 11th round to end Wilder’s defiant display .

    Fury, 33, was floored twice in the fourth round, having sent Wilder to the canvas in the third round.

    But the Gypsy King, still undefeated in his career, rallied and then sent Wilder into a continuous barrage of onslaughts in the next rounds. .

    Tyson Fury knocks beat Deontay Wilder to retain WBC and Lineal Heavyweight titles

    After giving Wilder a knockdown in the 10th round, Fury sealed the victory in the 11th round with a devastating punch that sent his American rival crashing to the floor.

    This is the third time both fighters faced each other. The first fight ended as a draw which many thought Fury won, the second was a win by Fury and now this is the third.

    With the win, Fury has now confirmed his status as the best heavyweight boxer in the world and will now look to fight the winner of the rematch between Oleksandr USyk and Anthony Joshua for the Undisputed heavyweight championship of the world.

  • Fury vs Wilder III Heavyweight Fight Postponed

    Fury vs Wilder III Heavyweight Fight Postponed

    Tyson Fury’s heavyweight title defence against Deontay Wilder has been postponed after the champion and members of his camp contracted Covid-19, the World Boxing Council confirmed on Friday.

    In a brief post on Twitter, the WBC confirmed the July 24 bout had been postponed but did not say when the trilogy fight would be rescheduled.

    “Fury vs Wilder III will be postponed,” the WBC said. “We wish Tyson Fury’s team and him speedy recovery from COVID.”

    Multiple reports in the US and Britain have said Fury and several members of his team had tested positive for Covid-19 at their Las Vegas training base.

    ESPN reported that the fight at Las Vegas’s T-Mobile Arena had been tentatively rescheduled for October 9.

    The positive test was the latest twist to what has been a tortuous year for Fury.

    The undefeated “Gypsy King” had been set to face a money-spinning heavyweight unification fight against fellow Briton Anthony Joshua.

    However that fight was scuppered after an arbitrator ruled that Fury was legally obligated to face Wilder in a third fight.

    Fury handed Wilder a brutal beating in seven one-sided rounds in their second fight in February 2020.

    Their first fight, in December 2018, ended in a controversial split-decision draw in which Fury was knocked down twice.

    Neither Wilder, 35, nor Fury, has fought since their bout in Las Vegas last year.

    AFP

  • WBO Gives Joshua 48-Hour Deadline To Secure Fury Mega- Fight

    WBO Gives Joshua 48-Hour Deadline To Secure Fury Mega- Fight

    Anthony Joshua has been told by the WBO that he has 48 hours to prove that his fight against Tyson Fury can go ahead before he is obliged to face Oleksandr Usyk.

    An imminent announcement over a much-anticipated clash between the two British heavyweights had been expected this week, with a date of August 14 in Saudi Arabia believed to be in the diary.

    But those plans were thrown into chaos on Monday after an arbitrary judge ruled that Fury must take on Deontay Wilder in a trilogy bout before September 15 due to a clause in their contract.

    And despite initial hopes that Wilder would accept a lucrative walk-away pay-off the Bronze Bomber appears determined to beat Fury at the third time of asking, much to the huge disappointment of British boxing fans.

    This means that Joshua’s likely next opponent is Ukrainian Usyk, and according to Sky Sports the WBO have told Joshua he has just two days if he wants to try to salvage the fight with Fury before he must make plans to take on the mandatory challenger.

    Speaking to the broadcaster, Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk said: “The WBO is extremely happy as their mandatory challenger will be facing their heavyweight champion.

    “What else can they desire? We are waiting for their approval letter!”

    And WBO president Paco Valcarcel added: “I hope boxing fans will enjoy Joshua vs Usyk in the near future.

    “Usyk said that he was crossing the English Channel by the time he received my message, and asked which turn he should be making. He was happy to hear the news.

    “There is no other reasonable excuse for AJ now. If he is not avoiding Usyk, it is high time to face the mandatory! We are now in the position to make the fight happen as soon as possible.”

  • Mayweather to Train Joshua Ahead of £200m fight with Fury

    Mayweather to Train Joshua Ahead of £200m fight with Fury

    Floyd Mayweather has revealed that he intends on working closely with Anthony Joshua ‘real soon, with the two talking ‘all the time’ according to the boxing legend.

    Joshua and Mayweather’s relationship has blossomed in recent years and even saw the 44-year-old surprisingly turn up to see the Brit successfully defended his IBF, WBA and WBO belts against Kubrat Pulev in December.

    While it isn’t clear what the pair’s working relationship will be, Mayweather insists that he will be looking to help Joshua in some form. Mayweather told Rob Moore on his Disruptive Entrepreneur podcast: ‘Anthony Joshua has a lot of experience, Tyson Fury as well has a lot of experience.

    While it isn’t clear what the pair’s working relationship will be, Mayweather insists that he will be looking to help Joshua in some form. Mayweather told Rob Moore on his Disruptive Entrepreneur podcast: ‘Anthony Joshua has a lot of experience, Tyson Fury as well has a lot of experience.

    “But I think with Anthony Joshua losing a fight, that helped him become stronger. I look forward to working with Anthony Joshua real soon, we communicate all the time, we talk all the time.”

    “I’ve met Tyson Fury on a few occasions, a great guy, very interesting, after the fight I like to see him sing. Both guys are great competitors. Like I say, me and Anthony Joshua talk on the regular, so I look forward to working with Anthony Joshua.”

  • Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury Sign Two-Fight Heavyweight Unification Deal

    Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury Sign Two-Fight Heavyweight Unification Deal

    Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed a deal for two all-British world heavyweight title unification fights, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said on Monday.

    Confirming the agreement, Hearn told ESPN: “The hard part is always getting everybody to put pen to paper.

    “But this was a major effort from all parties to get this over the line. You had rival promoters, rival networks and rival fighters.”

    Hearn said a venue for the fights, in which Joshua’s WBA, IBF, and WBO titles and Fury’s WBC belt will be on the line, is set to be confirmed: “within the next month.”

    According to reports, Saudi Arabia, where Joshua won a rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr in December 2019, is the frontrunner to host both fights.

    But Hearn told ESPN he “already had approaches from eight or nine sites” across the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, and America.

    “We’d like to get a site deal confirmed in the next month,” he said.

    Both Joshua, 31, and Fury, 32, are expected to earn £100 million ($139 million) each, with the purse split 50-50 for the first fight and 60-40 for the rematch in favour of the defending champion.

    Since avenging a shock defeat to Ruiz, Joshua has defended his WBA, IBF, and WBO titles against Kubrat Pulev in London in December.

    Fury has not fought for more than a year since defeating Deontay Wilder in February 2020 to claim the WBC title.

    AFP

  • ‘I’d Rather Die In Battle’ – Anthony Joshua Speaks Ahead Of Fury Matchup

    ‘I’d Rather Die In Battle’ – Anthony Joshua Speaks Ahead Of Fury Matchup

    The Two-time unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has stepped up the fighting talk and warned Tyson Fury he relishes going to war in the ring as the pair move closer to a heavyweight mega-fight.

    With politics threatening the bout from taking place, many boxing fans are still hopeful to see the two champions face off for the undisputed crown.

    ”I’d rather die in battle, so I can go to the heavens where the warriors lie than go to battle and try to hide and survive,” Joshua said in an interview on his YouTube channel on his mindset ahead of the fight.

    ”No matter what the tactics are, no matter how much you study, no matter how much you think you can beat me, I’m just there to win. That’s the fighter’s mentality – some people may not understand it,” he said.

    He also reiterated his love for boxing despite it being an uncivilised sport.

    ”This is a sport of combat and war. We’re not civilised people, we’re warriors, and I love it.”

    Having won his rematch against the Bulgarian, Kubrat Pulev, the IBF heavyweight champion stated he was willing to avoid making the same errors that cost him the crown in the first place.

    ”I wear my scars like an honour. I think I’m someone who has to get burnt to learn not to touch the stove. When I got burnt, I said I never want to make that mistake again. Anyone that stands in front of me will feel the force,” he mentioned.

    As negotiations proceed on a likely venue for the clash, the 31-year-old’s promoter Eddie Hearn hinted at June being a likely time

    ”We’ve had big discussions with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Singapore,”he told sportsmail.

    ”No decision has yet been made on the location of the fight, though the ongoing coronavirus restrictions in the UK mean the chances of the first clash between Joshua and Fury taking place on home soil are extremely slim.”

  • I will knock out Anthony Joshua in one or two rounds – Fury

    I will knock out Anthony Joshua in one or two rounds – Fury

    Tyson Fury said on Monday he can knock out fellow British world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua inside two rounds due to his recent form.

    WBC belt holder Fury said following Joshua’s past two bouts — a unanimous points decision over Andy Ruiz Junior in December 2019 and a ninth-round stoppage of Kubrat Pulev last month — the fight would be a no contest.

    Fury gained a unanimous points decision over Swede Otto Wallin in September 2019 before an impressive seventh-round knock-out to take the WBC title off Deontay Wilder last February.

    “I don’t believe he’s (Joshua) as good as people crack him up to be, or he doesn’t believe he is in his own self,” Fury told Sky Sports.

    “He’s got a confidence issue. He’s coming off two shaky performances and boxing is all about who is in form and who isn’t. In his last two fights, he’s not in form.

    “On mine, I am, so momentum is with me and I just believe take him out early, very early, maybe even one round or two rounds.”

    Fury is optimistic about the fight, which would be one of the biggest in British boxing history, will take place as soon as possible.

    Potential hurdles in the way of the super-fight include Joshua’s WBO mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk and another possible meeting between Fury and Wilder.

    – ‘One-on-one combat’ –

    Fury, 32, said now was the time for Joshua to back up his words by finally fighting him.

    “Whenever the world gets back to normal, whatever normal may consist of after this pandemic, then that’s when this fight is going to happen,” he said.

    “This fight has been brewing for a long time. They’ve been avoiding me for a long time and now it’s finally got to happen.

    “They either run away from the fight and announce it publicly or they take the fight. Either way, it’s a lose-lose situation for him.”

    Fury believes there is an imperative for the fight to happen sooner rather than later, comparing the bout to the one between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao that finally took place in 2015.

    Mayweather won it on a unanimous decision.

    “Boxing is one of those sports where rarely do you see the best fight the best,” said Fury.

    “It’s always the champion picks his opponents and you never get the two top guys fighting each other.

    “We saw the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, we were waiting for that fight for 10 years. When it finally happened, I believe Pacquiao was past his best. It maybe should have happened four or five years earlier.

    “So hopefully we get to go one-on-one combat with not only the two best heavyweights out there but two heavyweights who are in their prime and not past it.”

  • Anthony Joshua calls out Fury after victorious defeat against Pulev

    Anthony Joshua calls out Fury after victorious defeat against Pulev

    Anthony Joshua insists a blockbuster bout against Tyson Fury will “bring out the best in me” after his British rival claimed he would beat the world heavyweight champion in three rounds.

    Joshua earned a ninth-round stoppage win against Kubrat Pulev on Saturday to retain his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts at Wembley Arena.

    After a successful return to the ring in his first fight for 12 months, Joshua immediately found himself thrown into the debate about a mooted all-British showdown with WBC champion Fury.

    Amid reports the hotly-anticipated fight is set for 2021, Fury took to social media to say: “I want the fight, I want the fight next and I will knock him out inside three rounds.”

    Joshua has no intention of backing down from the Fury clash, although hurdles in the way of the super-fight include his WBO mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk and another possible meeting between Fury and Deontay Wilder.

    “That’s good to hear. At least I can get him in the ring. That’s what we want right? So he’s on the right track,” Joshua told the BBC when asked about Fury’s social media taunts.

    “I said he’s talented and he will bring out the best in me. So that’s brilliant.

    “I’ve been to his fights, I’ve watched him, so when I fight him it will be good to change those odds and put them in my favour.”