Anthony Joshua: record, next fight and profile →
Public comments on consecutive days from Anthony Joshua—who has been relatively quiet to this point—has the boxing industry more confident than ever that the finish line is in sight for a showdown with Tyson Fury.
Win or lose against his domestic rival, WBC champion Tyson Fury would view himself as the best heavyweight fighter of this era. Fury's handlers are attempting to finalize a full division unification with WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO champion Anthony Joshua.
Former heavyweight world champion Frank Bruno is backing Tyson Fury to beat Anthony Joshua in their slated unification showdown win the coming months. Fury has been out of the ring since capturing the WBC world title in February 2020, when he stopped Deontay Wilder in seven rounds.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has applied added pressure on a potential unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO beltholder Anthony Joshua. The two sides are trying to finalize a date and location, but Fury is becoming impatient with the amount of time that it's taking to get the deal done.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, believes a deal is nearly finalized for the highly anticipated unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury. Both sides will discuss the site offers tomorrow.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has confirmed there are 'three or four big offers' on the table for a potential unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, explained the Middle East scenario for staging the full division indication with WBC champion Tyson Fury. Both boxers are on board with the fight - but there is still no concrete date or venue.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, WBO, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is still confident that a deal will get finalized for the full division unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury.
Last week, UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou expressed his desire to achieve a lifelong dream of competing for world title in boxing. When he was 22-years-old, Ngannou had originally trained to become a boxer - but he eventually switched up his career path and transitioned to mixed martial arts.
Andy Ruiz Jr. admits mishandling fame and fortune cost him dearly during his rematch against Anthony Joshua. Celebrating and living lavishly for too long between his fights with Joshua precipitated poor preparation for their immediate rematch in December 2019. A rotund Ruiz came in at 283½ pounds for their second fight, 15½ pounds more than he weighed for their first fight, and the former heavyweight champion performed accordingly.