Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua press conference to proceed as planned Wednesday

With reported confirmation that former undisputed heavyweight champ Tyson Fury has enrolled in VADA drug testing, two-time unified heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua is reportedly traveling from Dubai to London for Wednesday’s official fight announcement press conference, which will proceed as planned.

Fury, 36-2-1 (25 KOs), and Joshua, 30-4 (27 KOs), will be present at British Airways ARC at the Olympia in London, to announce their Friday, December 11, WBA 'super' heavyweight title showdown, broadcast live worldwide on Netflix from Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

As reported by talkSPORT, 36-year-old Joshua threatened to boycott the press conference unless Fury registered with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA).

“AJ had it written into his contract that both men would enter into the testing pool once they had both put pen to paper on their respective agreements with Turki Alalshikh earlier this year.

“However, Fury's side of the deal stated that he didn't have to undergo drug testing until the fight was signed off.”

BoxingScene reported that on September 22, Joshua shared a screenshot from his snapchat, alleging it to be from VADA President Margaret Goodman, requesting Fury’s location, so he can be enrolled into drug testing and located for random testing at any time before the proposed December superfight.

Fury has now fulfilled that obligation.

Neither Joshua or his promoter, Eddie Hearn, have indicated they suspect Fury of any wrongdoing

The launch press conference will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 6:00 pm BST/1:00 pm ET and streamed live on the Netflix Sports YouTube channel.