Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
Tyson Fury's co-promoter, Frank Warren, highly doubts that a British super-fight with Anthony Joshua will happen in the future. On Saturday night at Tottenham Stadium, Joshua was clearly outboxed over twelve rounds by mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk.
On Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Anthony Joshua suffered his second career defeat when he was outboxed over twelve rounds by Oleksandr Usyk. Uysk left the ring with the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles.
If Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would’ve gotten their way, the British heavyweight champions already would’ve fought. Joshua just hopes both boxers win their upcoming championship defenses, so that they can finally come to an agreement for what would be the biggest boxing match in England’s history. If Fury loses to Deontay Wilder on October 9, however, Joshua stated during a Zoom conference call Wednesday that he would then box Wilder next.
Anthony Joshua is certain he is the indisputable ‘A’ side when it comes to a potential showdown with Tyson Fury. The IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion won’t let that opinion prevent what would be the biggest fight in British boxing history from happening, though. Joshua agreed to a 50-50 purse split when their promoters were negotiating for an ill-fated fight this past summer in Saudi Arabia, and he’ll do it again if Joshua and Fury win their upcoming respective title defenses against Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder.
Anthony Joshua hopes his showdown with Tyson Fury can be put back together for some point early in 2022. The IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion is confident he’ll beat mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night in London to maintain his position in what would be billed as the biggest fight in British boxing history. Joshua isn’t so sure, though, that Fury will defeat Deontay Wilder in their third WBC championship match two weeks later.
By Keith Idec - Tyson Fury definitely doesn’t want Anthony Joshua to lose to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night in London. If Usyk upsets Joshua at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Joshua has said he would make use of his contractual right to an immediate rematch and attempt to regain his IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles. That disruptive result could leave Fury to find another opponent in a less lucrative event than if the unbeaten Brit were to face Joshua next in the most meaningful fight in British boxing history.
Movie theaters across North America are lining up to show Fury vs. Wilder III, the highly anticipated heavyweight trilogy showdown between WBC and lineal champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) and former world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) on Saturday, Oct. 9 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Participating theaters include Cinemark, AMC, Regal, Harkins, Galaxy, and several more.
Eddie Hearn, the promoter for IBF, WBO, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, would be shocked if a unification with WBC champion Tyson Fury did not come off in 2022.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, will be a very interested observer this Saturday, when Anthony Joshua defends the IBF, WBO, IBO, WBA world titles against mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Deontay Wilder’s right hand isn’t the only shot Tyson Fury has prepared to avoid while winding down training camp for their third fight. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion informed BoxingScene.com on Wednesday that he has not received his second shot to become fully vaccinated in the fight against COVID-19. Fury confirmed he had one shot either in “July or June,” but he stated that he won’t get his second shot until after his third showdown with Wilder on October 9 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.