Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has no issue with Tyson Fury's decision to part ways with trainer Ben Davison. As BoxingScene.com first reported earlier this week, Fury made a decision to cut ties with Davison - and hired trainer SugarHill Steward of Detroit, Michigan.
Back in 2018, promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom was trying to secure two major opponents for the star fighter of his stable. WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, who Hearn promotes, is very eager to get in the ring with WBC heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder or undefeated lineal champion Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury will fight Deontay Wilder twice next year. The former unified heavyweight champion made a sensational return to the ring back in June 2018, fighting twice before taking on the WBC champion at the Staples Center last December.
The second installment of the heavyweight clash between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury on Feb. 22 is projecting for lofty—if not record—figures, according to the principals involved in the mega rematch. “I would be disappointed if the pay-per-view was less than two million buys,” Top Rank head Bob Arum told BoxingScene.com in an interview. “That’s the goal and estimation. I think it’s doable and PBC [head Al Haymon] thinks it’s doable, and we’re pulling off all of the stops to reach that number, or exceed it.”
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Anthony Joshua wants to help Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder next year – offering himself as a sparring partner to his fellow Briton. Joshua regained the IBF, WBA, IBO and WBO heavyweight titles earlier this month as he avenged his shock stoppage loss to Andy Ruiz Jr with a lopsided points decision in Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Joshua says he is willing to travel to the United States to spar Tyson Fury to help him prepare for his rematch with Deontay Wilder, because he says he believes Fury is more likely to fight him that the American. "I think Tyson Fury would fight me quicker than Wilder would. If that's the case, I want Fury to win, because I just want to fight,” Joshua said. “To have that fight here on British soil? Man, can you imagine that?”
Deontay Wilder was wrapping up a memorable trip to Italy when the latest update in the career of his next opponent made the rounds. It wasn’t until the undefeated heavyweight titlist made it back to the United States that he was able to gather all of the details on the news of England’s Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20KOs) parting ways with head training Ben Davison. The development comes just two months ahead of their planned rematch, which is due to take place February 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
SugarHill Steward, the new head trainer of heavyweight Tyson Fury, is confident his man will overcome WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in their anticipated rematch on February 22. The two boxers fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in December 2018.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes Kubrat Pulev, is confident that his boxer will end the current run of IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua reclaimed his titles earlier this month with a twelve round unanimous decision win over Andy Ruiz in Saudi Arabia. The IBF has ordered Joshua to make a mandatory defense against Pulev.
As BoxingScene.com first reported earlier this morning, heavyweight contender Tyson Fury was parting ways with trainer Ben Davison. Davison, who was mobbed with questions in the aftermath of the report, would later confirm the information on social media.