Photos: The stage is set for Usyk and Fury
Fresh report emanating from Riyadh says Tyson Fury has told his promoter Frank Warren that he wants a third fight with Oleksandr Usyk even if he claims the crown in their title fight on Saturday.
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Joshua says ‘only success’ matters as Fury fight looms
LONDON: Anthony Joshua said Monday he would not celebrate that a deal has finally been struck for a heavyweight clash with rival Tyson Fury until after he won. “I’m not pleased because the pleasure really comes after victory,” said Joshua. “Signing a contract doesn’t mean anything.
Former heavyweight champion Fury announces August return in Dublin
LONDON: Tyson Fury has said he plans to return to the ring in Dublin on August 1 — one week after fellow former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua makes his comeback. The pair are heading for a long-awaited ‘Battle of Britain’, probably in November, although it appears that both boxers will first have a warm-up fight. Joshua will face unheralded Albanian Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on July 25 in his first bout since being involved in a car crash in Nigeria in December which killed two of his close friends. Fury posted a video in an Instagram story showing him back in training in Thailand alongside the caption: “Let’s go August 1, Dublin, Ireland.” Fury could take a place on a card being put together by veteran promoter Frank Warren in the Republic of Ireland capital on that date. No opponent has yet been named, although Warren has ruled out Fury fighting Andy Ruiz Jr, who dethroned Joshua as world champion in 2019 before losing the rematch later that year. Fury marked his return from a 16-month retirement with a dominant points win over Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov in April, after which he immediately called out Joshua, who was present at ringside. Rather than face-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a verbal exchange followed in which Joshua taunted Fury by declaring: “I’m the landlord, remember that.
Tyson Fury announces August return to the ring in Dublin
Tyson Fury has announced plans to fight on August 1st in Dublin – one week after Anthony Joshua makes his comeback.
Fury indicates his next fight will be in Dublin in August
May 26 : Tyson Fury has indicated his next fight will be in Dublin on August 1, before a heavyweight clash with fellow-Briton Anthony Joshua in November.
Wardley activates rematch clause with Dubois
LONDON, May 15 : Fabio Wardley has activated a rematch clause to try and take back the WBO heavyweight title he lost to fellow-Briton Daniel Dubois in Manchester last weekend.
Dubois stops Wardley in 11th round to take WBO heavyweight title
MANCHESTER, England, May 9 : Daniel Dubois came back from two knockdowns to deal Fabio Wardley a brutal and bloody first defeat as a professional and take the WBO heavyweight title in a thunderous all-British clash on Saturday.
Frank Warren: Tyson Fury asking for warm-up fight before facing Anthony Joshua
Tyson Fury has instructed his team to arrange another warm-up fight before a ‘Battle of Britain’ with long-standing rival Anthony Joshua.
Moses Itauma may fight for world title this year after beating Jermaine Franklin
Moses Itauma could be fast-tracked into fighting for a world heavyweight title later this year following a sensational fifth-round stoppage of Jermaine Franklin in Manchester.