Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTyson Fury has claimed his anticipated heavyweight bout against Anthony Joshua on 20 November is off after alleging his rival backed out of negotiations. The 38-year-old has instead challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy fight, having previously lost twice on points to the Ukrainian in 2024. Negotiations stalled over location and contractual details, with promoters divided between holding the contest in the UK or at Madison Square Garden in New York. Fury insists he will still compete on 20 November regardless and named Agit Kabayel, Filip Hrgovic, and Daniel Dubois as potential replacement opponents. Both fighters had recently completed warm-up bouts in July, with Fury stopping Mariusz Wach in Thailand and Joshua defeating Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia. In fullTyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua fight is off and calls out Oleksandr UsykMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Is Fury-Joshua off as the ‘Gypsy King’ eyes up a different opponent?
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTyson Fury has claimed his anticipated heavyweight bout against Anthony Joshua on 20 November is off after alleging his rival backed out of negotiations. The 38-year-old has instead challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy fight, having previously lost twice on points to the Ukrainian in 2024. Negotiations stalled over location and contractual details, with promoters divided between holding the contest in the UK or at Madison Square Garden in New York. Fury insists he will still compete on 20 November regardless and named Agit Kabayel, Filip Hrgovic, and Daniel Dubois as potential replacement opponents. Both fighters had recently completed warm-up bouts in July, with Fury stopping Mariusz Wach in Thailand and Joshua defeating Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia. In fullTyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua fight is off and calls out Oleksandr UsykMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
