Tyson Fury claims that Anthony Joshua is backing out of their planned fight and has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy fight instead. Fury, 38, made this announcement in an expletive-laden video posted on Instagram, citing Joshua's lack of response and indecision on the venue as reasons for his decision. The two former heavyweight world champions were expected to meet in November at Madison Square Garden in New York, but the choice of venue was met with backlash from British boxing fans. Fury has twice lost to Usyk in their previous fights, but is now asking him to run it back in November or 2026.
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Tyson Fury claims that his highly anticipated boxing match with Anthony Joshua is off, citing Joshua's lack of response and indecision over the venue as reasons for the cancellation. The two British heavyweights had been set to face each other later this year, but Fury has become increasingly frustrated with the negotiations, calling Joshua a "coward" last week. Fury even went so far as to accuse Joshua of "s*ing his pants" in talks over the deal, suggesting that he is backing out of the fight. The location of the match was also a point of contention, with Fury and Joshua's teams disagreeing on whether it should be held at London's Wembley Stadium or Madison Square Garden in New York City**. Meanwhile, Fury has expressed his desire to face Oleksandr Usyk again in the ring, calling him out for a trilogy fight.
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You know he is … weak-minded … and that he would never fight the Gypsy King, which you have had the guts to do twice.
right Fury implies Usyk is superior to Joshua
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Good luck to you; let’s do it again. Let’s run it back in November.
right Fury suggests a rematch with Usyk, implying he wants to prove himself against the better boxer
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Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua is backing out of their much-anticipated all-British heavyweight boxing showdown and has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy fight, throwing the planned Fury-Joshua clash into doubt.
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Joshua → claim → doubt
In an expletive-laden video posted on Instagram on Sunday, Fury, 38, claimed Joshua was pulling out of the fight.
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Joshua → lade → fight
Fury and Joshua have been locked in talks over a long-awaited meeting, but the “Gypsy King” is impatient with the lack of confirmation, calling his rival a “coward” last week.
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King → lock → rival
The two former heavyweight world champions were expected to meet in November at Madison Square Garden in New York, but the choice of venue was met with backlash from British boxing fans.
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choice → expect → fans
In a string of videos posted over the past week, Fury claimed that Joshua’s lack of response and indecision on the venue have cast doubts over the fight.
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lack → post → fight
He instead asked his longtime Ukrainian rival Usyk to meet him in the ring again.
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He → ask → ring
“This will only lead me to a fight with Oleksandr Usyk,” he said.
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he → lead → Usyk
“Oleksandr, you’re his [Joshua’s] trainer and his sensei, and you know he is … weak-minded … and that he would never fight the Gypsy King, which you have had the guts to do twice.
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you → ’re → guts
“You got the decisions last time, fair play to you.
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You → get → you
Good luck to you; let’s do it again.
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’s → let → it
Let’s run it back in November.
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’s → let → November
“The ball is now in your court … do you want to fight me this year, 2026, or are you calling it quits?
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you → want → it
Let me know because I am now looking for a new opponent.”
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I → let → opponent
Fury has twice lost to Usyk, a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.
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Fury → lose → Usyk
Joshua has been working with the Ukrainian’s training team.
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Joshua → work → team
Madison Square Garden was widely expected to be announced as the venue for the Fury-Joshua fight, even though Joshua’s camp prefers Wembley Stadium.
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camp → expect → Stadium
