Tyson Fury Confirms Heavyweight Bout With Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden
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Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury confirmed his upcoming bout with Anthony Joshua will take place at New York City's Madison Square Garden, expected in November after signing contracts.
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Joshua and Fury were unable to agree on terms in 2021, and previous plans fell apart after a US judge ordered a trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder.
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has confirmed that his long-awaited heavyweight boxing showdown with fellow Briton Anthony Joshua will take place at New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden.
No exact date has been set for the Joshua vs Fury fight — one of the biggest in British boxing history — although it is expected to be held in November after both signed a contract with Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority chairman.
“What a place, what a venue, what a fight,” Fury said in a post on Instagram.
Fury called New York City “the land of opportunity”, but fans criticised him in comments on the post as they questioned why an all-British fight was being held in the US, and not at a location like Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom.
Fury, who turned 38 in August, has won 36 professional bouts, suffering his only losses in two fights with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk in 2024. He announced his return to boxing in January, having retired from the sport in December 2024 after losing to Usyk in a bout for three of the four major world titles.
Joshua and Fury were unable to agree on terms in 2021, and plans for the face-off fell apart after a US judge ruled Fury had to face Deontay Wilder in a trilogy fight instead.
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Fight to take place in November
Likely · Within months
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- What is the exact date in November for the fight?
