The “Battle of Britain” in the boxing ring between heavyweight stars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is becoming increasingly likely. As Joshua’s management announces via Twitter, they have accepted all the conditions presented by Fury’s team for a fight.
A duel between Britain’s top heavyweight boxers, the ‘Battle of Britain’, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua may take place later this year. Joshua’s management confirmed via Twitter that they had accepted Fury’s terms. His promoter Frank Warren then announced that there would soon be a contract. Possible date for the fight is December 3rd, Fury wants to get 60 percent of the stock, Joshua should get the other 40 percent.
WBC champion Fury, who oscillates between genius and madness as well as between retiring and continuing, had challenged former world champion Joshua on social media last week. “If you’re interested, I’ll send you an appointment and we’ll compete against each other,” Fury said in an Instagram video. Joshua then replied to the self-proclaimed “Gypsy King” on Twitter: “I’ll be ready in December.” Cardiff is under discussion as a venue.
Fury had recently resigned as world champion of the WBC association, but had announced that he would return to the ring for a unification fight against four-time champion Oleksandr Usyk from Ukraine. He had dethroned Joshua as world champion a year ago and also won the revenge. Joshua has been without a championship belt since then. Usyk holds WBA, WBO and IBF titles, but he does not want to box again this year.
A fight between Usyk and Fury would have to wait should Fury, 34, face Joshua, 32, first. This duel was supposed to have taken place a good year ago, but after an arbitration ruling, Fury had to play again against the American Deontay Wilder, who he then defeated.
