![]() ![]() Promoter Eddie Hearn had announced on March 15 that contracts had been signed for a two-fight deal.īut on May 17, just 24 hours after Fury had gleefully confirmed the date and venue, disaster struck. But no dice.įury and Joshua remember had appeared all set to clash for the first time on Saturday August 14, 2021, with an immediate rematch in November or December. AJ had agreed to a 60-40 revenue split in favour of ‘The Gypsy King’, all broadcasters were on board and we appeared to be on the road to a deal. Once again dreams of a superfight between the two British behemoths is on the back burner as Fury moves on to a trilogy fight with Dereck Chisora on December 3 and AJ looks for a different opponent a couple of weeks after that.ĭecember 3 was of course the date Fury vs Joshua was supposed to be finally happening. Joshua had wanted to meet later in December but has now accepted the December 3 date.Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are yet again worlds apart when it comes to actually ever meeting inside a boxing ring. Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn believes the fight can only take place in the UK in Cardiff at that time of year, because of the Principality Stadium's closed roof. I've seen they're trying to wriggle a bit with the dates." the Battle of Britain, who's going to win it, me or him? He only had a sparring contest didn't he? He's match fit, coming off a training camp. ![]() "Why not give him 40 per cent, no excuses, let's get the fight made for the British public. I've already beaten Wilder and there's only one other person and that's AJ the bodybuilder. Fury had publicly offered Joshua three dates to meet before the end of the year and he has suggested the challenger gets 40 per cent of the purse.įury said: "I really want this fight to happen because Usyk the middleweight doesn't want no smoke like I thought he didn't and now I'm going after AJ. We will update this article as more is released on ticket prices and availability for the fight.Ī statement from Joshua's management company, 258MGT, said: "258 and can confirm, on behalf of that we accepted all terms presented to us by Fury’s team for a fight Dec 3rd last Friday.įury's promoter Frank Warren has now confirmed the contract to officially rubberstamp the fight is on its way to Joshua's team soon. Tickets are likely to be on sale on the likes of SeeTickets and Ticketmaster, which sold tickets for previous fights at the Principality Stadium. If the tickets are on sale two months before the Joshua vs Fury fight we can expect them to be available early October at the latest, although it could be earlier than that. Prices for Tyson Fury are expected to be higher given the size of the fight, meaning fans will probably be spending more than £40 for even the cheapest seats. Tickets were priced from £40 up to £300, £600 and £2,000 for the best seats in the house. That fight took place on March 31 and tickets went on sale over two months before the event on January 22. However, there are some clues that can be taken from Anthony Joshua's previous fight in Cardiff against New Zealander Joseph Parker. The fight has been confirmed but ticket details are not yet live. Tickets for Anthony Joshua's show-stopping fight with Tyson Fury will be in high demand when they go on sale as the biggest names head to the Principality Stadium on 3 December.
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