Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua ‘could be called off due to issues’ with replacement fight lined up

The drama surrounding the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight doesn’t appear to be over yet. After months of drawn-out negotiations, it was finally announced this week that Fury and Joshua were set to meet at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday 11 December. It meant that Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn secured staging […]
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has identified one modern great who, he suspects, would not stand a chance at winning their hypothetical mega fight. Once considered the ‘face of boxing’, De La Hoya crafted a Hall of Fame fighting career before assembling a major promotional stable under his Golden Boy banner. Remarkably, he managed to become a six-division world champion […]
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Frank Warren believes Hamzah Sheeraz has been wrongfully advised to vacate his WBO title and avoid facing leading contender Janibek Alimkhanuly. The saga began with Alimkhanuly becoming the sanctioning body’s mandatory challenger at 168lbs, despite testing positive for banned substance meldonium in November. Back then, the IBF responded by stripping the Kazakh of his middleweight […]
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The uncertainty surrounding Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua could, rather unexpectedly, present with a major opportunity at heavyweight. There has, indeed, been much talk about Benavidez joining the big boys, with the Mexican-American having previously been linked to a clash with . For the most part, though, the 29-year-old has highlighted this as an eventual […]
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and have offered conflicting reactions to the reported idea of them colliding as a replacement for Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua. According to The Ring’s Mike Coppinger, issues behind the scenes could prevent the two British heavyweights from fighting on the scheduled date of December 11. This is in spite of their long-awaited showdown being […]
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believes that, both stylistically and speed-wise, neither nor is his “toughest” heavyweight rival. The Croatian became his nation’s first world heavyweight champion last month, causing a major upset by stopping in round nine. Not only was Itauma an almighty pre-fight favourite but, for the first eight rounds, he had built a sizable lead and was […]
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Tyson Fury has labelled Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn as “cowards” in response to fresh reports that their long-awaited showdown could be called off. It was announced earlier this week that the two British heavyweights will finally collide on December 11, headlining a Netflix and Ring event at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. According to promotional material, […]
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officially called time on his career in December 2025, walking away from boxing at 38 with an unblemished record. Despite consistently saying he will not return, he has now been mentioned as a replacement for the year’s biggest card. Crawford’s retirement came three months after his career-defining victory over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in Las Vegas, […]
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As 2027 approaches, the standout fight that boxing fans want to see seems to be a potential cruiserweight showdown between and , and former two-division world champion Andre Ward has shared his verdict on the proposed bout.  Opetaia defeated the then-reigning WBC cruiserweight champion Noel Mikaelian earlier this month, but he didn’t get his hands […]
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Hall of Fame trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas would favour one man in a “big way” if ends up facing Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz. The American successfully defended his WBC title earlier this month, flooring Conor Benn with a right hand and ultimately stopping his man in round two. In doing so, Garcia retained his status […]
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Tim Bradley has accused of avoiding a world champion and, instead, pursuing a much easier fight against . Indeed, the 47-year-old Pacquiao is a far cry from his former self, despite battling to a draw against then-WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in July 2025. In doing so, the Filipino legend proved he can still compete […]
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Despite having amassed just five professional wins, Luke McCormack will face Kay Prospere for the vacant British super-lightweight title this Saturday. At first glance, it seems like an audacious attempt to accelerate his progression but, when you consider the Olympian’s wealth of amateur experience, a shot at the Lonsdale Belt does not appear quite so […]
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has considered the physical and psychological hurdles that would need to overcome against . While he claims to be happily retired, there appears to be a popular demand for Crawford to return to the ring and face two-division unified champion Ennis. This is in spite of ‘Bud’ calling time on his career in December, having […]
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vs is finally official after years of back and forth between the UK’s two heavyweight superstars, and reigning IBF heavyweight champion Filip Hrgovic has cast his verdict on the long-awaited showdown. Fury and ‘AJ’ have been linked to one another for almost a decade, but they reignited their rivalry back in April when ‘The Gypsy […]
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has been given until this evening to sign his contract and face an unbeaten heavyweight, who claims he is waiting patiently for the WBC champion to put pen to paper. The Kurdish-German was elevated from ‘interim’ to full world champion in June, immediately after vacated his three major belts. Prior to that, he had retained […]
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The announcement that the WBA ‘Super’ title is set to be on the line in the vs. bout has proved controversial. It was reported this week that the title will be up for grabs when Fury and Joshua finally collide at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Friday 11 December, meaning that the victor would become a […]
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A former rival of has come up short in his ambitious boxing comeback. Lewis is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time having beaten the likes of Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson and Vitali Klitschko in his career, though he did suffer two defeats along the way. The first of those came when […]
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Daniel Dubois has offered a reluctant take on Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua, hoping to face the winner in a unification match next year. It was announced yesterday that the two British heavyweights will finally collide on December 11, headlining a Netflix and Ring event at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Not only that, but The Ring’s […]
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’s damning defeat to Ryan Garcia has got fight fans doubting whether he will ever go on to claim world honours, and four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr has had his say on the matter. After two outings at middleweight against Chris Eubank Jr during 2025, this year was all about a controversial welterweight world […]
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Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury will finally land in the UK after weeks of uncertainty, but the Friday-night spectacle will not follow standard British boxing hours. Following today’s official announcement that the two former unified heavyweight champions will collide on December 11 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, the stakes were raised further with confirmation that the […]
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After much confusion regarding legalities, has been ordered to defend his WBA welterweight title against his mandatory challenger, but it seems as though the champion is now considering relinquishing his belt in order to avoid the fight. Rolando Romero was ordered to defend his WBA belt against Jack Catterall earlier this year, but instead agreed […]
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is hailed as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters of all time, and he has revealed which opponent from his stacked résumé gave him his toughest fight. De La Hoya became boxing’s first six-division world champion when he decisioned Felix Sturm to claim the WBO middleweight title in 2004, following on from his success at […]
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is poised to compete in a three-belt unification in December, but former pound-for-pound king believes there is an alternate fighter that ‘The Mexican Monster’ should face next. Benavidez stepped up 25lbs as he made the leap from light-heavyweight to cruiserweight in May, debuting in the 200lb division in a clash for Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez’s unified […]
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The stakes have now been raised ahead of the blockbuster vs. showdown. It was finally officially confirmed today that the two men will meet at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday 11 December, with the event broadcast live on Netflix. It sees the British stars collide having first been linked to a battle with […]
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It has finally been confirmed that Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will clash in Cardiff on December 11, ending months of back-and-forth negotiations since the fight was first announced. Having both won what were widely regarded as warm-up bouts – Fury outpointing Arslanbek Makhmudov and Joshua stopping Kristian Prenga – the blockbuster looked locked in. […]
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It has been revealed who is set to promote the upcoming vs. fight. Fury and Joshua both won warm-up bouts in July that was set to lead straight into their long-awaited showdown, but delays began to develop after the two sides were unable to agree on the location of the bout. Broadcaster Netflix initially wanted […]
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After months of twists and turns, the long-awaited battle between and is finally official. Fury and Joshua have been linked to a bout with one another for over a decade, dating back to when each of them were reigning world heavyweight champions. While they may have both lost their titles since then, the fight still […]
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hung up the gloves back in 2004, but one of just two men to have defeated ‘The Lion’ is set to make his comeback tonight, at the remarkable age of 53 years old. Lewis lost his undefeated record to Oliver McCall in a shock defeat at Wembley Arena back in 1994; a loss which brought […]
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When and twice collided last year, much of the talk for both events was regarding the weight, and now amid rumours that promoter Eddie Hearn could switch to Team Eubank for a trilogy, the Matchroom boss has revealed what weight and rehydration rules would have to be in place. Benn jumped up to 160lbs for […]
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When and twice collided last year, much of the talk for both events was regarding the weight, and now amid rumours that promoter Eddie Hearn could switch to Team Eubank for a trilogy, the Matchroom boss has revealed what weight and rehydration rules would have to be in place. Benn jumped up to 160lbs for […]
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