Tyson Fury says Anthony Joshua wants a final payday when they meet in Cardiff on Dec. 11, and that he will keep fighting afterwards with two fights left on his contract.
What we know
- Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua meet at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Dec. 11
- Fury says Joshua wants a final payday and turned the fight down four or five times before
- Fury says he has two fights left on his contract and will continue after Cardiff
- Fury's main target is a trilogy with Oleksandr Usyk, who beat him twice in 2024
Reported, not confirmed
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Joshua has predicted he will knock Fury out
Combat Sports UK
Tyson Fury believes Anthony Joshua is chasing one last big purse when they meet at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on December 11. "At the end of his career now he wants a final payday. I'll give it to him, no problem," Fury told WSVN Miami from his training camp.
Fury, 38, said he never expected the fight to happen, claiming Joshua had turned it down four or five times before. He also made clear Cardiff will not be his final outing, saying he has two fights left on his contract.
His main target remains a trilogy with Oleksandr Usyk, who beat him twice in 2024; Fury still disputes the rematch decision. Joshua, for his part, has predicted he will knock Fury out.
Fury, 38, said he never expected the fight to happen, claiming Joshua had turned it down four or five times before. He also made clear Cardiff will not be his final outing, saying he has two fights left on his contract.
His main target remains a trilogy with Oleksandr Usyk, who beat him twice in 2024; Fury still disputes the rematch decision. Joshua, for his part, has predicted he will knock Fury out.
- Summary
- Tyson Fury says Anthony Joshua wants a final payday when they meet in Cardiff on Dec. 11, and that he will keep fighting afterwards with two fights left on his contract.
- Key points (one per line)
- Fury and Joshua meet at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Dec. 11
Fury says Joshua turned the fight down four or five times before
Fury, 38, says he has two fights left on his contract and will continue after Cardiff
A trilogy with Oleksandr Usyk remains Fury's main target
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