Top trainer Abel Sanchez has revealed his prediction for the long-awaited heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
The pair are expected to collide later this year, possibly in October or November, with ‘AJ’ first needing to take care of Kristian Prenga on July 25.
This represents his first outing since scoring a sixth-round finish over Jake Paul in December, which followed his fifth-round stoppage defeat to Daniel Dubois in September 2024.
It has also been just under five months since Joshua was involved in a tragic car crash, leaving him to mourn the loss of his close friends.
Fury, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov last month, when he ended a 16-month layoff after losing twice to Oleksandr Usyk in 2024.
Yet despite having returned to action, the 37-year-old is now pushing for a second warm-up fight in August, with the likes of Jarrell Miller and Andy Ruiz Jr having been mentioned as possible opponents.
In any case, former Gennady Golovkin trainer Sanchez has always backed Fury to defeat Joshua, telling Pro Boxing Fans that he sees no reason to change his mind.
“Tyson has already got a fight under his belt. Anthony’s had some difficult personal problems as of late, so that could be a determining factor in how he [approaches] the fight.
“Hopefully everything’s okay with him and it’ll be a great fight. I still pick Tyson to win – I’ve always picked Tyson to win against Joshua. Fury’s one of those fighters that gets up for the opponent.”
While Joshua and Fury have signed to fight later this year, the news of a second warm-up fight for ‘The Gypsy King’ has only added a layer of uncertainty to the equation.
