At long last, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are scheduled to face each other and yesterday’s press conference seemed to remove any doubt that the show could collapse. Although, ‘AJ’ has now revealed what would make him withdraw from the long-awaited clash.
Joshua and Fury have been linked to one another for a number of years, but it wasn’t until April 2026 that fans genuinely began to believe that the in-demand bout would take place, as Fury made a beeline for Joshua after defeating Arslanbek Makhmudov.
However, despite both men appearing in ‘warm-up’ bouts in July, hopes of witnessing the clash reduced, as Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn refused to proceed with the event if he and his fighter’s contracts were not adhered to; unwilling to allow Zuffa Boxing CEO Dana White to be involved and demanding that the fight takes place in the United Kingdom.
Yet, over the last week, those issues have been ironed out, and yesterday, the launch press conference for the blockbuster event finally took place.
However, speaking to talkSPORT Boxing, Joshua maintained that he would still be prepared to cancel the bout if White’s potential involvement prompted Hearn to ‘pull the plug’.
“My loyalty is with Eddie, so whatever he wants to do, if he wants to pull the plug – I will be right there, tugging that plug with him.”
It is presumed that the only reason Hearn would drastically U-turn on the fight would be because of White becoming involved but, as things stand, fight fans can look forward to a legendary showdown on Friday, December 11.
