Fury vs. Joshua

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have still to meet inside a boxing ring, but there is renewed hope that the all-British heavyweight superfight could yet happen.

Twice now they have come so close to getting it on with world heavyweight titles on the line, but both times those hopes were dashed at the 11th hour. Now there is at least a route once again to Fury vs Joshua happening at last.

Fury (34-1-1) is all set to rematch Oleksandr Usyk on December 21 for the WBC, WBA, WBO and Ring magazine titles. Before that Joshua will challenge fellow Brit Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight title at Wembley on September 21.

If both men win, then the stage will absolutely be set for the pair to clash for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world in March 2025. It’s a clearly stated goal of Turki Alalshikh – Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority.

Joshua (28-3) has done a terrific job of rebuilding his reputation by reeling off four straight wins since those back-to-back losses to Usyk in world title fights in 2021 and 2022.

AJ was not at the peak of his powers when outpointing Jermaine Franklin in April 2024 and knocking out Robert Helenius in the summer. But since partnering with new trainer Ben Davison (a former Fury mentor of course) things have really clicked.

First Joshua blasted out highly-rated Swede Otto Wallin on that ‘Day Of Reckoning’ card in Saudi last December. Then he followed up with an incredible obliteration of Francis Ngannou in March 2024. This was absolutely the devastating AJ of old.

Fury, for his part, must regroup after that agonising loss to Usyk in what was a heavyweight title fight for the ages. It was of course the first defeat of his long and illustrious professional career.

So now, we wait to see if both men can get the job done, to lay the foundations for that incredible showdown in 2025.