Tyson Fury is back training in the United States, and if the latest developments are any indication, his long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua is moving closer to becoming reality.
Fury promoter Frank Warren provided an encouraging update Tuesday, saying he believes the blockbuster all-British heavyweight fight will happen despite unresolved contractual issues involving Joshua and Matchroom Boxing.
“I genuinely think it will happen,” Warren told Sky Sports. “His Excellency, Turki Alalshikh, will announce that fairly soon.” While negotiations continue, Fury isn’t waiting around.
“He’s in Miami and he’s preparing for the fight,” Warren said.
Fury (36-2-1, 25 KOs) held his previous two training camps in Thailand, but his move to Miami marks his first U.S.-based camp in roughly five years. America was once familiar territory for “The Gypsy King.”
Fury fought five consecutive times in the United States between 2018 and 2021, a stretch highlighted by his memorable trilogy against Deontay Wilder. Joshua (30-4, 26 KOs), meanwhile, has fought in the United States only twice during his professional career. Where the two British stars will finally collide has become one of the biggest sticking points in negotiations.
Wembley or Madison Square Garden?
For a fight this deeply rooted in British boxing history, Wembley Stadium would seem like the natural destination. Joshua has made his preference for a UK fight clear, while his promoter Eddie Hearn previously said their agreement called for the showdown to take place in Britain.
But there is significant momentum behind bringing Fury-Joshua to the United States instead. A November 20 fight at Madison Square Garden in New York, reportedly airing on Netflix, has been targeted.
“I think they both want the fight at Wembley, but it’s out of their hands now,” Warren said, before acknowledging that neither fighter technically has to accept a change of location.
The deciding factor could ultimately be money and the preferences of the broadcaster financing one of the biggest heavyweight fights boxing can make.
“Would I like to see it at Wembley? Would all the fans like to see it at Wembley? Of course they would,” Warren said. “But they are in the hands of another broadcaster who wants the fight in America.”
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