Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua Title Fight Reportedly in Discussions for September
Representatives for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are discussing a potential fight for September, according to ESPN's Mike Coppinger.
"The talks began this week between Fury's promoter, George Warren, and Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, sources said, revisiting a discussion from last fall that failed to deliver the long-anticipated showdown between the U.K.'s two top boxing stars," Coppinger reported.
Fury confirmed the story on Instagram.
The unbeaten champion said he sent a draft contract to Joshua's reps for a fall event at Wembley Stadium in London. He said it's "a fight that everyone wants to see including myself."
The situation remains fluid, though. Coppinger reported the door isn't closed on a blockbuster card in December that would pit Fury against Oleksandr Usyk and Joshua against Deontay Wilder. Joshua could also pursue a second encounter with Dillian Whyte, whom he knocked out in 2015.
Some of the shine has probably come off a hypothetical encounter between Fury and Joshua after the latter suffered successive defeats to Usyk. He rebounded by earning a unanimous decision over Jermaine Franklin in April, but it wasn't quite the emphatic performance some were hoping to see.
Still, Joshua is the No. 4-ranked heavyweight in ESPN's divisional rankings. If he's unable to make a breakthrough in negotiations with Usyk, this is probably the biggest money fight on the table for Fury in his return to the ring after he scored a 10th-round TKO of Derek Chisora in December.
