BOXING;- Joshua vs Fury mega fight agreed for Netflix
The long-awaited heavyweight showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury has been agreed, with Telegraph boxing correspondent Gareth A Davies revealing on talkSPORT that the all-British mega fight is signed and will be broadcast on Netflix.
Davies, who has covered boxing for over 30 years, told talkSPORT that the bout is already in place behind the scenes, with the big-money infrastructure that has backed Fury’s recent career moves understood to be involved.
Davies added that while both men are moving towards the fight, it is not imminent. Joshua is expected to return to the ring in June or July, with the Fury bout targeted for late 2026 or early 2027.
The announcement comes as Joshua edges closer to a return to training camp following the horror road crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on December 29 that claimed the lives of his friends, personal trainer Kevin Ayodele and recovery therapist Sina Ghami, just 10 days after he stopped Jake Paul in six rounds in Miami.
Promoter Eddie Hearn told iFL TV that the British-Nigerian has returned to Finchley, his first amateur gym, and that a full return to training camp is imminent.
Hearn, who expects Joshua’s comeback fight to land in July, also spoke about how the structure of camp life suits the British-Nigerian fighter.
Fury, meanwhile, returns to action on April 11 against Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham’s stadium before turning his attention to Joshua. Hearn expects Joshua to have a tune-up fight before the Fury clash, though he did not rule out a more direct route depending on how the 36-year-old feels once back in camp.
A potential warm-up opponent has also emerged, with Boxing King Media reporting that Joshua could renew his rivalry with Dillian Whyte, whom he stopped in their 2015 professional meeting. Whyte has not fought since suffering a first-round defeat to Moses Itauma last August.
