MANCHESTER, England — The long-awaited bout between British boxers Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will happen Dec. 11 in Cardiff, a promoter stated Thursday.
The 2 former heavyweight world champions will meet on the Principality Stadium, promoter Turki Alalshikh stated on social media.
“For 15 years nobody has been capable of make this combat,” he posted on X. “ I can now verify that Fury Vs Joshua can be coming to the UK, as I promised British boxing followers. The time for speaking is over…”
A conflict between the British rivals has been one of the vital anticipated fights for greater than a decade.
Fury stepped out of retirement this 12 months and made his return to the ring for the primary time in additional than a 12 months with victories in opposition to Arslanbek Makhmudov and Mariusz Wach.
Joshua’s solely fights since dropping his IBF world title combat in opposition to Daniel Dubois in 2024 have been in opposition to YouTuber Jake Paul and Kristian Prenga.
Alalshikh is a Saudi Arabian adviser who organizes boxing occasions for the dominion.
Whereas Fury and Joshua are arguably previous their peak, it’s combat that’s nonetheless prone to garner international consideration and can be streamed on Netflix.
“THE WAIT IS OVER. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua lastly collide,” Joshua’s promoter Matchroom posted on X.
