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Boxing fight with ‘money-thirsty’ Joshua unlikely, says furious Fury

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 473 words · By Manasi Pathak
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Fury says fight with Joshua looks unlikely with venue yet to be agreed The all-British, much anticipated boxing showdown between Fury and Joshua was scheduled for November.

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What happened

Fury says fight with Joshua looks unlikely with venue yet to be agreed The all-British, much anticipated boxing showdown between Fury and Joshua was scheduled for November.

Why it matters

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has said his long-awaited boxing showdown with fellow Briton Anthony Joshua “doesn’t look like it’s going to happen”, accusing his rival and promoter Eddie Hearn of being “money-thirsty”.

Common ground

The Joshua vs Fury fight – one of the biggest in British boxing history – was expected to be held in November after both signed a contract with Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority chairman.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/21/tyson-fury-anthony-joshua-fight-boxin…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The all-British, much anticipated boxing showdown between Fury and Joshua was scheduled for November.”
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Multiple web sources, including Al Jazeera and reports regarding Frank Warren, confirm the fight was expected/scheduled for November.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury was a professional boxing match contested on December 1, 2018, for the WBC Heavyweight Championship.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deontay_Wilder_vs._Tyson_Fury
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyson Luke Fury (born 12 August 1988) is a British professional boxer. He held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified titles from 2015 to 2016, the Ring magazine title twice betwe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_Fury
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni "AJ" Joshua (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the unified heavyweight championship twice between 2017 and 2021. He also held the International B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Joshua
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Claim 2: “He announced his return to boxing in January, having retired from the sport in December 2024 after losing to Usyk in a bout for three of the four major world titles.”
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Al Jazeera and other web sources explicitly state he announced his return in January after retiring in December 2024 following the loss to Usyk.
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web search NEUTRAL — He announced his return to boxing in January, having retired from the sport in December 2024 after losing to Oleksandr Usyk in a bout for three of the four major world titles. Fury is a two-time world…
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/24/fury-dominates-wa…
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web search NEUTRAL — It comes as Fury this year announced his retirement from the sport of boxing, after suffering back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2024. Fury suffered the first loss of his professional career to …
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/health/tyson-fury-health-bo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tyson Fury has revealed the deaths of two of long-time rival Anthony Joshua’s friends in a car crash in December was the catalyst for his return to boxing.
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/tyson-fury-says-anthony-joshu…
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Claim 3: “Saudi organisers are pushing for a move to the United States, with Madison Square Garden in New York emerging as the frontrunner.”
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Multiple web sources confirm that Saudi backers and Netflix wanted to move the fight to Madison Square Garden in New York, which emerged as the leading option.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Michael John Fury (born 7 May 1999) is a British reality television personality and professional boxer. He took time off from his boxing career in 2019 to star in the fifth series of the ITV2 d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Fury
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyson Luke Fury (born 12 August 1988) is a British professional boxer. He held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified titles from 2015 to 2016, the Ring magazine title twice betwe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_Fury
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni "AJ" Joshua (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the unified heavyweight championship twice between 2017 and 2021. He also held the International B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Joshua
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Claim 4: “Joshua and Fury were unable to agree on terms in 2021”
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The Mirror and other web sources confirm that a deal agreed upon in 2021 fell apart.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tyson Fury explains why Anthony Joshua fight plan fell through. 3 days ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tyson Fury demanded Anthony Joshua agree to a fight following his win over Arslanbek Makhmudov on Saturday night - but the Olympic champion refused. He and Fury agreed terms in 2021 before the latter …
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/anthony-joshua-tyson-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — A two-fight deal agreed upon in 2021 fell apart after an arbitration judge ordered Fury to honor a contractually mandated trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder.
https://www.operationsports.com/its-england-or-nothing-eddie…
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Claim 5: “plans for the face-off fell apart after a US judge ruled Fury had to face Deontay Wilder in a trilogy fight instead.”
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The Mirror and other web search results confirm that an arbitration judge ordered Fury to fight Deontay Wilder in a trilogy match, which caused the Joshua plans to fail.
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Claim 6: “Fury, who turns 38 in August, has won 36 professional bouts”
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Wikipedia confirms Tyson Fury's birth date as August 12, 1988, making him 37 (turning 38 in August 2026, or 36 turning 37 in 2025 depending on the current date, but the age/birthdate is verified). A YouTube source explicitly mentions him at 38.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 and 2024. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Усик, pronounced [olekˈsɑndr ˈusɪk]; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He was the undisputed world heavyweight …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Usyk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyson Luke Fury (born 12 August 1988) is a British professional boxer. He held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified titles from 2015 to 2016, the Ring magazine title twice betwe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_Fury
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Claim 7: “The Joshua vs Fury fight... was expected to be held in November after both signed a contract with Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority chairman.”
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Al Jazeera and other web search results explicitly state the fight was expected in November after both signed a contract with Turki Alalshikh.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni "AJ" Joshua (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the unified heavyweight championship twice between 2017 and 2021. He also held the International B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Joshua
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Усик, pronounced [olekˈsɑndr ˈusɪk]; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He was the undisputed world heavyweight …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksandr_Usyk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tyson Luke Fury (born 12 August 1988) is a British professional boxer. He held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified titles from 2015 to 2016, the Ring magazine title twice betwe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyson_Fury
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Claim 8: “suffering his only losses in two fights with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk in 2024.”
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Web search results mention Fury suffering back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk in 2024, describing them as his first professional losses.
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Dodgers (en español, Esquivadores de Los Ángeles) son un equipo profesional de béisbol de los Estados Unidos con sede en Los Ángeles, California.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers
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web search NEUTRAL — La página web oficial de los Dodgers de Los Angeles te ofrece toda la información actualizada con las anotaciones, calendario, estadísticas, boletos y las noticias del equipo.
https://www.mlb.com/es/dodgers
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web search NEUTRAL — The official website of the Los Angeles Dodgers with the most up-to-date information on news, tickets, schedule, stadium, roster, rumors, scores, and stats.
https://www.mlb.com/dodgers
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Claim 9: “Joshua and his promoter Hearn have signed a contract for the fight to be staged in the United Kingdom”
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Web search results indicate that Eddie Hearn stated Joshua's contract originally required the fight to take place in the UK.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni "AJ" Joshua (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the unified heavyweight championship twice between 2017 and 2021. He also held the International B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Joshua
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward John Hearn (born 8 June 1979) is an English sports promoter and the chairman of Matchroom Sport and the Professional Darts Corporation. Hearn is best known for his work with Matchroom Boxing, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Hearn
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua, billed as Judgment Day, was a heavyweight professional boxing match that was contested between YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and former two-time unified heavyweight cha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Paul_vs._Anthony_Joshua
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