Eddie Hearn promoter of the Nigerian born English boxer, Anthony Joshua on Sunday, 23 August, 2026 confirmed that the proposed blockbuster fight between the boxer and Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has been signed and will go ahead, reports thegazellenews.com.
It was gathered that Fury had Friday, 21 August, 2026 suggested that the long-awaited all-British showdown was unlikely to happen, but Hearn ,during an interview with DAZN on Sunday, 23 August, insisted the fight is contractually agreed.
According to Hearn, neither fighter could simply withdraw from the agreement, just as he also disclosed that main issue still to be resolved is where the fight will take place.
“We’ve signed the contract, we’re waiting for a date.The fight’s signed. No-one can pull out of the fight. You can’t just pull out of a contract,” Hearn told the news medium on Sunday, 23 August, 2026.
It was gathered that the fight had been expected to take place in the United Kingdom in November, but Saudi organisers Sela are pushing for it to be staged in the United States.
Joshua and Fury have separate contracts with Sela, with New York’s Madison Square Garden reportedly among the preferred venues.
The fight is also expected to be broadcast on Netflix.
Hearn said the Joshua camp would prefer the fight to remain in Britain but could consider a move to the United States under the right terms.
“We know everybody and his dog involved in the fight wants to do the fight in America. We don’t,” Joshua’s proter said just as he also added that discussions with Sela were continuing, but stressed that there was no indication the fight itself was in danger of falling apart.
“We’ve told Sela and the team, ‘If you want to do it in America, these are the terms that we can move forward with. But we’d rather not please,’” Hearn said.
Fury and Joshua have been expected to meet in one of the biggest fights in British boxing history, with the venue and date now the major outstanding details.
