Anthony Joshua doubts fight with Tyson Fury due to financial conditions
British boxer Anthony Joshua spoke about a possible fight against compatriot Tyson Fury. His words leads talkSPORT.
Joshua had doubts about holding the fight due to financial conditions. “They offered [украинцу Александру] Usyk 30 percent of the prize fund for the fight for the title of absolute world champion. Just imagine for a moment what kind of offer I will receive, ”he shared.
On March 22, the manager of the Ukrainian Egis Klimas announced the cancellation of the duel between Usyk and Fury. The boxers were supposed to fight on April 29, negotiations for the fight have been going on since the fall of 2022. After that, promoter Eddie Hearn offered Fury to fight Joshua.
Fury has 33 wins, one draw and no losses. He owns the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship belt.
Joshua is a former World Boxing Organization (WBO), International Boxing Federation (IBF), International Boxing Organization (IBO) and World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion. In total, in his professional career, he won 24 victories and suffered three defeats.
Source: Lenta
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