Overview
- Tyson Fury said on Sunday that Anthony Joshua has backed out of their planned November fight and immediately called on Oleksandr Usyk for a trilogy rematch.
- Both fighters have signed separate deals with Saudi promoter Sela but organisers have not finalised the matchup because sides disagree over staging the fight in the UK or at Madison Square Garden in New York.
- Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn says Joshua’s contract requires a UK site and is preparing legal letters after alleging TKO/Zuffa tried to approach Joshua to move the event to the United States.
- Usyk’s manager rejected Fury’s public callout, saying Usyk is not a ‘backup plan’ and that any new fight would need a formal written offer; Usyk has vacated multiple belts and is exploring a limited farewell schedule.
- With contracts unsigned on promoter rights, tax treatment and broadcast control, the proposed November date is now uncertain and could be renegotiated, relocated, delayed or collapse, affecting fighters, fans and broadcasters.