Tyson Fury Teases Anthony Joshua Fight Announcement Amid Rumors
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Tyson Fury has teased an Anthony Joshua fight announcement on social media; The British heavyweight rivals are yet to finalise terms for a fight; Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn is keen for the bout to be held in the UK but New York is now being discussed as a location
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Bleacher ReportMore information on a bout between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua appears to be on the way soon.
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Fury has split his last four fights but is coming off back-to-back wins against Arslanbek Makhmudov and Mariusz Wach. Joshua has likewise won his last two fights, beating Jake Paul last year and Kristian Prenga in July.
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Sky SportsBoth fighters sharpened their skills in warm-up fights last month as Fury sealed a seventh-round stoppage of Mariusz Wach before Joshua knocked out Kristian Prenga after recovering from an early knockdown.
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Fury teased an announcement for the fight on social media on Tuesday. "I've got some big news going to be dropped very, very soon," Fury said in a post on Instagram (h/t ESPN's James Regan). "All is good in the hood. Big fight on the horizon. It's the one you've all been waiting for. About to be announced imminently, so stay tuned. Get up."
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Sky SportsSpeaking on his official Instagram, Fury had said: "Everything is going well. I've got some big news going to be dropped very soon. All is good in the hood. Big fight on the horizon.
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01 Sky Sports The British stars are set to finally share the ring this year, although an official announcement has been delayed over discussion about the location of the fight, with Madison Square Garden now emerging as the likely venue.
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02 Bleacher Report Broncos Practice Fight 😳 Fury and Joshua have signed to fight each other, with November being a target date. A venue for the fight has not been officially announced, though Charlotte Daly of the Daily Mail reported that Madison Square Garden is "understood to have been agreed as the venue."
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