Tyson Fury may not be fighting Dempsey McCain after all.
Earlier this week, it was reported that Fury was in talks to return in August in Australia vs. McCain. The fight was a bit of a disappointment for boxing fans as many were hoping Fury’s next fight would be against Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua.
However, even a week after the report was released, ESPN’s Mike Coppinger It is now reported that Camp Fury has changed its tune and is now in talks to face Joshua in the UK in September. According to Coppinger, talks began earlier this week between Fury’s promoter, George Warren, and Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn.
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After Oleksandr Usyk was booked to face Daniel Dubois on August 12 in Poland, Fury has turned his attention to Joshua as he looks to fight his first fight of 2023 this summer. Of course, there have been rumors of Fury-Usyk and Joshua-Wilder being on the same card in Saudi Arabia, but that has yet to come to fruition, so Fury is looking to put his titles on the line against Joshua in what could be a huge one. A match between the two biggest heavyweights in Britain.
Tyson Fury (33-0-1) comes out with a TKO win over Derek Chisora back in December and before that, he stopped Dillian Whyte. Prior to the bout against Whyte, Fury picked up straight wins over Deontay Wilder to establish himself as the top heavyweight.
Anthony Joshua (25-3) got back in the winning column last time out with a lackluster win over Jermaine Franklin. Prior to that, he lost back-to-back fights to Oleksandr Usyk to lose his heavyweight titles. In his career, the Briton has notable victories over Alexander Povetkin, Joseph Parker, Andy Ruiz Jr. and Vladimir Klitschko. He is also a former WBA (Super) and IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight Champion.