Tyson Fury’s Proposed Bout With Anthony Joshua In Doubt After U.S. Legal Ruling

Tyson Fury’s fight against Anthony Joshua is now looking unlikely after a U.S. legal ruling ordered him to undertake a third bout against Deontay Wilder.

Fury — who defeated Wilder with a seventh-round stoppage in February last year – confirmed he had agreed to fight Joshua on August 14 less than 24 hours before Monday’s hearing, but the result has now cast doubt over whether the bout will go ahead as planned.

According to the arbitrator in the U.S. Fury is contractually due for another meet with Wilder before September 15 this year. Although this doesn’t necessarily mean Fury’s fight with Joshua is automatically postponed, it does mean there needs to be further discussions and potentially a large pay-off for Wilder to step aside.

Fury’s promoter Frank Warren told the BBC that “Until we can reach an accommodation with Deontay Wilder’s people, I can’t say that [Fury’s fight with Joshua] will definitely happen.” “If not then Tyson, if he wishes, will go to the fight with Wilder. They’re the only two options”.