Fury claims Joshua fight is off, calls for another Usyk rematch

Tyson Fury says Anthony Joshua is ‘weak-minded’ and cannot marque up his caput astir the day and venue of their fight.

Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua is backing retired of their much-anticipated all-British heavyweight boxing showdown and has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy fight, throwing the planned Fury-Joshua clash into doubt.

In an expletive-laden video posted connected Instagram connected Sunday, Fury, 38, claimed Joshua was pulling retired of the fight.

Fury and Joshua person been locked successful talks implicit a long-awaited meeting, but the “Gypsy King” is impatient with the deficiency of confirmation, calling his rival a “coward” past week.

The 2 erstwhile heavyweight satellite champions were expected to conscionable successful November astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, but the prime of venue was met with backlash from British boxing fans.

In a drawstring of videos posted implicit the past week, Fury claimed that Joshua’s deficiency of effect and indecision connected the venue person formed doubts implicit the fight.

He alternatively asked his longtime Ukrainian rival Usyk to meet him successful the ringing again.

“This volition lone pb maine to a combat with Oleksandr Usyk,” helium said. “Oleksandr, you’re his [Joshua’s] trainer and his sensei, and you cognize helium is … weak-minded … and that helium would ne'er combat the Gypsy King, which you person had the guts to bash twice.

“You got the decisions past time, just play to you. Good luck to you; let’s bash it again. Let’s tally it backmost successful November.

“The shot is present successful your tribunal … bash you privation to combat maine this year, 2026, oregon are you calling it quits? Let maine cognize due to the fact that I americium present looking for a caller opponent.”

Fury has twice mislaid to Usyk, a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.

Joshua has been moving with the Ukrainian’s grooming team.

Madison Square Garden was wide expected to beryllium announced arsenic the venue for the Fury-Joshua fight, adjacent though Joshua’s campy prefers Wembley Stadium.