Tyson Fury confirms Anthony Joshua fight at NYC’s Madison Square Garden

No day has been acceptable for the all-British heavyweight boxing showdown but it is expected to beryllium held successful November.

Former satellite heavyweight champion Tyson ⁠⁠⁠⁠Fury has confirmed that his long-awaited heavyweight boxing showdown with chap Briton Anthony Joshua volition instrumentality spot astatine New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden.

No nonstop day has been acceptable for the Joshua vs Fury combat — 1 of the biggest successful British boxing past — though it is expected to beryllium held successful November aft some signed a contract with Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority chairman.

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“What a place, what a venue, what a fight,” Fury said successful a station connected Instagram.

Fury called New York City “the onshore of opportunity”, but fans criticised him successful comments connected the station arsenic they questioned wherefore an all-British combat was being held successful the US, and not astatine a determination similar Wembley Stadium successful the United Kingdom.

Fury, who ⁠⁠⁠⁠turned 38 successful August, has won 36 ⁠⁠⁠⁠professional bouts, suffering his ⁠⁠⁠⁠only losses successful 2 fights with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk successful 2024. He announced his return to boxing successful January, having retired from the athletics successful December 2024 aft losing to Usyk successful a bout for 3 of the 4 large satellite titles.

Joshua and Fury were incapable to hold connected presumption successful 2021, and plans for the face-off fell isolated aft a US justice ruled Fury had to look Deontay Wilder successful a trilogy combat instead.

In the lead-up to the Joshua showdown, Fury forced Polish hostile Mariusz Wach to discontinue successful a tune-up ⁠⁠⁠⁠bout successful July attended by immoderate 1,500 fans astatine the Max Muay Thai Stadium successful Pattaya, Thailand.