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Tyson Fury seeks Oleksandr Usyk trilogy after Anthony Joshua fight negotiations stall

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Last updated Sep 9, 2026

Tyson Fury seeks Oleksandr Usyk trilogy after Anthony Joshua fight negotiations stall
Summary

Tyson Fury has ended efforts to finalize a bout with Anthony Joshua, shifting his focus toward securing a trilogy fight with Oleksandr Usyk. A potential contest between Fury and Joshua had progressed through initial negotiations, but the parties reached an impasse over the preferred location for the event. This disagreement regarding the venue has halted the planned matchup entirely. Fury now pursues a third meeting with Oleksandr Usyk, a rival with whom he shares a long-standing history. The pursuit of the trilogy fight follows the collapse of the Joshua bout, leaving the future of Fury’s next appearance in the ring unresolved.

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  • •Tyson Fury ended talks for a fight against Anthony Joshua.
  • •Negotiations stalled due to a dispute over the fight venue.
  • •Tyson Fury is now calling for a trilogy series against Oleksandr Usyk.
  • •The rivalry between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has persisted for over a decade.
Latest Updates
  • 12:18 PMYahoo Sports — Tyson Fury teases trilogy Oleksandr Usyk fight; Social media banter continues
  • 6:12 AMYahoo Sports — Eddie Hearn blames TKO for Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight deadlock
  • 6:12 AMSherdog — Eddie Hearn blames TKO for Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight deadlock
  • 2:00 PMYahoo Sports — Eddie Hearn: TKO involvement in Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua ‘pushing the fight further away’; Fury calls for Oleksandr Usyk instead
  • 12:15 PMYahoo Sports — Tyson Fury suggests fight with Joshua is off and challenges Usyk to trilogy bout instead
  • 6:55 AMYahoo Sports — Fury says he is looking for new opponent, calls out Usyk
  • 6:54 AMBBC Sport — Fury says he is looking for new opponent, calls out Usyk
  • 6:46 AMYahoo Sports — Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua fight is off and calls out Oleksandr Usyk
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Tyson Fury has indicated his long-awaited fight with Anthony Joshua is off and challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy bout in November instead. Negotiations for a lucrative all-British fight between former heavyweight champions Fury and Joshua have dragged on without a firm date or venue, and key financial questions left open. In a video packed with insults and expletives on Instagram late Sunday, Fury laid the blame with Joshua, branding him “weak-minded” and suggesting he lacked the courage to take the fight.

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Long rumored to fight Anthony Joshua later this year in Nov. 2026, Tyson Fury’s plans seem to have changed now. The Joshua vs. Fury match was suggested to be booked by boxing promoter Turki Alalsheikh, who wanted Dana White and Zuffa Boxing to head it. However, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn initiated legal proceedings and claimed their agreement […] The post Tyson Fury teases trilogy Oleksandr Usyk fight; Social media banter continues appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Tyson Fury has suggested his all-British blockbuster bout with Anthony Joshua is off and has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a third fight. Fury and Joshua have been locked in negotiations over a mega-money bout but the ‘Gypsy King’ has grown impatient at a lack of confirmation, calling his rival a “coward” earlier in the week.

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