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Tyson Fury claims that Anthony Joshua is backing out of their planned fight and has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy fight instead. Fury, 38, made this announcement in an expletive-laden video posted on Instagram, citing Joshua's lack of response and indecision on the venue as reasons for his decision. The two former heavyweight world champions were expected to meet in November at Madison Square Garden in New York, but the choice of venue was met with backlash from British boxing fans. Fury has twice lost to Usyk in their previous fights, but is now asking him to run it back in November or 2026.

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Tyson Fury claims that his highly anticipated boxing match with Anthony Joshua is off, citing Joshua's lack of response and indecision over the venue as reasons for the cancellation. The two British heavyweights had been set to face each other later this year, but Fury has become increasingly frustrated with the negotiations, calling Joshua a "coward" last week. Fury even went so far as to accuse Joshua of "s*ing his pants" in talks over the deal, suggesting that he is backing out of the fight. The location of the match was also a point of contention, with Fury and Joshua's teams disagreeing on whether it should be held at London's Wembley Stadium or Madison Square Garden in New York City**. Meanwhile, Fury has expressed his desire to face Oleksandr Usyk again in the ring, calling him out for a trilogy fight.

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The two former heavyweight world champions were expected to meet in November at Madison Square Garden in New York, but the choice of venue was met with backlash from British boxing fans.

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

Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua is backing out 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. uncertain

Joshua → claim → doubt

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

Joshua → lade → fight

Fury and Joshua have been locked in talks over a long-awaited meeting, but the “Gypsy King” is impatient with the lack of confirmation, calling his rival a “coward” last week. asserted

King → lock → rival

The two former heavyweight world champions were expected to meet in November at Madison Square Garden in New York, but the choice of venue was met with backlash from British boxing fans. asserted

choice → expect → fans

In a string of videos posted over the past week, Fury claimed that Joshua’s lack of response and indecision on the venue have cast doubts over the fight. asserted

lack → post → fight

He instead asked his longtime Ukrainian rival Usyk to meet him in the ring again. asserted

He → ask → ring

“This will only lead me to a fight with Oleksandr Usyk,” he said. asserted

he → lead → Usyk

“Oleksandr, you’re his [Joshua’s] trainer and his sensei, and you know he is … weak-minded … and that he would never fight the Gypsy King, which you have had the guts to do twice. asserted

you → ’re → guts

“You got the decisions last time, fair play to you. asserted

You → get → you

Good luck to you; let’s do it again. asserted

’s → let → it

Let’s run it back in November. asserted

’s → let → November

“The ball is now in your court … do you want to fight me this year, 2026, or are you calling it quits? asserted

you → want → it

Let me know because I am now looking for a new opponent.” asserted

I → let → opponent

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

Fury → lose → Usyk

Joshua has been working with the Ukrainian’s training team. asserted

Joshua → work → team

Madison Square Garden was widely expected to be announced as the venue for the Fury-Joshua fight, even though Joshua’s camp prefers Wembley Stadium. asserted

camp → expect → Stadium

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

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