Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are reportedly set for their long-awaited showdown as part of the 2026 Riyadh season | boxing news

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are lined up for a long-awaited showdown next year.

The planned meeting between the two former world heavyweight champions has been reported as follows. ring Magazine, It is owned by Turki Alalshikh, the director of Riyadh Season.

A bout between Joshua and Fury (the greatest heavyweight of his generation and the greatest British heavyweight of all time) has been controversial for years but never came to fruition.

The report also states that Fury and Joshua are scheduled to fight separately as part of Riyadh’s 2026 season.

Joshua is preparing for a fight with Jake Paul later this month, which will be his first appearance since being dismantled by Daniel Dubois in September 2024.

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Most Valuable Promotions CEO Nakisa Bidarian is supporting business partner Jake Paul to pull off an upset in his upcoming fight with Anthony Joshua.

Fury retired after back-to-back losses to current WBC, WBA and IBO champion Oleksandr Usyk. However, Fury has previously announced his retirement but has returned to the ring on several occasions.

In 2021, British stars are almost ready to fight for the undisputed heavyweight title.

However, Deontay Wilder exercised his rematch clause after Fury stopped him in the seventh round of their second fight, leading to a third bout between them. Joshua had to face Usyk.

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Take a look at Jake Paul’s boxing history ahead of his fight with former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) lost a unanimous decision to Usyk, while Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) stopped Wilder in the 11th round to defend his WBC heavyweight title.

Usyk defeated Joshua again in a rematch and beat Fury twice in 2024, with his first win making him the undisputed heavyweight champion.