The fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has been the most desired fight in British boxing for some time, and the signed contract has brought it closer than ever. Assumptions that the event will take place in the UK, however, can be taken for granted.

Rumors and attempts at a Fury vs. Joshua fight have been circulating for years, and both men are considered pillars of glamor boxing. However, the long-winded competition has so far failed to break the ropes.

British boxing fans were given hope this year when it was announced that the pair had agreed to fight in 2026in anticipation of “AJ’s” official “warm-up” against Kristian Prenga in July, with Fury potentially fighting his own fight at a similar level.

Although the UK was considered the obvious leader in terms of location, The boxing scene it was recently reported that Fury-Joshua may end up at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles instead.

SoFi Stadium is home to the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers and will be used eight times during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, as well as next year’s Super Bowl LXI.

Although the facility, which could accommodate up to 100,000 fight fans, had not previously been used to host boxing events, it was used to host WrestleMania 39 in 2023, which was scheduled to follow a schedule similar to fight night.

However, in response to the reports, boxing journalist Dan Rafael offered conflicting observations.

“According to a source with direct knowledge of the plans, assuming Joshua and Fury win their warm-up fights, their fight will take place in November in the UK. It will not be in Los Angeles.”

According to a source with direct knowledge of the plans, assuming Joshua and Fury win their warm-up fights, their fight will take place in November in the UK. It won’t be Los Angeles. #box

— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) June 9, 2026

As Rafael states, both Fury and Joshua must complete their “warm-up” bouts unscathed in order to start the fight and reveal official details about their meeting. Until then, fans will likely have to speculate as to where this megafight might take place.

Location talks further confused the event after Zuffa Boxing’s Dana White stated he would be the main promoter. This was strongly refuted by Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren, who represent Joshua and Fury respectively.

Tim Bradley believes Keyshawn Davis is once again being pushed to the side as attention shifts to a potential showdown between Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson.

Haney and Stevenson have spent recent days discussing the possibility of facing each other at catchweight, and both fighters have publicly expressed interest in making the fight happen. If negotiations move forward, Davis could wait even though he is the WBO’s top welterweight contender.

“If this fight [Haney-Shakur] it will be done, Keyshawn, I told you. I told you, boy. You get in line for the belt and so on [expletive]Man. Shakur’s about to get you into this. I told you. I told you. I told you, boy. Second fiddle always to Shakur Stevenson. Yes,” Bradley said on his channel.

“He’s better than you. That’s the point. He’s better than you.”

Keyshawn spent weeks fighting Haney, repeatedly reminding the WBO welterweight champion that he was in a must-see position. Haney has previously shown interest in the fight, but recent developments have focused on a possible meeting with Stevenson.

Bradley also wondered where a potential Haney-Stevenson fight should take place.

“Please, one request, Turki Alalshikh, Zuffa Boxing, whoever, whoever the hell organizes this fight, if the fight is agreed, let this fight take place in America, please. We don’t want any offense towards Saudi Arabia, any offense against them, but have Shakur and Haney in America. Please do it in America, man.”

No official settlement has been announced for either Haney-Stevenson or Haney-Davis.

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23 years after Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno’s notable ‘Battle of Britain’, boxing is on the verge of a similar but bigger event that will see domestic heavyweight rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua collide. Looking ahead to the proposed fight, Bruno doubled his prediction on how the fight would go.

In 1993, Frank Bruno was defeated by Lewis, stopped in the seventh round, which was the third unsuccessful challenge for the heavyweight crown. The event at the Millennium Stadium was the first all-British clash for the coveted throne and marked the beginning of an impressive run of success.

This has since grown to seven all-British world heavyweight title contests, with Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley most recently going to war, and the latter activated the rematch clause and scored the eighth goal.

There will be no world title if Fury and Joshua collide, but that won’t stop the main event from becoming one of the biggest in recent sporting history

Both fighters are scheduled to do a “warm-up” before the match – Fury’s announcement has yet to be made official – as Joshua looks to gain additional experience under newly appointed coach Iegor Golub when he faces Kristian Prenga in July.

Last month, Bruno praised the move, believing Joshua’s attitude would make the difference on fight night, saying: “If he’s in a good mood, I don’t see him having a problem.”

Now in interview for iFL TVBruno stood by this opinion, believing that “age has caught up with Fury” and that Joshua will take advantage of it if he is in the right headspace.

“It will be a good fight, I think it will definitely last, but I think Tyson Fury is getting aged. Even his dad says so: [about his] aged age. I hope he does very, very well.

“He has the survival skills you know, Tyson, but Joshua is a very good fighter – if he believes in himself. If he goes out there believing in himself, it will be a tough fight for Tyson.

“We need it, it’s good for boxing.”

Joshua returns on July 25 against Prenga, and Fury could face his own Albanian heavyweight next month. If they both win, their own Battle of Britain will take place in mid-November.