Fury attended the UFC Freedom 250 festivities in Washington, D.C., where he hinted that UFC president Dana White would soon reveal details about the major event.

“I think I’ll let Dana make his speech. I’ll let him make his statement,” Fury said. “So let’s hope it’s a huge, huge, huge announcement.”

When asked specifically about Joshua, Fury made it clear that this fight remains deeply in his mind.

“I’m very, very, very excited about this fight,” Fury said. “This took over a decade to create. For some reason it hasn’t happened before. Let’s hope it happens now.”

Fury then outlined a schedule that could liven up the heavyweight showdown.

“Potential fight in August and maybe at the end of the year it will happen.”

The former heavyweight champion was also asked if Dana White would be willing to make a promotional commitment to a future fight with Joshua.

“For sure. Yes.”

Any lingering doubts as to what Fury was referring to disappeared when Turki Alalshikh posted a message addressed to the British heavyweight shortly afterwards.

“Hello my brother @tysonfury, welcome back to America. Huge announcement coming for your fight against @anthonyjoshua @ringmagazine @netflix.”

Turki’s post appears to confirm that an official announcement regarding Fury and Joshua is on the horizon, with Dana White expected to play a role in the promotion.

Fury declined to provide information about his expected August opponent, although his comments indicate he intends to return to the ring before fighting Joshua later this year.

“I don’t have any details about the fight, but I’m looking forward to fighting whoever is in front of me and getting back to doing what I do best, which is winning.”

The possibility that Fury and Joshua would finally split in the ring has hung over boxing for more than a decade. Both men were world champions, headlined stadium events and became two of Britain’s biggest sporting attractions without ever having met.

Now, after Fury’s appearance at the White House and Turki’s public statement, fans may finally have reason to believe that the biggest British heavyweight boxing fight is closer than ever.

There is a up-to-date twist ahead of the fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

After more than a decade of back-and-forth, Fury and Joshua are set to finally do battle later this year, provided both men can overcome the obstacles in the meantime.

Joshua will face Kristian Prenga on July 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the fight coming three months after Fury ended his 16-month retirement in April victory by unanimous decision over Arslanbek Makhmudov.

It seemed Fury would then sit and wait for a clash with Joshua, but he has now decided to fight again, initially expecting it to take place at Frank Warren’s gala in Dublin in August.

That could soon change after “The Gypsy King” attended the UFC White House on Sunday make a shocking announcement that he was going to start working with Dana White.

“I’ll let Dana speak and make the announcement. This is a huge announcement. I’m very excited about this fight [with Joshua]. Work on it lasted over a decade. For some reason this didn’t happen.

“There is a potential fight in August and maybe it will happen at the end of the year [with Joshua]. I can’t wait to fight whoever they put in front of me and get back to what I do best, which is winning.”

UFC CEO White has entered the boxing world this year through his Zuffa Boxing promotion and has been involved in numerous exchanges with other promoters, most notably Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn.

Last month, White announced that he would be the promoter of the Fury vs. event. Joshua, with both Hearn and Queensberry’s Warren denying the claim, but Fury’s shock announcement will now add even more fuel to the fire.

Devin Haney’s comment that agreeing to the 144-pound catchweight “wasn’t enough” came during a period of intense work toward a welterweight fight.

Haney has publicly discussed a potential fight with Shakur and said he is willing to meet him at 144 pounds. A few days later, the WBO announced Keyshawn as the mandatory challenger to Haney’s title, giving the champion the option of either defending the belt against Keyshawn or continuing to fight without him.

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Last update: 2026/06/14 at 20:07