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Anthony Joshua responds to Tyson Fury's 'The Battle of Britain' clash

Tyson Fury recently called Anthony Joshua for a heavyweight clash in December called Battle of Britain. Joshua responded, claiming that he would be ready and waiting for Fury.

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After Oleksandr Usyk fell out of the race for the heavyweight championship, Tyson Fury called out to Anthony Joshua to fight in place of Usyk. Calling the fight ‘Battle of Britain’, Fury urged Joshua to join the match. Joshua responded to the call stating that he would be ready to face Fury in December.

What resulted in Fury’s call for a Battle of Britain?
Last month, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight championship. This defeat won Usyk the unified WBA, WBO, and IBF belts.


After Usyk’s win, there were talks about organizing a match between Usyk and Tyson Fury, the WBC titleholder. However, it was later discovered that Usyk would no longer be boxing in 2022. As Usyk dropped out, Fury called out to Anthony Joshua, the former champion, to box in place of Usyk.

Tyson Fury’s open statement
In an open statement, Fury stated that people had heard that he would be fighting within the next few months. Before choosing his opponent, Fury wanted to appeal to Anthony Joshua.

Calling out to Joshua directly, Fury stated he knew that Joshua lost a fight to Usyk recently and that he must not be ready. However, Fury wanted to allow Joshua to fight him for the WBC heavyweight world championship and the lineal championship in the coming months. Fury added that since Joshua came off of a 12-round fight, he should be match-fit and ready. Moreover, Fury was giving him advance notice.
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Continuing his address, Tyson Fury stated that they would send over the date if Joshua were ready so they could fight. Fury then called the fight a battle of Britain to claim the WBC heavyweight world championship.

Fury asked Joshua whether he was ready or should look for another opponent and also stated the date and venue of the match.

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Joshua responded to Tyson Fury’s call stating that he doesn’t discuss things online for clout. If Fury was interested, he should reach out to Joshua’s management team. Joshua also added that he would be ready for the match.

FAQs

When would be the championship match?
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The championship match is scheduled for December 2022.

Who is Oleksandr Usyk?
Oleksandr Usyk is a Ukranian boxer.

Will Fury and Joshua rumble in the next few months?
While Joshua has responded that he would be ready, no formal announcement of the rumble has been made so far.
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