Tyson Fury Wants One More Fight Before the All-English Heavyweight Showdown With Anthony Joshua

Here's the real talk: Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are locked in for a heavyweight clash later this year, but the Gypsy King isn't content sitting on the sidelines waiting. According to promoter Frank Warren, Fury is pushing for an interim bout before he steps in the ring with AJ in what could be the biggest all-English heavyweight fight in years.

"I think he will probably want to be doing something in between, let's see," Warren said during a Thursday press conference. "AJ has got his fight. Tyson, I'm quite sure, will have a fight in between. That's what he's asking for and we'll see where we go from there."

Joshua Already Has His Tune-Up Locked In

Joshua isn't waiting around either. The 36-year-old heavyweight has a scheduled bout against Kristian Prenga (20-1, 20 KOs) on July 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua comes in at 29-4 with 26 knockouts on his record. Fury, meanwhile, is 35-2-1 with 24 KOs, and he's hungry after his recent unanimous decision victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov earlier this month in London.

The Road Both Took to Get Here

Neither fighter has been on a smooth ride lately. Fury suffered back-to-back decision losses to Oleksandr Usyk before bouncing back with that Makhmudov win. Joshua's last fight saw him knock out Jake Paul in the sixth round last December, but before that resurgence, he took a devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois in September 2024 in London.

These are two former heavyweight champions hungry to reclaim glory. Joshua held part of the heavyweight crown from 2016 until consecutive losses to Usyk, with the first coming in 2021. Fury won his first piece of the world heavyweight championship in 2015 and last held a part of the title before his first fight with Usyk in May 2024.

The big showdown between Fury and Joshua goes down late this year, though exact details on date and venue haven't been announced yet. Either way, if Warren gets his way, Fury could see action before then. That's two absolute heavyweights trying to prove they've still got gas in the tank.

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