Promoter Frank Warren last week dismissed Tyson Fury's claim that the bout with Anthony Joshua was in doubt over a financial disagreement, insisting the historic heavyweight fight will go ahead in the United States in November 2026. Behind the scenes, a serious battle is under way. The Saudi Arabian organisation Sela wants the fight staged in the United States, while Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn is pushing to keep it in London. The fighters themselves wanted to settle it at the iconic Wembley Stadium, but financial interests are winning out.
Fury is already in Miami and into his training camp. "I think because of the amount of money involved, I hope I'm wrong, but I think it will go on in America," Warren said. Despite the disagreement between the camps, the contract details will be agreed soon and the historic bout will be staged across the Atlantic. For boxing fans it is a painful outcome, but one dictated by the brutal laws of business — when the final call comes, fighters go where the millions are.
