Tyson Fury will meet long-time heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua in a “Battle of Britain”, promoters for both boxers confirmed on Monday evening.<\/p>\n
Joshua will face Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on July 25 as a warm-up for his long-awaited showdown with Fury, which is expected to take place in November and to be shown on Netflix.<\/p>\n
“To my \u200bfriends in Great Britain \u2013 it’s happening. It’s signed,” Saudi boxing power broker Turki Alalshikh posted on X.<\/p>\n
\u201cSigned, sealed, delivered! AJ v Fury is on!\u201d Hearn said in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest piece of business we\u2019ve ever done but more importantly the one we\u2019ve always wanted. Biggest year of AJ\u2019s career coming up, the comeback is on.\u201d<\/p>\n
No specific date or \u2060venue has been announced for the long-awaited battle, which will be \u2060broadcast live on Netflix. London’s Wembley Stadium \u200band \u2060Dublin’s Croke \u200cPark reportedly are under consideration.<\/p>\n
Before taking on Fury, Joshua must negotiate Prenga<\/a>, who has lost only one of his 21 fights with all 20 of his wins delivered by knockout.<\/p>\n The little-known New Jersey-based 35-year-old has been campaigning well below Joshua\u2019s level but with his solitary defeat coming by points, it will be hoped he provide the rounds needed to shake off the ring rust.<\/p>\n Joshua\u2019s last appearance was a sixth-round knockout of YouTube star Jake Paul<\/a> in Miami in December.<\/p>\n Later that month the former two-time world heavyweight champion was involved in a car accident in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends<\/a>, placing his career on hold amid concerns he might not box again.<\/p>\n But he has resumed training and has been taken under the wing of his old foe Oleksandr Usyk with the rivals-turned-allies currently in camp in Valencia.<\/p>\n Joshua\u2019s last meaningful fight was against Daniel Dubois in 2024<\/a> when he was counted out in the fifth round.<\/p>\n The 36-year-old underwent elbow surgery and also had a shoulder injury, preventing him from returning to the ring until his comeback meeting with Paul.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s no secret I\u2019ve taken some time to consolidate and rebuild to be ready for stepping back into the ring and this is the next step on that journey,\u201d Joshua said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to competing and picking up where I left off. As I said. The landlord will collect his rent. That is certain.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe landlord will collect his rent\u201d is a reference to the exchange between Joshua and Fury <\/a>at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium just over a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n