Tyson Fury boxing news
Tyson Fury has announced his retirement from boxing—yes, again. This time, it’s after back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk. But don’t get too emotional; if you’ve followed Fury’s career, you know this isn’t exactly new territory.
The pressure is on Tyson Fury to agree to face Anthony Joshua is what would be an enormous fight for British boxing.
In a battle between two of the best heavyweight fighters in the world, IBO/WBC/WBO world champion Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) prevailed twice over previously undefeated WBC titleholder Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs).
Eddie Hearn said today that he must “deliver” the Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury fight to the “British public” in 2025.
We all know that Saudi moneyman Turki Alalshikh has given us (and himself) some massive fights since the time he moved into the sport and became a major, major player.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn believes a fight between the aging former heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury is the biggest fight “Commercially” in boxing.
It’s arguably the biggest non-title fight out there today. Some people say it’s one of the biggest fights in all of British boxing history.
Since October 2023, heavyweight boxing has experienced a remarkable renaissance, and much of this revival can be attributed to the ambitious Riyadh Season, orchestrated by Turki Alalshikh As the Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority in Saudi Arabia, Alalshikh has leveraged the country’s vast resources to bring world- class sporting events to the region, with heavyweight boxing taking center stage.
Promoter Frank Warren is still upset about the scoring by some of the judges in his fighter, Tyson Fury’s, 12-round unanimous decision loss to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch on December 21st in Riyadh.
Promoter Eddie Hearn stated that the only genuinely massive fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua was between them. The former two-time heavyweight champ said the fight “has to happen in 2025.”