No More Waiting For Heavyweight Bout: Joshua-Fury Gets December Date
Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 04:44PM By Barry Janoff
September 24, 2026: In what is intended ti be a seismic moment in the history of boxing, promoters said that heavyweights Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would officially and for the first time face each other in the ring.
Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 11, in 80,000-seat Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Netflix has exclusive rights to the live bout between the British heavyweight boxing stars.
Ahead of the December showdown, Fury (36-2-1, 25 KOs) and Joshua (30-4, 27 KOs) are scheduled to participate in a press conference on Sept. 30 in British Airways Arc in London.
“Fury vs. Joshua is a fight years in the making between two of boxing’s biggest stars,” Gabe Spitzer Netflix vp-sports, saiid via the company.
“It has the rivalry, the stakes and the scale to capture the attention of sports fans around the world.”
The fight will be promoted by Ring Magazine, which is owned by His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and President of the Saudi Boxing Federation, in partnership with UFC president and Zuffa Boxing's Dana White.
Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn is the promoter of Joshua.
"For 15 years no one has been able to make this fight," Alalshikh posted to social media. "Back in April, I said that any announcement would come from me. I can now confirm that Fury Vs Joshua will be coming to the UK, as I promised British boxing fans. The time for talking is over . . .”
Fury vs. Joshua will feature an undercard with “marquee fighters from around the world” to be named.
"For more than a decade, boxing fans have been clamoring for the heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua," White said via Zuffa Boxing.
"Together, they bring 66 wins, 52 knockouts and multiple heavyweight world titles into the ring. On Dec. 11, two of the biggest heavyweights of this generation finally collide — and the winner will take a significant place in heavyweight history."
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