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Joshua-Fury November Fight Near Deal, Netflix Funding Secured

4/25/2026

Summary

Joshua vs Fury

Promoter Eddie Hearn says negotiations are advanced for a deal that would have Anthony Joshua return in July and face Tyson Fury in November.
Adviser Turki Alalshikh will fund the November showdown, which Netflix could broadcast.
Tyson Fury returned on April 11, beat Arslanbek Makhmudov in Manchester and challenged Joshua.
Anthony Joshua survived a December car crash that killed two friends and is seeking an opponent, ruling out Deontay Wilder.

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Joshua Trains With Usyk

After a December 2024 Nigerian car crash in which two teammates died and he was injured, Anthony Joshua returned to a Kyiv gym and began training with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in Ukraine.
Usyk, who outpointed Joshua in 2021 and 2022, is planning Joshua’s July comeback, a Fury bout, and his own 23 May fight with Rico Verhoeven.
Usyk has urged Joshua to take a lower-risk warm-up opponent before Fury.

History

Historical Context

Tyson Fury’s 28 November 2015 upset of Wladimir Klitschko in Düsseldorf ended the Ukrainian’s nearly ten-year unbeaten reign and shifted heavyweight power away from the ‘Klitschko era.’ The victory sparked record-breaking viewership, and after Anthony Joshua’s 2017 win over Klitschko, promoters Eddie Hearn and Saudi adviser Turki Alalshikh are funding a July Joshua comeback and a Netflix-streamed Fury-Joshua clash, aiming to repeat the 2015 market surge.

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Joshua vs Fury

Promoter Eddie Hearn says negotiations are advanced for a deal that would have Anthony Joshua return in July and face Tyson Fury in November.
Adviser Turki Alalshikh will fund the November showdown, which Netflix could broadcast.
Tyson Fury returned on April 11, beat Arslanbek Makhmudov in Manchester and challenged Joshua.
Anthony Joshua survived a December car crash that killed two friends and is seeking an opponent, ruling out Deontay Wilder.

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