Two weeks ago, it looked as if the long-awaited super heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would take place in December.
Now the title match is in flux as the contract has not been signed by both parties.
If he’s not ready on Monday, I’ll go ahead, says WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury.
For many years, the boxing world has been waiting to see the British heavyweight fight Tyson FuryAnd the Anthony Joshua. The undefeated Fury currently holds the WBC belt and Joshua captured the other four world titles before losing them to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
Two weeks ago, Joshua’s team confirmed that they had agreed to the terms of the superhero fight but the contract has yet to be signed, according to Sky.
Now Fury is giving his compatriot a strict deadline.
– We’ll know on Monday regardless. If he’s not ready on Monday, I’ll move on, Fury says for his promoter’s YouTube channel.
“Lucky to give him a chance”
Both chests are incredibly popular and it was expected that the biggest battle of all time would be in the British Isles.
“I was an optimist about three weeks ago, but it shouldn’t take that long to sign a contract,” Fury says.
According to previous reports, the proceeds from the fight will be split 60-40 in favor of Fury.
– I’m not going to sit around and wait for a guy who has lost three of his last five matches. Fury says he’s lucky I gave him a chance to win a world title.