Fury v Joshua: Tyson Fury claims to have 'sent contract' to Anthony Joshua over September fight

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Tyson FuryTyson Fury gained a 10th-round triumph implicit Derek Chisora successful December astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

WBC satellite heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says helium wants to combat chap Briton Anthony Joshua astatine Wembley successful September and has sent him a contract.

A combat with Oleksandr Usyk, the IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA champion, was expected to hap successful 2023 but fell through.

"A fewer days agone I sent a draught declaration to Anthony Joshua for a combat successful September astatine Wembley," Fury wrote.external-link

In a station connected Instagram, Briton Fury added: "It's a combat everyone wants to see, including myself.

"Come connected AJ let's springiness the satellite what they privation to see. This clip I'm not going to marque a cardinal videos and support putting unit on. The shot is present connected your side."

A combat betwixt Fury and two-time satellite champion Joshua, 33, has agelong been talked about, but ne'er materialised.

Fury acceptable a deadline successful September, which was not met, and said astatine the time: "It's officially implicit for Joshua. He is present retired successful the acold with the wolfpack.

"Forget astir it. Always knew you didn't person the minerals to combat the 'Gypsy King'."

Anthony Joshua punching Jermaine FranklinAnthony Joshua gained a points triumph implicit American Jermaine Franklin astatine the O2 Arena successful London successful April

Unbeaten Fury fought Chisora alternatively and afterwards faced-off with Usyk, who had been ringside, with a bout betwixt the 2 lined up for Wembley connected 29 April.

However, Fury's promoter Frank Warren said successful March that combat was disconnected - and helium "did not think" it would hap successful the adjacent future.

Usyk, besides unbeaten with 20 wins from 20 fights, had agreed a 70/30 purse divided successful Fury's favour with presumption for a rematch the lone outstanding issue.

Joshua has doubly mislaid to the 36-year-old Usyk, but past said Fury could "redeem himself from the circus" by agreeing to combat him.

"There's nary amended clip to get Fury successful the ringing than present due to the fact that helium needs maine to redeem himself from this circus, this let-down," said Joshua.

"He needs maine truthful there's nary amended clip than for him to telephone my sanction retired and I'm idiosyncratic that volition instrumentality connected immoderate challenge."

Fury has 33 wins and 1 gully from 34 bouts, portion Joshua - who bushed American Jermaine Franklin connected points successful London successful April - has 25 wins and 3 defeats successful his 28-fight nonrecreational vocation aft winning Olympic golden arsenic an amateur successful 2012.

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