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All is not over regarding the All-British fight as Tyson Fury, who earlier called off the bout, has made a U-turn. He urged Joshua to "give British fans what they want" and sign the contract for a heavyweight world-title fight in December.
Nollywood Times reported that Tyson Fury called off the Fury v. Joshua fight slated for December after Joshua and his team failed to sign the contract before the ultimatum given by Fury.
Now, WBC champion Fury, 34, had given Joshua, 32, another ultimatum to sign by Monday. Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn said there was "no chance" the contract would be signed by Monday. However, the Gypsy King later declared on social media that he had extended the deadline to Thursday.
"The ball is in your court, everything is done," said Fury.
"We have [broadcasters] BT, DAZN and ESPN all on the same page, they're happy with everything.
"If you have any dignity and pride about you, you'll get this contract signed today.
"I'm chucking you a massive bone, but I know I can punch your face in, so I'm willing to give you an opportunity. Let the British fans have what they want."
This is a message to @anthonyjoshua.
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) September 29, 2022
My promoter Frank Warren convinced me to let Queensberry carry on negotiating with your team this week, despite me knowing that you were never going to do this fight… pic.twitter.com/XpcHOpZJzk
Joshua's team have already verbally accepted Fury's offer of a 60-40 purse split for a fight on December 3, and television executives from BT Sport and streaming service DAZN were scheduled to meet on Monday.
Fury's promoter Frank Warren urged Joshua's team to conclude the deal.
"I want them to pick up the phone, them to get the contract across, instruct their lawyers to speak to our lawyers and get it over the line, it's not rocket science," he said on Talksport.
"He [Joshua] is a fighting man. The WBC champion has made you an offer, how can you refuse it?"
Last month Joshua failed to regain the WBA (Super), WBO and IBF belts in a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, losing on a split decision.
Ukrainian Usyk, 35, said he plans to have three more fights before retiring, including a unification bout with Fury, but Joe Joyce is now the mandatory challenger for Usyk's WBO title after beating Joseph Parker on Saturday.
In April, Fury's last fight was a sixth-round knockout victory over fellow Briton Dillian Whyte.
Anthony Joshua freestyling about the Tyson Fury fight negotiations today…
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) September 25, 2022
[🎥 @AnthonyJoshua] pic.twitter.com/jtyUaebV1f
Source: bbc.com
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