Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua finally ‘signed’, hints Saudi matchmaker Turki Alalshikh

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have “signed” to fight one another, per a hint from Saudi matchmaker Turki Alalshikh.

For years, Fury and Joshua have been linked to one another, and they even signed a fight deal in 2021, when both were world heavyweight champions. However, the dream fight has long eluded British fans.

That is until now, it seems, with Alalshikh tweeting on Monday: “To my friends in Great Britain - it’s happening. It’s signed.”

Tyson Fury (centre-right) and Anthony Joshua exchange words after Fury’s recent win (Getty)

The tweet has widely been interpreted as a reference to Fury vs Joshua, who have recently been in talks over a showdown later in 2026.

This month, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn told The Independent and other outlets that “AJ” will almost certainly box a different opponent this summer before facing Fury in the autumn.

And shortly after Alalshikh’s cryptic tweet, Joshua’s return bout was confirmed to be against Kristian Prenga on 25 July in Riyadh. It’s therefore expected that the Prenga fight is part of the Fury deal, pencilled in as a warm-up.

Joshua, 36, was involved in a car crash in Nigeria in December, just 10 days after knocking out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, and the accident killed two of his teammates: Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele. Since then, the former two-time unified champion has been in his native Ukraine. Usyk outpointed Joshua in 2021 and 2022, before doing the same against Fury twice in 2024.