Anthony Joshua has suffered a significant setback to his hopes of fighting Tyson Fury. The clash between the two British stars has long been slated but now seems unlikely to happen, with Fury's promoter Frank Warren insisting that The Gypsy King is happily retired. Fury announced his retirement from boxing last month following on from his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in December. The proposed two-fight deal between Joshua and Fury which would be worth £150million now appears unlikely to be taken up.
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Warren told BoxingScene: 'I don't speak to him on a regular basis because he's spending time with his family. 'He had nearly a year in training camp with a fight. One camp, very late into the camp, fell apart because of his cut eye. Anthony Joshua's hopes of taking on Tyson Fury have suffered a significant blow. Promoter Frank Warren insisted The Gypsy King is happily retired and is unlikely to fight. Warren stated that Fury is enjoying seeing his family again after being in camp last year.
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'He got back in camp again for the Usyk fight. Then he had another camp for it [the rematch]. 'Last year was a lot of sacrifice for him, not seeing his family, his wife and kids and so forth. He's making up for it now. 'He's retired, and I'm just looking forward to him being happy. That's all I want to do, is see him being happy. He's retired and God bless him.'. Fury was initially beaten by Usyk in May 2024 before also losing the rematch.
![[Joshua hoped to fight Fury after withdrawing from talks over a rematch with Daniel Dubois]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/02/09/12/95021757-14377649-image-a-21_1739105014525.jpg)
As a result Fury ended up losing his WBC title as well as his unbeaten record. Joshua, meanwhile, also lost his most recent fight as he was beaten by Daniel Dubois at Wembley in September last year. After Joshua withdrew from talks regarding a rematch with Dubois there were hopes that he would be able to face Fury. However, it now appears that Joshua will have to look for another opponent. Joshua hoped to fight Fury after withdrawing from talks over a rematch with Daniel Dubois.
