Tyson Fury Confirms Anthony Joshua Fight at Madison Square Garden

Tyson Fury has announced that his long-awaited fight with Anthony Joshua is set to take place at Madison Square Garden in New York, bringing the proposed all-British heavyweight clash to the United States.

Fury revealed the venue on Instagram, posting promotional artwork of himself and Joshua against the New York skyline and describing the venue and fight as “iconic”. However, Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, had not formally confirmed the announcement at the time of the latest reports.

The distinction is important because the location has been one of the main issues in negotiations.

Photo: Instagram/@Anthony Joshua

Joshua’s existing agreement reportedly stipulated that the fight should take place in the UK. His camp has also raised concerns about the financial implications of staging the contest in the United States, including the impact of US taxation on Joshua’s earnings.

A move to New York would nevertheless give the fight an international setting and take it to one of boxing’s most recognisable venues. Netflix is involved in the event, while Saudi boxing organiser Turki Alalshikh is also backing the proposed contest.

Photo: Instagram/@Tyson Fury

November 20 has emerged as the target date, although Fury did not include an official date in his announcement.

The fight has taken years to reach this point. Fury and Joshua were close to meeting in 2021, but those plans collapsed after a US court ruled that Fury had to honour his contractual obligation to face Deontay Wilder.

Since then, both fighters have taken very different paths. Joshua has won and lost world titles, including defeats by Oleksandr Usyk and Andy Ruiz Jr., before rebuilding his career. Fury remained unbeaten for years before suffering back-to-back defeats by Usyk in 2024.

Photo: Instagram/@Anthony Joshua

Fury subsequently stepped away from boxing before returning to the ring in 2026. Joshua has also returned to action, leaving both men in position for a fight that has remained one of boxing’s biggest unresolved matchups.

Neither fighter arrives at this stage of his career with the record he once had. That makes the proposed contest less about establishing who was the dominant heavyweight of the previous era and more about what each man can produce now.

Photo: Instagram/@Tyson Fury

The stylistic contrast also remains significant. Fury’s size, reach and movement would present Joshua with a different challenge from many of his recent opponents, while Joshua’s punching power gives him the ability to change a fight with a single sequence.

Moving the contest to Madison Square Garden would also give it a different character from a potential Wembley meeting. Instead of staging an all-British heavyweight fight on home soil, the organisers would be taking it to New York, where both fighters would be competing in unfamiliar surroundings.

Photo: Instagram/@Tysonfury

For Fury, the announcement signals his preference for the venue. For Joshua’s camp, the remaining question is whether the financial and contractual terms allow the move from the UK to the US to go ahead.

That means the next major development will need to come from Joshua’s side.

Fury has put Madison Square Garden on the table and November 20 remains the reported target. If the remaining terms are agreed, one of British boxing’s most persistent unfinished matchups will finally have a confirmed venue and date.