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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tom Hardy has released his debut rap album under the name Frankie Pulitzer, teaming up with hip-hop collective Czarface for Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer.

The 15-track album was released on 28 August and includes collaborations with Busta Rhymes, Method Man and EL-P. It also marks the latest chapter in a musical interest Hardy has pursued since his teenage years.

Hardy began recording rap music in the 1990s with producer Edward Tracy. Some of their early recordings later appeared online, giving fans an insight into a side of Hardy’s creative life that had remained largely separate from his acting career.

His association with Czarface began years before the album’s release. Hardy collaborated with the group in 2021 and later appeared on “Knull & Void”, a track connected to Venom: The Last Dance. The partnership eventually developed into a full album.

Hardy’s acting career is also referenced throughout the project. On “Raw Forever”, which features Busta Rhymes, he draws on several films and comic-book characters, including his own work in the Marvel universe.

He also returns to one of his most recognisable roles on “Grim-Visaged War”. The track features Hardy using the voice he created for Bane in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. He combines the character’s distinctive delivery with lines from Shakespeare’s Richard III.

 

The album does not shy away from Hardy’s sense of humour. “Mad Technology”, featuring Method Man, includes a crude reference to actor Kathy Bates alongside references to Stephen King’s Misery.

Czarface’s involvement gives the project a clear connection to underground hip-hop. The group, formed by rapper-producer 7L, rapper Esoteric and Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck, is known for its comic-book references and densely written tracks. That approach fits naturally with Hardy’s own interest in film, comics and character-driven storytelling.

For Hardy, however, music is not a new experiment. His early recordings predate the fame that came with films including Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Mad Max: Fury Road and the Venom franchise.

The release of Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer simply puts a much larger audience in front of a part of Hardy’s creative life that has existed for years. This time, he is not appearing as a film character. He is releasing music under his own rap alias.

Dolly Parton, the country music singer, songwriter and actress has died at the age of 80. She passed away on Tuesday, August 25, in Nashville following a brief battle with cancer, according to her representatives. The news was announced through a video posted on her official Instagram page by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, on behalf of the Parton family.

In the family’s official obituary, Parton was remembered as “A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.”

Born on January 19, 1946, in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton was the fourth of 12 children. She grew up in a poor family and began singing in church and playing guitar before writing her own songs. She first sang on local radio at age 13, and issued her first single, “Puppy Love,” on the Louisiana label Goldband.

After graduating from high school in 1964, Parton moved to Nashville where she played in clubs and wrote songs for other artists before landing a major break when country singer Porter Wagoner invited her to join The Porter Wagoner Show.

Parton established herself as a solo artist with songs including “Joshua,” “Coat of Many Colors” and “Jolene.” She later wrote “I Will Always Love You” as a farewell to Wagoner after deciding to leave their partnership. The song became an even bigger hit when Whitney Houston recorded it for The Bodyguard in 1992.

By the late 1970s, Parton was looking beyond country music and “Here You Come Again” became her first major crossover hit, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning her first Grammy in 1978.

She began her movie career in 1980, when she made her acting debut in 9 to 5 alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. The theme song for the movie became her first No. 1 single on the Hot 100 and earned her two Grammys. She also starred in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Rhinestone and Steel Magnolias. She later returned to television and film, including the 2020 Netflix movie Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie.

Across her career, Parton received 11 Grammy Awards from 55 nominations, as well as an honorary Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and numerous country music honors. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

Beyond music and acting, she became involved with the Tennessee theme park in 1986. She later founded the Dollywood Foundation in 1988, through which she launched the Imagination Library in 1995. The program sends free books to children from birth until age five and has expanded across several countries.

Parton is known for her charitable work and in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, she donated $1 million to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to support COVID-19 vaccine development, including work that contributed to Moderna’s vaccine.

In May 30, 1966, Dolly got married to Carl Thomas Dean. The couple remained married for nearly 59 years before Dean died in March 2025. Parton announced his death via Instagram writing “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can’t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years.”

Parton’s life and career were turned into A True Original Musical, which had a trial run in Nashville in 2025 and is scheduled to begin Broadway previews in December 2026. The production is set to open on January 19, 2027, what would have been Parton’s 81st birthday.

She is survived by her music, films and philanthropic work which will remain a major part of her legacy.