IT'S HAPPENING: TYSON FURY VS ANTHONY JOSHUA MEGA-FIGHT LINED UP FOR RIYADH SEASON 2026
The long-awaited Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua mega-fight is reportedly scheduled for a Riyadh Season show in 2026. Fury must first exit retirement.
Reports say Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are finally going to fight in 2026 in a huge event.
This all-British fight between the two former heavyweight champions has been talked about for years, but it's never happened, even with all the discussions and rumors.
But now, it's being reported that Fury versus Joshua will be the main event at a Riyadh Season show next year. The date and location are still to be decided.
The Ring Magazine, which is owned by the head of Riyadh Season, Turki Alalshikh, said that sources told them the fight between Fury and Joshua will be at a Riyadh Season show in 2026.
Before that, both Fury and Joshua are expected to have separate fights as part of next year’s Riyadh Season.
For this plan to work, Fury would have to officially come out of retirement. He said he was retiring in January, not long after losing to Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh.
He has hinted at a comeback, writing on social media that the king must return to his throne and that after the long, & hard battles awaits immortality!”
Joshua is going to fight Jake Paul, a YouTuber who became a boxer, in Miami on Netflix. It will be an eight-round professional fight. This is his first fight since Daniel Dubois knocked him out in September 2024.
He is replacing Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis because his own comeback was delayed by an elbow injury that needed surgery.
Paul made Joshua a huge offer, so Joshua changed his plans. Eddie Hearn said that Joshua had agreed to fight Cassius Chaney in Riyadh on November 22.
September 2026 is likely when Fury and Joshua will fight. Turki Alalshikh teased that the fight would happen in London that month.
He also said that Joshua would fight in Saudi Arabia in February. His last fight there was against Francis Ngannou in March 2024.
Even though neither fighter has any world titles, Fury versus Joshua is still seen as one of the biggest fights in boxing.
MANNY PACQUIAO BELIEVES HIS ELITE SPEED WOULD HAVE EASILY DISMANTLED ERROL SPENCE JR.
Manny Pacquiao reveals why he would have "easily beaten" Errol Spence Jr. and shares the secret to his 8-division success.
Manny Pacquiao didn’t need much time to give his take on a fantasy matchup with Errol Spence Jr. If their rumoured 2021 fight actually happened, Pacquiao says he knows how it would have played out.
Back then, Spence was already a big deal. He was a unified welterweight champ, a local hero in Texas, and he’d built up hype with Dallas Cowboys players and musicians. Undefeated, 27 wins with 21 knockouts. His star was on the rise in the US, and Pacquiao was the perfect name to take him to that next level, just like when Pacquiao beat Oscar de la Hoya and launched his own pay-per-view takeover.
But Pacquiao saw things differently. “I wanted to fight him because I know I can easily beat him,” he told ‘Inside The Ring’ on DAZN.
At that point, Pacquiao had fought 71 times. He’d done it all. Titles, wars, all of it. But he was quick to say he wouldn’t be the ageing de la Hoya in this story.
If he had beaten Spence, it would have been thanks to his speed. “It’s not about strength or how strong the punch is. It’s about skills and abilities in the ring and how you move. That’s boxing. That’s the secret to being an eight-division champion,” Pacquiao explained.
In reality, Pacquiao ended up fighting Yordenis Ugas instead, and it didn’t go well. He lost badly. Fans saw him days later, face swollen shut, being spoon-fed by his wife, Jinkee. After almost four years out, he came back in 2025 and nearly beat Mario Barrios, settling for a controversial majority draw.
Spence, on the other hand, bounced back to beat Ugas with a 10th-round stoppage but got knocked out by Terence Crawford in the ninth round in 2023. He hasn’t fought since, but he keeps getting linked to a summer fight with Tim Tszyu.
Last we heard, Spence was still undecided. He says he’ll only return if the right fight comes along.
WHY DID OLEKSANDR USYK STOP WATCHING FURY VS MAKHMUDOV DURING THE SIXTH ROUND?
Oleksandr Usyk ignores Tyson Fury’s win to pray, while Anthony Joshua brands Fury a "clout-chaser" in a ringside row.
Oleksandr Usyk didn’t bother finishing Tyson Fury’s fight with Arslanbek Makhmudov on Saturday. After six rounds, he switched off the TV and went to pray. He’s not thinking about fighting Fury again anytime soon either.
Fury stepped back into the ring after a year away, squaring up with Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The fight went the full twelve rounds, and Fury took home a unanimous decision win. It streamed live on Netflix, so fans everywhere got to watch.
But Usyk caught half the fight before leaving. He told the Mail, “I got a bunch of messages like, ‘Did you see my friend winning?’ I said, ‘Yeah, great,’ but honestly, I only watched the first six rounds. Then I left for church to pray. In rounds three and four, I got a little worried Makhmudov started landing, and I thought, ‘Come on, keep your hands up.’”
As for facing Fury for a third time, Usyk shot down the idea. After beating Fury twice in 2024, he’s ready to move on. “My plan’s the same. I’ve got three fights lined up, I know what I want. If Fury fits in, fine, but things are more complicated now.”
Back in May 2024, Fury put his WBC heavyweight belt on the line, dreaming of undisputed glory, while Usyk brought his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles. Usyk edged out Fury on a split decision. They ran it back in December, and it wasn’t as close Usyk dominated and hit a clean 23-0 record with another unanimous points victory.
Next, Usyk is set to face Rico Verhoeven, the Glory heavyweight kickboxing champ, on May 23 at the Pyramids of Giza. Not your average boxing event.
Meanwhile, Fury wasted no time calling out Anthony Joshua, who was ringside for his win over Makhmudov. Fury wanted to make the fight happen right then and there, but Joshua didn’t commit. That annoyed fans in the stadium and at home.
Joshua’s response? He wasn’t impressed. “Tyson, you’re clout-chasing,” he shot back. “I’ve never had a problem getting in the ring with you. I punched you up when we were kids, and after watching you tonight, I’ll do it again. You don’t tell me what to do.”
He doubled down. “I’ve been chasing you for ten years. When you’re ready, come see me. I’m the boss you work for me. I’m the landlord, remember that.”
