GRUDGE MATCH: JOHN FURY ACCEPTS CARL FROCH'S CHALLENGE FOR TYSON’S APRIL UNDERCARD FIGHT
John Fury is ready! Discover why he challenged Carl Froch to an April fight on Tyson’s homecoming undercard at Tottenham.
John Fury says he’s ready to fight Carl Froch on the undercard for Tyson Fury’s comeback in April.
So, here’s how all this kicked off. Tyson Fury, former heavyweight champ, held a press conference at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to announce he’s stepping back into the ring against Arslanbek Makhmudov. Tyson seemed pretty relaxed, even saying the reason he’s returning is that Anthony Joshua lost some friends in a car crash, and that really hit home for him.
But, classic John Fury, he turned up with Tyson and pretty much immediately got into a shouting match with a few people, including Carl Froch. You know, Froch, the guy who’s won the super-middleweight world title four times. Those two have history. Froch has never been shy about criticising John for his role in Tyson’s career.
After that blow-up at the press conference, John jumped online and said he’s up for fighting Froch on his son’s undercard. And it wasn’t just talk. When John spotted Froch at the event, he started hurling insults, calling him a "b****", just going off.
Froch fired back on his YouTube channel, basically saying, “Please, just leave us alone. You’re not going to do anything.” Then he called John out, telling him to “grow a set" and saying, “If you really want to fight, let’s do it right here, right now.”
John didn’t let that slide. Only a few days later, he posted a video, and you could see he was fired up. “Carl ‘The Worm’ Froch, you’ve got yourself a fight,” John said. He called Froch out to fight at Tottenham in eight weeks, right on Tyson’s undercard. John didn’t hold back, either; he taunted Froch, saying he’s nothing at heavyweight and would be a joke in the ring.
He kept it short, telling Froch to get Netflix involved to make it happen. “You can fight the father of the best heavyweight in the world,” John said, “and I’m not going to let a bum like you near beating me.” He finished with, “I don’t need six months’ training. I’m ready now, pal.”
Froch has been trying to get John in the ring for a while, even suggesting they fight on a Misfits boxing card, but nothing ever came from it. Now it’s looking real.
All this drama came right after John apologised to boxing pundit Steve Bunce for lashing out at him during the press conference. John said he lost his cool because Froch wound him up, and all the online trolls got under his skin. “Sometimes we’re all human; we’ve got feelings,” he said. “It can get to you, especially with a man like me.”
John also took a shot at Netflix for bringing Froch to the event, saying, “He hates Tyson, he hates the Fury family, why was he even there?” But at the end of the day, John’s ready to settle things in the ring. In April, in Tottenham, in eight weeks, he wants Froch to show up.
TYSON FURY BLASTS ANTHONY JOSHUA AFTER DANIEL DUBOIS STOPS FABIO WARDLEY IN MANCHESTER
Tyson Fury has labelled Anthony Joshua "chinny" after Daniel Dubois secured the WBO heavyweight title against a resilient Fabio Wardley.
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Tyson Fury wasted no time after Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley this past weekend, using the moment to take a shot at Anthony Joshua.
Dubois picked up his second heavyweight title Saturday night in Manchester, grabbing the WBO belt from Wardley in a wild, bloodied battle that’s already being called a fight of the year candidate.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Dubois, though. He hit the canvas twice in the first three rounds but bounced back hard, battering Wardley late and leaving his face a mess as the final bell sounded.
Wardley never actually went down during the fight, despite looking wobbly near the end. Credit to him for sheer toughness, but Dubois still beat him decisively. This was Dubois’ first victory since his massive upset over Anthony Joshua earlier in 2024, when he floored AJ four times in one night.
On Sunday, Fury chimed in about Dubois’ latest win. With his own fight against Joshua rumoured for later this year on Netflix, Fury saw an opening to stir the pot.
“Just been thinking about Dubois’ crazy fight last night,” Fury said. Dubois fought [Jarrell] Miller, stopped him, but never put him down. He fought. [Filip] Hrgovic stopped him but never put him down. Fought Wardley last night and stopped him, but didn’t put him down. He hit Usyk with bombs but didn’t drop him. But against Anthony Joshua? Drops him five times.”
Fury added, “I’m not saying Joshua’s got no chin, but facts are facts. Take it however you want. Nobody else went down, not Miller, not Hrgovic, not Usyk, not Wardley. But Joshua hits the deck five times? Chinny, get up, slink!”
Fury is coming off a comeback win over Arslanbek Makhmudov and has already signed on to fight Joshua this year. Joshua will warm up first against Albanian heavyweight Kristian Pregna in Saudi Arabia on July 25 before facing Fury.
Promoter Frank Warren says Fury vs. AJ will probably land in October, though Fury might want another tune-up, which could push things back a bit.
As for Dubois, he’s got options. There’s talk of a rematch with Wardley, a chance to settle the score with Usyk in a trilogy, or a domestic showdown with Moses Itauma. Dubois’ dad, Stan, told talkSPORT he’d rather see his son fight another British heavyweight next, not Usyk.
HOW DANIEL DUBOIS SURVIVED TWO KNOCKDOWNS TO STOP A BLOODY FABIO WARDLEY
"I had to dig deep." Read Daniel Dubois' full reaction to his stunning comeback victory against Fabio Wardley in Manchester.
The punch that changed everything wasn't thrown by either of the fighters.
Fabio Wardley came out blazing in his title defence, dropping Daniel Dubois just 10 seconds in. He did it again in the third round, making it look like his big night. But then, something strange happened. As Dubois got up after the fourth round, his trainer, Don Charles, slapped him hard on both cheeks.
That’s when Dubois woke up. “I had to make him realise what he needed to do,” Charles said afterwards. It’s not exactly the kind of thing you see at team-building seminars, but it worked. Dubois turned on, and suddenly Wardley’s reign started to unravel.
Wardley had picked Dubois for the first fight since collecting the WBO belt that Oleksandr Usyk dropped. Honestly, it looked like a smart pick: he dropped Dubois twice and set the tone. But after that slap, Dubois started seeing Wardley’s moves coming; those wild lunges became easier to dodge.
He landed his stiff jab and followed up with savage right hands. Wardley’s jaw somehow took the hits, but his nose was pouring blood, and his right eye was almost swollen shut. He kept pushing forward, showing crazy heart, while Dubois just kept piling on. The fight turned into a brutal spectacle, the kind you can’t look away from.
Wardley got checked twice by doctors but kept fighting. Honestly, it could've stopped before the second-to-last round, when referee Howard Foster finally stepped in. Dubois got his second world title; Wardley, battered and worn, just managed a thumbs up to his mum.
Dubois summed it up later: “I had to dig really deep. When you’re a warrior, you go to dark places. I was nervous at first, all over the place, and had to fight my own battles. That slap woke me up. My dad and everyone were in my corner; I couldn’t let them down.
“Fabio came to fight; he was tough. We were exhausted; it was a real war. I had to use all my skills to win. Great fight, great battle, and I’m No. 1 again.” Sure, Usyk might argue about that, but Dubois proved something; he got up off the canvas and won.
People have called Dubois a quitter since the Joe Joyce fight six years ago. Wardley himself thought Dubois would fold again in Manchester, and for three rounds it looked like he was right until reality snapped Dubois awake.
