A fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will be set to headline a Riyadh Season “mega-event” in 2026, according to Ring Magazine.
Before the bout, Fury and Joshua are both expected to participate in separate fights next year as part of Riyadh Season (via Ring Magazine).
Fury announced that he was retiring from boxing on Jan. 13, but is expected to end his retirement and return to the sport in 2026.
As for Joshua, he’s currently scheduled to face Jake Paul in a fight on Dec. 19.
He previously called out Fury during a Sept. 9 post on his Instagram story, saying that he was “hopefully punching fury’s head in and dancing around his flicker jab with ease” in his next fight.
The two former heavyweight champions have been linked multiple times throughout their respective careers, although an actual fight hasn’t happened yet.
It’s understandable for Fury to participate in a Riyadh Season bout prior to facing Joshua, as he hasn’t fought since falling to Oleksandr Usyk in Dec. 2024.
Fury owns a record of 34-2-1 with 24 knockouts, but his last two fights have both been losses at the hands of Usyk.
Meanwhile, Joshua is 28-4 with 25 knockouts. His last bout occurred in Sept. 2024, suffering a fifth-round knockout defeat against Daniel Dubois.