{"id":907617,"date":"2026-09-24T08:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/907617\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:20:20","slug":"boxing-legend-in-talks-to-return-for-double-main-event-on-joshua-vs-fury-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/907617\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing legend in talks to return for &#8216;double main event&#8217; on Joshua vs Fury show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/anthony-joshua.png\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29649228\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tJoshua vs Fury likely to be confirmed in the coming days (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is in talks to return to boxing with plans for him to fight on the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/anthony-joshua\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Joshua<\/a> vs <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/tyson-fury\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyson Fury<\/a> card this December as part of a \u2018double main event\u2019 in Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joshua and Fury will finally meet in the ring with an official announcement expected this week or next. Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium is set to host the Battle of Britain on 11 December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The showdown is set to be broadcast on Netflix with it expected to be a late start time in the Welsh capital for UK fight fans to accommodate the US audience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The streaming giant are pushing hard for another huge fight to be added to the bill with talks underway for 47-year-old Pacquiao to fight Shakur Stevenson in another generational scrap on the same night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingscene.com\/articles\/manny-pacquiao-shakur-stevenson-double-main-event-remains-in-talks-for-joshua-fury-cardiff-show\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing Scene<\/a> report that fight is in the works with representatives for men in contact with the card\u2019s Saudi Arabian backers, along with Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pacquiao vs Stevenson was first discussed when Joshua vs Fury looked to be heading for New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden \u2013 with Joshua and his promoter Eddie Hearn winning the battle to stage the fight on UK soil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the site change, Netflix are still eager to make Pacquiao vs Stevenson happen in Wales.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_259430165-851d.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29649239\" alt=\"Manny Pacquiao poses on the scale during a ceremonial weigh in Friday, July 18, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo\/John Locher)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tPacquiao would be a week off 48 if the fight lands on 11 December (Picture: AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight-weight world champion Pacquiao retired from boxing following a punishing defeat to Yordenis Ugas in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a four-year hiatus, he returned to the ring last summer at the age of 46 to challenge Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title in a bout that ended in a draw.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/SEI_259545759-5ac4.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29649238\" alt=\"Mario Barrios, left, fights Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight title boxing match Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo\/John Locher)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tPacquaio returned to the ring at 46 last summer (Picture: AP)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAsk Metro<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-disclaimer\">Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about \u2013 powered by Metro and trusted publications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Pacquiao signed a deal to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr in a rematch between the two ring legends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Issues on Mayweather\u2019s side however saw the original September postponed with no rescheduled date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stevenson, one of the best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, joined Zuffa Boxing earlier this year but is still to have his debut fight for the promotion. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/09\/08\/oleksandr-usyk-responds-tyson-fury-offer-calling-off-anthony-joshua-fight-29559709\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oleksandr Usyk responds to Tyson Fury offer after calling off Anthony Joshua fight<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/08\/28\/moses-itauma-can-rewrite-history-make-us-forget-joshua-fury-29468144\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Moses Itauma can rewrite history and make us all forget about Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tAdd as preferred source<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joshua vs Fury likely to be confirmed in the coming days (Picture: Getty) Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":907618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[5276,703,49,48,708,457,82,5513],"class_list":["post-907617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-anthony-joshua","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-manny-pacquiao","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-tyson-fury"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=907617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/907618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=907617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=907617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=907617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}