Tyson Fury's promoter gives big update on Anthony Joshua fight with boxing fans eager for clash
Boxing news: Tyson Fury is in the spotlight following his controversial win over Francis Ngannou
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Tyson Fury's promoter, Frank Warren, has revealed a blockbuster showdown with Anthony Joshua won't be happening next year.
Boxing fans have long called for the duo to step into the ring, with the two men regularly exchanging verbal shots at each other.
Fury is currently in the spotlight after battling his way to victory over Francis Ngannou last weekend.
The 35-year-old was floored in round three of the contest in Saudi Arabia but, in the end, came out on top via split decision.
Boxing news: Frank Warren has claimed Tyson Fury won't be fighting Anthony Joshua in 2024
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Fury is set to go up against Oleksandr Usyk early next year, while there's also the possibility of a rematch with Ngannou.
And Warren says that, with the Gypsy King's schedule packed, a fight with Joshua won't be happening in 2024.
"No," he told the Daily Mail when directly quizzed on the possibility.
"He (Joshua) didn’t want to fight him last December. We made the offer.
"So you know where he is now. He’s at the back of that long queue.
"They were not interested in fighting for a world title having fought twice against Usyk and been beaten twice.
"He didn’t want to fight for a world title, otherwise he would have taken that opportunity when it was offered to him."
Warren also dismissed the idea that Fury's potential fight with Joshua had moved closer after his win over Ngannou.
"How can it be? How many fights is Tyson going to have in one year?" he added.
"He’s got the unification, see what happens after that, you’re talking about rematches, there’s four fights before we start."
The calls for Fury and Joshua to go up against each other have spanned years.
And Warren is unsure whether the fight between the two Brits will ever happen - though insists he's done everything in his power for fans to get their wish.
"Who knows, we’ll see what happens," said the 71-year-old.
"Joshua, at the moment, has got his nose up against the window looking in.
"There’ll be no regret on our part because we made the offers for the fight to happen.
"The ones who didn’t want that to happen was him and his connections."
Meanwhile, Fury himself has been asked about a rematch with Ngannou and whether that's part of his plans for the future.
And the Brit has admitted it's something that could happen, having been left impressed by his opponent.
"No, he was what I thought he would be. I thought he would have a puncher’s chance like the rest of them," Fury told TNT Sports.
"Listen, he was a good fighter and we’ll probably have a rematch down the line somewhere. Who’d have thought it?”
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Fury has won 34 of his 35 career fights in the wake of his victory over Ngannou.
His only failure to win was a draw with Deontay Wilder back in 2018.