21 Jul 2022

Fury says he would come out of retirement to fight Joshua for free

11:00 am on 21 July 2022

The WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he'll return to the ring to fight Anthony Joshua in England provided the bout was free to watch and attend.

Deontay Wilder is knocked out by Tyson Fury, Las Vegas, 2021.

Tyson Fury Photo: PHOTOSPORT

Fury said last month he was "over" boxing but has since changed his tune, saying he would take on Joshua provided his terms were met.

"The fight has got to be for free," Fury said in an Instagram post.

"Free to air on television and all tickets go for free. No money is to be made off of this British, historic fight if it happens," he said.

"There's the terms, I'm in the driving seat, take it or effing leave it."

The Gypsy King knocked out fellow Briton Dillian Whyte in April to retain his title before telling fans he would be sticking to his promise to his wife to retire.

In June he said he would fight again for 500 million pounds.

Fury and Joshua appeared to be on a collision course last year until an arbitrator ruled Fury had to fight Deontay Wilder for a third time.

Joshua lost his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts when he fell to Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk in London in September, and the pair are set to meet for a rematch in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on August 20th.

-Reuters