Heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has insisted that his world title clash with Tyson Fury must hold because it’s bigger than boxing and bigger than the belts.
In a recent interview with newsmen, Joshua blamed Tyson’s team for the break down in their proposed fight.
Recall that a court of arbitration in the US had ruled that Fury must fight Deontay Wilder causing the collapse of the fight between Fury and Joshua.
Fury and Wilder will now clash on July 24 in Las Vegas in a third WBC heavyweight title fight while Joshua will defend his IBF, WBA and WBO gold against mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk in late September at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
However, Joshua insisted that Usyk doesn’t determine the Fury fight and that he can’t wait any longer to face him.
“Unfortunately his (Fury) team let the whole boxing world down.
“I will still be here, still ready to put on a show.
“End of the year. Let me get past Usyk first. But with or without Usyk in my life, I will fight Fury.
“Usyk isn’t the be-all and end-all.
“Usyk doesn’t determine the Fury fight. The Fury fight has to happen.
‘It’s a big fight, bigger than boxing, bigger than the belts.
“It will happen. After the Usyk fight, after I defend my belts.
“The fight will be bigger, better than what it would have been.” Joshua said.
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