Fury claims Joshua is backing out of bout, challenges Usyk to trilogy fight

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fury-tyson/MDZyQvA1/"]Fury[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joshua-anthony/WnlqLAvo/"]Joshua[/a] have been locked in talks over a long-awaited meeting, but the 'Gypsy King' is impatient with the lack of confirmation, calling his rival a "coward" last week.[/p][p]The two former heavyweight world champions are expected to meet in November, but the location of the fight has yet to be agreed.[/p][p]In an expletive-laden video posted on Instagram, Fury, 38, claimed Joshua was pulling out of the fight.[/p][p][b]"This will only lead me to a fight with Oleksandr Usyk," [/b]he said.[b] "Oleksandr, you're his (Joshua's) trainer and his sensei, and you know he is... weak-minded... and that he would never fight the Gypsy King, which you have had the guts to do twice.[/b][/p][p][b]"You got the decisions last time; fair play to you. Good luck to you; let's do it again. Let's run it back in November.[/b][/p][p][b]"The ball is now in your court... do you want to fight me this year, 2026, or are you calling it quits? Let me know because I am now looking for a new opponent."[/b][/p][embed guid="4949bd4c-69c4-4f69-b811-60d688159505" url="https://x.com/boxingkingmedia/status/2096664082078412958?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Fury has twice lost to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/usyk-olexandr/nqbF7L5K/"]Usyk[/a], a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion.[/p][p]Joshua has been working with the Ukrainian's training team.[/p][p]New York's Madison Square Garden was widely expected to be announced as the venue for the Fury-Joshua fight even though Joshua's camp prefers Wembley Stadium.[/p][p]Sela, the Saudi state-owned promotional company financing the fight, and broadcaster Netflix are believed to favour staging the bout in the United States.[/p]