The fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury appears to be off, with Joshua failing to meet Fury's Monday ultimatum to sign a contract.
This is despite Frank Warren pleading for patience from his client with both he and Eddie Hearn keen to make the fight happen. However, any hopes that there will be a fight between the pair appear to be dashed, with Fury explaining in unequivocal terms that he will not be fighting 'AJ'.
The pair have remarkably never faced one another despite a two-fight deal having been agreed in 2020 before Fury was ordered to fight Deontay Wilder in a trilogy fight by a US court. This meant that last autumn Fury faced Wilder for a third time, claiming victory, while 'AJ' lost to Oleksandr Usyk in their first fight.