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The Independent UK
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Alex Pattle

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua talks put on hold ‘out of respect’ after the Queen’s death

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Talks over a potential heavyweight super-fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have been put on hold ‘out of respect’ for Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday.

Following Joshua’s second straight decision defeat by Oleksandr Usyk last month, a result that saw “AJ” fail to regain the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO titles from the Ukrainian, an all-British clash between Joshua and Fury looked to have slipped away for good.

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