Netflix crank up pressure on Anthony Joshua to accept Tyson Fury fight location by teasing imminent announcement

NETFLIX are seemingly turning the screw on Anthony Joshua to accept the current venue for his grudge match with Tyson Fury. The streaming powerhouse and Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh want the Battle of Britain to take place at Madison Square Garden this autumn. Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury’s proposed autumn showdown has hit a major snag Credit: GETTY But the delay in finalising the fight hasn’t stopped broadcasters Netflix from dropping a trailer for the bout Credit: NETFLIX But Joshua and his team are pushing back on an MSG melee as their contract states the bout MUST take place in the UK. That, however, hasn’t stopped Netflix from teasing an imminent announcement for the long-overdue domestic dust-up. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! They dropped a spine-tingling promo for the punch-up during the latest episode of WWE Monday Night Raw. The WWE, of course, is owned by the TKO Group, which has played a significant role in the fight currently landing at MSG. UFC and Zuffa Boxing boss Dana White revealed last week that he’d negotiated the “television deal and the venue deal” for the bout. The airing of the promo got chins wagging in the boxing world, with one fight fan saying: “What on Earth?” Another said: “It’s not even announced yet” And another said: “Clever from Netflix if it’s not over the line yet 😂.” Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS Many interpreted the trailer, which aired during Monday Night Raw, as an attempt to crank up the pressure on Anthony Joshua Credit: NETFLIX The end of the promo appeared to suggest an announcement is imminent Credit: NETFLIX One remarked: “A promo for a fight that’s not announced, nor has a date or venue. “This is great stuff. I think it’s going to get messy going forward.” Another chimed in: “Testing the water before deciding UK or US.” As it stands, the clash of former heavyweight kings is earmarked for November 20. But it could go up in smoke for the umpteenth time as Team Joshua has threatened to pull the plug on the punch-up if Netflix or Alalshikh announce it for MSG. AJ promoter Eddie Hearn told The Punch Podcast: “The other day they wrote to us and said, ‘Just to let you know, we would like to announce the fight for New York’. “And I said, ‘No, you can’t’. There might even be a situation where they go for it and do announce it. The Home of Boxing in 2026 There's a massive year of boxing ahead! It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring. The Gypsy King has beaten Mariusz Wach in his second fight of the year to set up a huge fight with Anthony Joshua And AJ did the same, knocking out Kristian Prenga in the second round of a thrilling encounter – the Brit was knocked down twice in the opening round. Now fans are looking forward to Moses Itauma’s return for his toughest fight yet against Filip Hrgovic in August. Here’s all the big fights coming up… August Sat 15 – Claressa Shields vs Kaye Scott – DAZN Sat 29 – Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN September Sat 12 – Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia – DAZN *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue. “And you will probably see me coming out quite quickly and say, ‘No fight’. “I promise you, if they announce that fight without an agreement in place to change the venue, there will be no fight and we ain’t bluffing.” “We feel really strongly that this fight should be in the UK.” He continued: “We kind of want to say, ‘Well, if you want to do it in America, you have got to pay us all of this money to change.’ “Because we are not really bothered about the money – we want it in England. “So, we want to make it so much money that they just say, ‘You know what, let’s just do it in England’. “That is our dream scenario.” Comment now