Tyson Fury in line for shock world title fight if Anthony Joshua bout collapses due to heated venue row

TYSON FURY could walk straight into a world title fight if his showdown with Anthony Joshua falls through. The pair’s past-sell-by-date punch-up is teetering on the brink of collapse over a heated venue row. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua’ s fight is seemingly edging to the brink of collapse Credit: GETTY Team Joshua are pushing back on the fight being held at MSG and insist it should be staged in the UK Credit: GETTY Broadcasters Netflix and Saudi boxing supremo Turki Alalshikh want the domestic dust-up to take place at Madison Square Garden on November 20. But Joshua and his team are insisting it be staged in the UK as per the terms of the contract they inked. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! AJ promoter Eddie Hearn insists the fight can’t fall through. But it could very well all go to pot if the terms in the addendum to AJ’s contract Matchroom recently sent aren’t agreed to. Team Fury insists the Gypsy King WILL fight on November 20 with or WITHOUT AJ. That fight could end up being a shock showdown against WBA heavyweight champion Murat Gassiev, who is already preparing to fill the potential void left by Joshua. Gassiev’s promoter Ivaylo Gotzev said: “If Joshua can’t make the deal, there’s a simple solution: Tyson Fury fights the heavyweight champion of the world.. “Murat is ready, willing and able. This isn’t a substitute — it’s an upgrade to a world title fight. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS 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 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. “Fury wants November 20, Murat is already preparing. “Put them together and Fury gets the chance to become heavyweight champion again. “New York is the perfect stage. Fury brings the global following, Murat brings a huge Eastern European audience. “And stylistically, it’s fascinating: Fury the boxer against Gassiev the puncher. That’s a real heavyweight fight.” Part of Matchroom’s addendum includes compensation for the extra millions Joshua will be taxed if he throws down with Fury in The Big Apple. Former WBC king Fury said of their demands: ” It doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. Tyson Fury plans to fight on November 20 with or without Anthony Joshua Credit: AP He could potentially face Murat Gassiev for the WBA heavyweight title Credit: GETTY “All because Eddie Hearn and that want more money. “They’ve already had that much money off Turki in the last few years, Eddie and AJ. “They’ve had boxing deals, they’ve had darts deals, they’ve had snooker deals, they’ve had everything. “And yet, they’ve got the audacity and cheek of flea-bitten rats to ask for more money from old Turki, that’s given yous everything [you] can find in the last couple of years. “I tell you what, you’re disgusting, money-thirsty, pieces of s***. “It is what it is. Same old cliche a decade later. Keep running, you little cowards.” Comment now