Tyson Fury no-shows Anthony Joshua’s comeback fight as pair bundle over their final hurdles

Tyson Fury decided to skip Anthony Joshua’s dangerous comeback fight tonight in Jeddah despite the pair being signed to fight next.

Each men have inked deals with Saudi Arabian officials to fight later this yr, but there are still issues to iron out on either end. Dana White’s involvement is a key factor, while also they are divided over where the bout will happen.

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Fury defeated Mariusz Wach over seven sluggish rounds in a farcical tune-up bout on Friday night that couldn’t even secure a broadcaster. Meanwhile, Joshua needed to scrape himself off the canvas with a purpose to rating a second round knockout over Kristian Prenga tonight within the Saudi city.

Tyson Fury avoids Anthony Joshua face-off after Kristian Prenga fight

It was expected that Tyson Fury was going to depart the ring on Friday night in Pattaya and hop on a jet to Jeddah so he could possibly be ringside for Anthony Joshua’s comeback fight. The pair have often run into each other, but have never properly faced off for the cameras despite years of rivalry.

And the ‘Gypsy King’ opted against heading to Saudi Arabia, even playing a trick on waiting reporters by having his team arrive with an analogous looking man just before the primary event. He as an alternative decided to move home to the Isle of Man after spending months in a Thai training camp.

It made for an anti-climactic moment when Joshua called him out on the microphone after his victory searching for a face-off. The pair were close to 1 back in April when Fury defeated Arslanbek Makhmudov together with his rival watching at ringside, however the Watford native decided against it.

“Wait a minute, have we got Tyson Fury within the room actually?” Joshua asked during his post-fight interview. “To more essential matters, is he here or not? Fair dues.”

He proceeded to mimic Mike Tyson’s famous ‘rip his heart out’ speech with nods to Alexander The Great. Then, he insisted that he ‘respects every thing that [Fury] has done’ but still desires to settle their lengthy feud within the ring.