Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua to fight Dec. 11 in Cardiff on Netflix
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The gist
British heavyweights Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua fight Dec.
The two former champions have never met professionally, and Deontay Wilder fights on the undercard.
Background
Tyson Fury is a British former heavyweight champion (36-2-1, 25 KOs); Anthony Joshua is a British former heavyweight champion (30-4, 27 KOs). The two have never met in a professional fight but have both previously headlined live boxing events on Netflix. The bout is now confirmed for Dec. 11, 2026, at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, streaming globally on Netflix at no additional cost.
How it unfolded
- Dec 2025Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in a Netflix-streamed heavyweight bout.
- Apr 2026Tyson Fury defeated Arslanbek Makhmudov by unanimous decision; Deontay Wilder took a split decision over Derek Chisora.
- Sep 30, 2026Fury and Joshua came face-to-face at a press conference in London ahead of their December clash.
- Nov 2, 2026Netflix's Tudum updated its Fury vs. Joshua page: the fight is set for Friday, Dec. 11, 2026, at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
- Nov 4, 2026Ring Magazine announced Deontay Wilder will fight undefeated Australian Jai Opetaia on the Dec. 11 undercard.
Key terms
- undercard
- The list of matches scheduled for a combat-sport event, including a main event and undercard bouts.
- unanimous decision
- A winning criterion in combat sports where all three judges agree on which fighter won the match.
- split decision
- A boxing result where two of the three judges score one fighter as the winner and the third scores for the opponent.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Fury
- Fury said he will "box him out of there," calling it "a gunfight at the O.K. Corral" and vowing to "throw down."
- Joshua
- Joshua said he will be "15-round fit, like the old-school fighters," framing the bout as "spirit versus spirit" and "man versus man."
- Promoter
- Zuffa Boxing's White said of Wilder's undercard slot that "that's the fight he really wants" and that Wilder wants to stay active.
Still unverified
The Sporting News addressed Deontay Wilder boxing rumors heading into the Fury-Joshua fight, which come after negotiations between Wilder and Oleksandr Usyk fizzled out. ESPN previously reported that Opetaia had been eyeing a heavyweight bout against Wilder before a potential unification clash with David Benavidez next May, and that Usyk's return to cruiserweight could change those plans.