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Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua bout is off, calls for Usyk trilogy

Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua is backing out of their much-anticipated all-British heavyweight showdown and has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy fight. Fury and Joshua have been locked in talks over a long-awaited meeting but the "Gypsy King" is impatient at a lack of confirmation, calling his rival a "coward" last week.

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Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua is backing out of their much-anticipated all-British heavyweight showdown and has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy fight.

Fury and Joshua have been locked in talks over a long-awaited meeting but the "Gypsy King" is impatient at a lack of confirmation, calling his rival a "coward" last week.

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Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua is backing out of their much-anticipated all-British heavyweight showdown and has challenged Oleksandr Usyk to a trilogy fight. Fury and Joshua have been locked in talks over a long-awaited meeting but the "Gypsy King" is impatient at a lack of confirmation, calling his rival a "coward" last week.

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