Finally. And I mean actually finally this time.
I have written about Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua enough over the years that the word had almost lost all meaning. Contracts were signed. Fights were supposedly close. Dates came and went. Saudi Arabia, Wembley, New York and even Ireland entered the conversation at different points.
Now we have the poster.
Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua will take place on Friday 11 December 2026 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, live globally on Netflix.
Netflix officially confirmed the fight on 24 September, with Fury and Joshua sharing a professional ring for the first time. No warm-ups left, location disputes and no “if everything goes to plan”.
It is happening. For the latest markets on the fight, head to the BetVictor boxing odds page.
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When Is Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua?
Fury vs Joshua takes place on Friday 11 December 2026. Yes, Friday.
That is slightly unusual for a British stadium fight of this size, but the date has now been officially announced by Netflix.
The fight takes place at:
- Principality Stadium
- Cardiff, Wales
- Friday 11 December 2026
The first official press conference is also scheduled for 30 September in London, where we should finally get the two of them in the same room with a confirmed fight in front of them.
After everything that has happened getting here, that press conference alone should be interesting.
Our Fury vs Joshua Battle of Britain guide goes through the full story of how a fight that looked obvious for the best part of a decade somehow took this long to make.
What Time Is Fury vs Joshua in the UK?
This is the big question that still has not been answered.
Netflix has confirmed the date, venue and broadcast, but no official Fury vs Joshua UK start time or ring-walk time has been announced yet. Netflix’s own announcement specifically says start-time details will follow.
There has been plenty of reporting around it, though.
Before the official announcement, a 1am UK main event was being considered as a compromise that would allow Netflix to hit approximately 8pm on the US East Coast. Other reports had discussed the possibility of Fury and Joshua walking at around 2am UK time.
Eddie Hearn has since played down suggestions that fans could be waiting until 3am.
So at the moment:
Official UK ring-walk time: TBC
Anything more precise than that is still speculation.
What time should Fury vs Joshua start?
For me, this one is simple. Around 10:30pm to 11pm UK time. This is Tyson Fury against Anthony Joshua.
Two British heavyweights. In Wales. In front of more than 70,000 people who have probably spent hundreds of pounds getting there.
Making that crowd wait until 1am or 2am just so the fight fits more neatly into an American television window would feel wrong.
I understand the Netflix side of it. This is a global event, and a US-friendly start potentially brings millions more viewers into the live broadcast.
But sometimes the location should matter.
If you are selling Fury vs Joshua as one of the biggest nights in British boxing history, it should feel like a British boxing night.
A packed stadium at 10:45pm is perfect. A packed stadium trying to stay awake at 1:45am? Not quite the same.
We will update this page as soon as the official Fury vs Joshua start time is confirmed.
Why Is Fury vs Joshua Taking Place in Cardiff?
Cardiff was not always the plan.
At one stage, Madison Square Garden in New York looked like the preferred destination for the people behind the event. Joshua’s camp pushed back because the agreement he had signed specified a UK fight.
Wembley then came back into consideration. In the end, Principality Stadium solved several problems at once. Firstly, it keeps the fight in Britain.
Secondly, the stadium has a retractable roof, which is a rather useful feature when you are staging a heavyweight boxing match in Wales in the middle of December.
There is also more flexibility around a potentially late finish than there is at Wembley. The Principality has precedent here too. Joe Calzaghe’s fight with Mikkel Kessler in 2007 ran extremely late, and stadium officials had already indicated that a late Fury-Joshua main event would be workable.
And this is not unfamiliar territory for AJ.
Joshua fought Carlos Takam at the Principality Stadium in 2017, then returned five months later to beat Joseph Parker there and add the WBO heavyweight title to his collection.
He knows exactly what that building feels like when it is full.
The Welsh Rugby Union has previously pointed to the venue’s roof, sight lines and city-centre location as reasons it works particularly well for major boxing.
Honestly, Wembley would have had the name. Cardiff might actually be the better practical venue.
How Can You Watch Fury vs Joshua in the UK?
Netflix. There is no separate UK pay-per-view purchase announced.
Netflix says Fury vs Joshua will stream live globally to all Netflix members at no additional cost beyond their existing subscription.
That alone makes this a very different type of British superfight.
Fury and Joshua have both already appeared on Netflix boxing broadcasts, and this is clearly being treated as one of the platform’s biggest live sporting events yet.
The Ring is involved in the event, while Dana White will also collaborate on the promotion.
So for UK viewers wondering “Is Fury vs Joshua on Netflix?”, the answer is yes.
The bigger question is what time we will all have to stay awake until.
Has Tyson Fury Fought Anthony Joshua Before?
Somehow, no. That still feels strange to write.
Fury and Joshua have occupied the same heavyweight era for more than a decade. Between them, they have held practically every major heavyweight belt and headlined enormous stadium fights around the world.
They have negotiated to fight before. More than once. But 11 December 2026 will be their first professional meeting.
Fury enters with a professional record of 36-2-1 with 25 knockouts. Joshua is 30-4 with 27 knockouts. Neither man is unbeaten anymore.
Neither is fighting to become undisputed heavyweight champion. And weirdly, I don’t think that matters nearly as much as it would have a few years ago.
This fight has become about something else.
Does Fury vs Joshua Need a World Title?
Not really. Would it have been better in 2021 when both were closer to their absolute peaks and heavyweight belts were everywhere?
Of course. I don’t think anyone would seriously argue otherwise.
But this rivalry has been hanging over British boxing for so long that eventually the fight became bigger than whichever belt happened to be available.
Fury has the wins over Wladimir Klitschko and Deontay Wilder.
Joshua has the Olympic gold medal, two heavyweight title reigns and stadium nights that helped define British boxing’s recent boom.
Both have also been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk.
So we already know they are not fighting to decide who the undisputed best heavyweight of their generation was.
They are fighting because Fury vs Joshua is an argument British boxing never actually settled.
Who wins if they finally get in there together? That question is enough.
You can find the latest individual markets and career information on our Tyson Fury odds and Anthony Joshua odds pages.
Who Is on the Fury vs Joshua Undercard?
Nothing has been officially announced yet.
Netflix has promised a star-studded undercard featuring marquee fighters from around the world, but the names will be revealed later.
There have already been rumours.
A possible fight involving Richardson Hitchins and Keyshawn Davis has been discussed publicly, but that is not confirmed and should not be treated as part of the card yet.
For a fight this size, I would expect them to go fairly big.
The only thing I hope they avoid is making the card so long that we somehow arrive at the main event after midnight before anyone has even realised.
Again, British fight. British stadium. Give us a British fight-night schedule.
When Do Fury vs Joshua Tickets Go on Sale?
Fury vs Joshua ticket details have not been confirmed yet. The initial announcement gave us the fight, date, stadium and broadcaster, but not an on-sale date or pricing.
That information should begin to become clearer around the September 30 press conference.
Given the size of the matchup and a stadium capacity above 70,000, demand is obviously going to be huge.
We will update this article when official ticket information is released.
My Early Thoughts on Fury vs Joshua
I’m glad it is in Britain. That is probably the biggest thing for me.
We have watched too many huge British boxing fights get discussed for Saudi Arabia, America or somewhere else because the money works better.
Fury against Joshua never needed that.
Put these two in a British football or rugby stadium, let tens of thousands travel in, and you already have the atmosphere.
Style-wise, it is fascinating because neither fighter is quite the version we originally imagined facing the other five years ago.
Joshua remains the more explosive straight puncher.
Fury still has the size, movement and awkwardness to make a heavyweight fight feel horrible for the man opposite him.
But both have shown vulnerabilities. Both are older. Both know one big mistake could decide the whole thing.
That makes it unpredictable for completely different reasons than it would have been in their primes.
I’m not giving my proper prediction in September. We’ve waited nearly a decade for this fight.
I can wait another couple of months for that.
Fury vs Joshua Is Finally Real
There is something quite satisfying about seeing an actual poster after years of screenshots, rumours and promoter interviews.
- Friday 11 December.
- Principality Stadium.
- Cardiff.
- Netflix.
Fury vs Joshua. The only detail I really want changed from some of the pre-announcement reporting is the time.
Please, for the love of British boxing, don’t make 70,000 people in Cardiff wait until two in the morning. Everything else?
I’m in. You can keep track of every major card around it through our boxing schedule 2026.
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