Anthony Joshua has called British rival Tyson Fury a “fraud” and said he is “letting boxing down” after their world heavyweight unification title fight was thrown into doubt this week.
Joshua (24-1) beat Kubrat Pulev in December to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA titles and was set to face Fury — who holds the WBC belt — on Aug. 14 in Saudi Arabia.
But Fury, who won the WBC title from Deontay Wilder in a rematch in February 2020, was ordered by an American arbitrator on Monday to fight Wilder again before Sept. 15.
Joshua questioned why Fury had announced they would fight when arbitration proceedings were still going on.
“Tyson Fury the world now sees you for the fraud you …
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