{
  "id": 9749030,
  "title": "It’s confirmed! Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury clash set for Dec in UK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/its-confirmed-anthony-joshua-tyson-fury-clash-set-for-dec-in-uk",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T09:59:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/its-confirmed-anthony-joshua-tyson-fury-clash-set-for-dec-in-uk/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After years of failed negotiations and public sparring, it has been officially announced that the highly anticipated fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will occur on December 11th at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in Wales. The choice of Cardiff was influenced by a dispute over location, as Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn preferred Wembley Stadium, where Joshua had previously defeated Carlos Takam in 2017 and Joseph Parker in 2018. However, his contract with Saudi Arabian organizers required him to participate in a British fight, and staging the bout in the United States would have necessitated reopening the deal. A New York date at Madison Square Garden was subsequently dropped.\n\nCardiff holds significance for Joshua, who trained at the Pravilo facility in Dubai, which incorporates Slavic and Russian training methods. The device suspends the trainee with spread limbs while twisting the midriff close to 180 degrees, a method deemed \"torture\" by British media but which Joshua joked was \"all in a day's work.\" Eddie Hearn emphasized the importance of this match, stating that Joshua's entire career hinges on its outcome, expressing a desperate need to secure a victory.",
  "summary": "The long-awaited bout between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury has finally been set to take place on December 11, at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in Wales, United Kingdom. This comes after years of failed talks and public back-and-forth. The choice of Cardiff followed a dispute over location. Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, had favoured Wembley […] The post It’s confirmed! Anthony Joshua,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight set for December in Cardiff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-fight-set-for-december-in-cardiff",
        "published": "2026-09-24T12:10:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Date set for long-awaited Fury v Joshua fight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/date-set-for-long-awaited-fury-v-joshua-fight",
        "published": "2026-09-24T12:30:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Joshua and Fury to face off in Cardiff on December 11",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/joshua-and-fury-to-face-off-in-cardiff-on-december-11-9560885",
        "published": "2026-09-24T12:42:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Joshua and Fury to face off in Cardiff on December 11",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/joshua-and-fury-to-face-off-in-cardiff-on-december-11",
        "published": "2026-09-24T12:46:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Tyson Fury to battle Anthony Joshua on December 11 in Cardiff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/tyson-fury-to-battle-anthony-joshua-on-december-11-in-cardiff",
        "published": "2026-09-24T13:07:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Long-awaited Fury v Joshua Clash Fixed for December 11 in Cardiff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/long-awaited-fury-v-joshua-clash-fixed-for-december-11-in-cardiff",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:31:34.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}