Anthony Joshua Agreed Purse Split With Tyson Fury as Rematch Conditions Set Out

The purse split and rematch conditions of a meeting in the ring between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua were once agreed, amid the prospect of the duo finally taking on each other.

Joshua and Fury are two of the most well known heavyweight boxers in recent years and have both held titles over the past decade.

Fury, 37, boasts a record of only two losses and one draw in 37 bouts, winning the other 34 fights across his career.

He won the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBC and WBC heavyweight titles during his time in the ring.

Last year, Fury suffered successive losses at the hands of Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, the first meeting in May being a split decision, with the latter fight in December being a unanimous decision in Usyk's favour.

Fury announced his retirement from boxing in mid-January 2025.

Joshua, 36, meanwhile has a similarly impressive record of 28 victories from 32 fights, with four losses along the way.

AJ has also held several heavyweight titles during his career, with his last appearance in the ring being a defeat at the hands of Daniel Dubois in September 2024 at Wembley Stadium.

Fury and Joshua have never met in the ring, though that might eventually be realised according to reports.

The Ring Magazine via Sky Sports reports that plans for the pair to meet in the ring have been drawn up for 2026 as part of Riyadh Season.

Eddie Hearn and Anthony Joshua. (Image: Getty)

The Ring Magazine is owned by Turki Alalshikh, a Saudi Arabian government official, who is a figure behind the recent rise in boxing and sporting events being held in the Middle Eastern nation.

Both meetings Fury had with Usyk were in Saudi Arabia.

Joshua is gearing up to fight YouTuber Jake Paul later this month in an eight-round match at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, but after that, it remains to be confirmed who the former Olympian will fight next.

It remains to be seen if the highly anticipated clash between the two British heavyweights does indeed come to fruition.

But back in 2022, Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed a purse spilt and rematch conditions between both camps had been agreed as the blueprints of the offer of a fight in December of that year appeared to be in the pipeline, but ultimately never came about.

Speaking to IFL TV at the time, Hearn said: "I went back this morning and said 'we accept 60/40.'

"We want that reversed in a rematch, rightfully so because you're the champion here and you want the bigger split, which I think is fair.

"We want to do the fight in December."