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Fury and Joshua will play in Wales on 11 December

The fight between former world heavyweight boxing champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will take place on December 11 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. This was announced by the Chairman of the General Directorate of entertainment of Saudi Arabia Turki al-Sheikh in the social network X.

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The fight between former world heavyweight boxing champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will take place on December 11 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. This was announced by the Chairman of the General Directorate of entertainment of Saudi Arabia Turki al-Sheikh in the social network X.

The match was originally scheduled to take place in November. Joshua's team wanted the match to take place at London's Wembley Stadium. At the same time, the organizers and streaming service Netflix insisted on Madison Square Garden in New York.

The British will face each other in the ring for the first time in their career. Anthony Joshua, 36, scored 30 wins and suffered four defeats at professional level. The Briton owned championship belts according to the International Boxing Federation (IBF), the World Boxing Association (WBA), the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and the International Boxing Organization (IBO).

In the asset 37-year-old Tyson Fury 36 wins, two defeats and one draw. He owned belts according to WBA, WBO, IBO, IBF and World Boxing Council (WBC).

Arnold Kabanov

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