Anthony Joshua clarifies why he refused Tyson Fury face-off as rival claims he’s signed fight agreement

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Tyson Fury has suggested he has signed to face Anthony Joshua, but it appears nothing is imminent as of yet.The ‘Gypsy King’ made a successful return outpointing Arslanbek Makhmudov in London at the weekend.Fury and Joshua have exchanged words over a fight, which could come before the end of 2026GettyHe then made a beeline for long-term heavyweight rival Joshua who watched on from ringside seemingly waiting in the rings.But unlike many expected, AJ refused to jump in the ring and come face-to-face with his fellow Briton.The pair instead exchanged words from opposite sides of the ropes, with Netflix and Turki Alalshikh teasing a fight agreement for this summer.Joshua later clarified that he didn’t entertain any promotional antics as he didn’t want to take the limelight from Fury, but also that nothing is yet set in stone.He said: “It’s on him. It’s been hard to get it done in the past.“Look, he’s the one that retired. I’ve been in the game, never retired. I’ve been standing strong for the last 13 years. It’s on him.“He disappears, come back, disappears. I’m not here to chase fame, or chase hype. “I’m a real person and fight whoever is in front of me, whether it’s him or the next person. It don’t matter to me.”On whether the Fury fight is signed to come next, he added: “[Fury] could be a warm-up fight after what I saw tonight. “We’ll see. I was just in a serious incident just four months ago and I need to see what’s going on with my return to the ring. Joshua has remained coy on the clash despite Fury suggesting he’s signed the dealAFP“I’m here and keeping my eye on the game. There’s real stuff happening in my life.”Fury suggests he has already signed for fightSo for Joshua, the formalities are yet to be completed with a plan not yet set in stone.The former champion is likely to take a warm-up fight, given he was involved in a car accident in December, and has not competed since.But Fury is ready to go now and is trying to lure AJ into taking the fight immediately.Netflix teased that the fight could come on the streaming service in the autumn period.And the Morecambe giant said he’d signed an agreement and hoped the Joshua fight was on it.Boxing scheduleFor all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out talkSPORT.com’s  boxing schedule.He said: “I’ve signed, done. It doesn’t really matter how many fights it is [on that deal], let’s just get one done.“He was brought here tonight, ringside, for a reason: to get the fight done. I signed months ago, I don’t know if he’s signed, and by the looks of it, he’s not gonna.“He didn’t want it, he was shellshocked, he didn’t know what to say. If it was me, I’d have jumped in the ring, faced off, let’s get it on.“I don’t know [what the purse split is], I’m not interested in all that bulls***. If he gets £600m, good luck to him, and if I get 50p, good luck to me.”