The highly anticipated heavyweight clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury on December 11 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium will not include a rematch clause, according to both camps.
The all-British showdown, nearly a decade in the making, is being treated as a standalone event with retirement potentially awaiting the loser.
Spencer Brown, Fury’s manager, confirmed the contractual structure to Sky Sports News: “Contractually, there’s one fight. There’s one big fight. It was designed for that.”
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Brown acknowledged a second fight isn’t impossible but emphasized the immediate focus: “I’m not saying there can’t be a second fight. But, if Tyson wins, we’d like to resume things with [Oleksandr] Usyk as well.”
Defeat could spell the end for either fighter. “They’re all close to the end of their careers,” Brown said. “Whoever loses here, where do they go? That’s a tough one. Where do they go afterwards? Whoever wins, the journey continues. Whoever loses, they’ve got to think about what they’re going to do and when they’re going to do it.”
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Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, shares the one-fight mindset while leaving the door slightly ajar. “No rematch clause. It’s one fight, one-off. Listen, if it’s a blockbuster, I’m sure they’ll do it again,” Hearn told Sky Sports News. “But for our mindset, it’s one and done. Go in there, end this guy and on we go.”
He added: “Both guys could be down in this fight but they’re so desperate to win you can guarantee they’ll be climbing and crawling off that canvas to win the fight.”
