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Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will contest their long-awaited all-British heavyweight fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 11 December. Both men came through their warm-up fights in July. Fury, 37, stopped 46-year-old Mariusz Wach in seven rounds in Pattaya, Thailand, in a bout held in front of about 1,500 spectators and not broadcast on television. Joshua, 36, endured a far more dramatic night in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, recovering from two first-round knockdowns - the first after just 20 seconds - to stop little-known Albanian Kristian Prenga in the second round. It was Joshua's first fight since surviving the car crash in Nigeria that claimed the lives of his close friends Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele. After his victory, Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn reiterated their preference for the fight to be staged at Wembley Stadium. Joshua's agreement with the Saudi organisers financing the event stipulated the contest would take place in Britain and would have had to be renegotiated for a move to the United States. Speaking after Pat Brown's win over John Hedges on 19 September, Hearn said Joshua's "whole career comes down to this" fight with Fury. Hearn added: "There is a desperation to win this fight and this is why sport is the greatest. I've never wanted to win a fight so badly." 'Common sense has prevailed' - analysis Until recent weeks, Cardiff had barely been in the conversation. A date at Madison Square Garden was so close that plans were being made for a news conference to announce the fight. It may not be the Wembley showdown most were hoping for, but the British public has spoken. For all the talk of Saudi Arabia, Las Vegas and New York, this is a fight that always belonged in Britain. Ultimately, the clamour to stage it at home proved too difficult to ignore. For years we have debated who would win, watched negotiations collapse and wondered whether the two biggest British heavyweights of their generation would ever actually share a ring. Even when it was supposedly "signed, sealed and delivered", it somehow still wasn't signed or sealed. And far from being delivered. It appeared the stalemate did not look like being resolved. There were more deadlines, more expletive-laden social media posts from Fury and more conflicting versions of when and where the fight would actually take place. Fury even called out Oleksandr Usyk for a trilogy just days ago. Even the most hardened boxing fan could have been forgiven for switching off. In many ways, the past month has been the Fury-Joshua saga of the past decade condensed into a few chaotic weeks. In 2020 the two sides agreed the basics of a two-fight deal. In 2021 contracts were actually signed for an undisputed fight, only for Deontay Wilder's successful arbitration case to send Fury into a third fight with the American instead. Then, in 2022, Joshua accepted a 60-40 offer to challenge Fury before that attempt also collapsed. This time Eddie Hearn kept insisting the fight should take place in Britain for British fans. But this was not purely about the fans - there was a financial reality too. Joshua had signed for a UK fight and moving it to America would have left him worse off because of the tax implications. However, common sense has prevailed. There will also be a degree of satisfaction for Hearn. For months Dana White had been cryptic about his involvement, hinting he knew where the fight would take place, while Fury thanked the UFC boss for helping get it over the line. It would be stretching it to say Hearn has got one over on White - there are far too many parties involved in a deal of this size for that - but he held his ground and ultimately got the venue he wanted. Britain is where Fury-Joshua belongs. Last week, more than 80,000 Irish fans at Croke Park gave icon Katie Taylor a fitting farewell. That night will live long in the memory of all those that were there. There are some occasions that are about more than purses, broadcast deals and site fees. Fury against Joshua is one of them. Generations of British boxing fans have followed every twist, every win, every defeat and every failed negotiation. It gives those fans the chance to make the trip to Wales and say 'I was there.' It gives Britain one of the biggest sporting occasions it can stage, with tens of thousands of supporters descending on the Principality Stadium. And somewhere in that crowd will be a youngster attending their first fight, watching two of Britain's most recognisable sportsmen walk out and perhaps deciding they want to lace up a pair of gloves themselves. Even if it is far too late, that is the kind of legacy Fury-Joshua can still leave. More to follow.

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中文标题： 富里对约书亚之战日期确定

安东尼·约书亚与泰森·富里的全英重量级拳赛将于12月11日在卡迪夫公国体育场举行。两人7月均赢得热身赛，富里七回合击败瓦赫，约书亚在吉达从两次首回合击倒中恢复并第二回合获胜。此前赛事地点传闻涉及沙特、拉斯维加斯和纽约，但最终留在英国。

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  • 分类依据：重量级拳击赛事日程，非现有分类，归入综合情报。
  • 信息来源：英语新闻 / BBC News Top Stories
  • 发布时间：2026/9/24 19:57:33