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FRANK WARREN has outlined his heavyweight title plan for 2023.The Queenberry promoter is plotting a pathway to a summer title bout between his heavyweights Tyson Fury and Joe Joyce – and NOT Matchroom’s Anthony Joshua.
Frank Warren has mapped out Tyson Fury’s next 12 monthsCredit: Getty
Warren wants Joe Joyce to earn a title fightCredit: Getty
Fury, 34, is set to take on Derek Chisora in their trilogy bout on December 3 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
And speaking to Queensberry’s YouTube channel, Warren revealed that he wants the Chisora fight to be the first of three visits to the ring for Fury in the next 12 months.
As reported by boxing writer Michael Benson, Warren claims the Gypsy King will target a unification bout with Oleksandr Usyk in February or March.
Should Fury come through against the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO champion – Warren wants him to return in the summer to fight Joyce.
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The Juggernaut, 37, is 15-0 as a professional and is coming off an impressive win against Joseph Parker last month.
Speaking on Instagram after Joyce’s win over Parker, Fury was generous in his praise of the Londoner.
He said: “I’ve had a lovely day of watching boxing, watching all of the big fights and studying all the heavyweights.
“And I’ve gotta say that big Joe Joyce is the second best heavyweight in the world, behind myself.”
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He then added: “And on his day, given his moment, who knows if he could beat me or not? I think we’ll have to find out one of the days.
“But just looked at these prospects, who’s mandatory for the world titles. [Zhilei] Zhangs and [Igor] Jurkovics and everybody else.
“I’ve changed my mind and I think big Joe Joyce is number two heavyweight in the world, and who knows if he’s number one?”
Warren wants to arrange a fight for Joyce in February… before putting him in with Fury.
This may be where Joshua COULD force his way into Warren’s equation, however, with the Juggernaut having called him out.
Speaking to SunSport, Joyce said: “I don’t think Usyk’s going to fight me, he’s going to fight Fury first.
“But yeah, the Joshua fight is one that I’d like to do. “I’d like to bash him up.”
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TYSON FURY has revealed that the prospect of fighting Anthony Joshua helped to spark his boxing return.The Gypsy King retired after knocking out Dillian Whyte in April this year.
Tyson Fury wants to give fans a huge fightCredit: Getty
Fury believes a fight with Anthony Joshua would achieve thisCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Fury’s autobiography, Gloves Off, comes out on November 10
Fury then made a U-turn on the decision and held discussions with Joshua to fight on December 3.
However, the talks broke down after Joshua failed to meet Fury’s deadline to sign the contract.
Instead, Derek Chisora has been drafted in to complete a trilogy, with Fury emerging the victor of the previous two fights in 2011 and 2014.
But Fury is desperate to give fans a show, which he believes the “Battle of Britain” bout with AJ would achieve.
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Speaking in his autobiography, Gloves Off, Fury revealed: “The other fight I’ve been interested in is a showdown to stop the nation in its tracks.
“A match with Anthony Joshua would fall into this category, and in September 2022, I even offered to battle him in the UK with a 60-40 split in earnings.
“I wanted it to be a moment in sporting history, a fight for Britain.
“But so far we haven’t been able to make it happen.
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“Now I’m due to fight Derek Chisora on December 3 — having already beaten him twice.”
Fury currently holds the WBC heavyweight title but could be in line for a chance to face Oleksandr Usyk – the holder of the WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF titles.
And should the pair fight one another then it would make for a never-seen-before fight with all four belts on the line for the first time in the four-belt era.
Meanwhile, Joshua is set to square up against Whyte early next year. More

TYSON FURY has revealed he fell out with Derek Chisora after his heavyweight pal backed Dillian Whyte to beat him earlier this year.Fury, 34, knocked Whyte out in devastating fashion at Wembley Stadium back in April, finishing the contest with a sixth-round uppercut.
Fury and Chisora will meet for a third time on December 3Credit: Getty
But in the days leading up to the bout, Chisora surprisingly picked underdog Whyte to beat the WBC champion.
Del Boy and The Gypsy King had become good friends after their two fights in 2011 and 2014 – both of which were won by Fury.
However Fury, who will take on Chisora for a third time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3, now claims they have fallen out following his old pal’s backing of Whyte.
Speaking in his autobiography – which is out on November 10 – Fury said: “Now I’m due to fight Derek Chisora on December 3 — having already beaten him twice.
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“Chisora and I used to be pals but when it came to my Wembley showdown against Dillian Whyte, Chisora tipped the other bloke to knock me out.
“I couldn’t get my head around that. How can you claim to be someone’s friend and then back another fighter to send him to the canvas?
“I really had no idea what was eating him at the time. Perhaps it was jealousy.”
Fury remains unbeaten as a professional, winning 32 of his 33 bouts to date.
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His only blemish came in a controversial draw with Deontay Wilder in December 2018 – a result he put right in their subsequent two contests as Fury knocked his American rival out on both occasions.
Meanwhile, Chisora has lost 12 of his 45 pro contests – including seven times since Fury’s second win over him in 2014.
But last time out Del Boy clinched arguably the best win of his career – a split decision victory over Kubrat Pulev.
Despite that, though, Chisora remains a huge underdog heading into the contest.
And if Fury has his hand raised in December, he is expected to face Oleksandr Usyk for all the belts in Saudi Arabia in March. More

TYSON FURY has revealed the devastating impact of ex-rival Deontay Wilder’s punches.The Gypsy King, 34, met the Bronze Bomber, 36, in a trilogy.
Fury experienced short-term memory loss after his third fight with WilderCredit: EPA
The Brit was knocked down multiple times before rising up to secure two wins and a drawCredit: Rex
The boxer’s new autobiography Gloves Off, is out on November 10
Los Angeles played host to the first fight in 2018, which ended in a split draw, despite the thrilling contest which saw Fury rise from the ashes like The Undertaker late on in Round 12.
The pair then fought again in 2019 and Fury defeated Wilder via technical knockout, picking up the WBC heavyweight title.
A trilogy fight was then held in 2021, with both fighters landing heavy shots.
Both scored knockdowns but Fury retained his title with a knockout.
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However, Fury experienced some side effects to his gruelling fights with boxing’s most devastating puncher.
Fury experienced short-term memory loss and his head was covered in “tennis ball-­sized lumps”.
In an extract from his autobiography, Gloves Off, Fury recalled: “So while getting my face punched in for a living has put millions of pounds in the bank, a fighter needs to know when their time is ­up — and mine is near.
“Walking away from boxing may be the hardest thing I ever do.
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“All I know is that I don’t want to overstay my welcome, ruin my legacy, or die from a big right to the side of the head.
“And believe me, an ending like that has felt worryingly real at times.
“I even experienced short-­term memory loss following that bruising encounter with Wilder in 2021, when, in the hours after the win, my head covered in tennis ball-­sized lumps, it was impossible to remember how many times I’d gone down.
“Everything was foggy, and the experience frightened me.
“No way do I want to end up living out my days in a wheelchair, or eating my dinners through a straw.
“After that fight with Wilder, I told my promoter Frank Warren that I planned to retire.”
Despite the evident shock to Fury’s system, he fought again earlier this year against fellow Brit Dillian Whyte.
Fury retained his WBC title inside a packed-out Wembley Stadium, finishing off with another KO.
He will fight again at the end of this year, facing off against Derek Chisora in a trilogy fight, and could even go further and take on Oleksandr Usyk in a unification fight for the ages.
Fury says it won’t be long before he retires from boxingCredit: Reuters
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