Tyson Fury has seemingly announced his next opponent after British rival Anthony Joshua failed to meet his self-imposed contract deadline.
The Gypsy King, 34, was scheduled to finally put to bed his long-standing conflict with Joshua in Cardiff on December 3rd. However, the bout has been called off after AJ missed Monday's 5pm deadline to file the required paperwork.And it seems Fury, who already has one eye on a March unification showdown against Oleksandr Usyk, has wasted no time in naming his next opponent with German heavyweight Mahmoud Charr ready to step in to replace Joshua.READ MORE: Anthony Joshua spotted dishing out cash to youths on estate he grew up on"Looking forward to fighting a man who wants to fight and has fire and desire," Fury wrote to his 5.7million Instagram followers. "Fought some of the best fighters and now stepping up again.
Get in there Charr."In a separate Instagram post, Fury blasted Joshua as a "coward" for failing to pen the contract in time. "Well guys it's official, D-Day has come and gone," he said.HAVE YOUR SAY!
Is Anthony Joshua too scared to fight Tyson Fury? Let us know in the comments section."It's gone past five o'clock Monday, no contract has been signed.
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