Tyson Fury’s promoters have said he is focused on his trilogy rematch against Deontay Wilder – not a unification world heavyweight title fight with Anthony Joshua.
Fury became world heavyweight champion for a second time with a stunning victory over Wilder inside seven rounds in Las Vegas in February – 14 months after a controversial draw with the American.
There has been much clamour for a huge domestic clash between Fury and Joshua, who holds the WBO, WBA and IBF world heavyweight belts.
But Fury’s promoters, MTK Global, Top Rank and Queensberry Promotions, released a statement on Monday evening stating that the Gypsy King is committed to his contracted third fight with Wilder.
The statement read: “Due to the publication of a number of misleading and misrepresentative statements and articles made by third parties relating to Tyson Fury, the following statement is made jointly by MTK Global, Top Rank and Queensberry Promotions.
“Tyson Fury is the globally recognised number one heavyweight in the world and the current Lineal, WBC and Ring Magazine champion. Tyson is contracted to a third fight with former WBC world champion Deontay Wilder.
“Any statement made regarding negotiations, talks, venues or any other bout should be disregarded.
“Any updates regarding future fights will only be made through official channels, and we will continue to deliver boxing fans the biggest and best fights involving ‘The Gypsy King’.”
Joshua will defend his belts against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev on June 20 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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Fury is facing a fresh investigation into his failed drugs test in 2015 after a farmer alleged he was offered £25,000 to lie and cover for the heavyweight champion.
Fury and cousin Hughie were given backdated two-year drugs bans after testing positive for elevated levels of banned steroid nandrolone in February 2015.
The pair blamed the elevated levels of the substance on eating uncastrated wild boar or contaminated supplements and insisted they never intentionally cheated.
But Lancashire farmer Martin Carefoot has alleged to the Mail on Sunday that he was asked to lie about supplying wild boar to the Furys having never done so and offered £25,000 for his services, which he says he was never paid.
Fury’s management team MTK Global declined to comment on the allegations but promoter Frank Warren told the Mail on Sunday: “These allegations are totally unfounded and libellous.”
