Fury says he is looking for new opponent, calls out Usyk

Tyson Fury holds up his hand and is wearing a boxing glove and Anthony Joshua holds up two fingers and has a Union Jack over his shoulders

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Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have signed contracts with Saudi Arabian promoter Sela to fight each other

ByBen CollinsBBC Sport Journalist

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Tyson Fury claims he is looking for a new opponent for November and has called out Oleksandr Usyk despite being contracted to fight Anthony Joshua next.

The all-British heavyweight showdown is being targeted for November, with both Joshua and Fury signing individual contracts for the contest.

But the issue of where the fight takes place has caused a delay in an official announcement with organisers pushing to stage it in the US rather than Joshua's preferred location of Wembley Stadium.

In an expletive-laden video posted on Instagram, Fury claimed Joshua was backing out of the fight.

"This will only lead me to a fight with Oleksandr Usyk," he said.

"Oleksandr you're his [Joshua's] trainer and his sensei and you know he is a weak minded... and that he would never fight the Gypsy King which you have had the guts to do twice.

"You got the decisions last time, fair play to you.

"Good luck to you, let's do it again. Let's run it back in November. The ball is now in your court... do you want to fight me this year, 2026, or are you calling quits?

"Let me know because I am now looking for a new opponent."

Fury has twice lost to Usyk, with the two-time undisputed heavyweight champion now working with Joshua as part of his training and coaching team.

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Saudi Arabian promoter Sela is fronting the bill for the prospective Joshua-Fury fight, with both men signing separate contracts with the company.

Joshua's contract stipulates it must take place in the UK, leading to his promoter Eddie Hearn renegotiating details in that deal.

But after London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan made a public plea for the fight to happen at Wembley, Hearn said talks about staging it in the UK had "re-opened".

Sela and broadcaster Netflix are understood to favour New York's Madison Square Garden.

BBC Sport understands Sela has contacted the London mayor's office in recent weeks about bringing the long-awaited contest to the national stadium, but have not progressed talks further since last week.

Hearn had said he hoped an announcement could happen in the coming week, but that now seems unlikely given the latest developments.

A bout at Wembley may need to happen in the early hours - which would draw in a larger television audience in the US.

Khan says his team would back such a proposal.

"A message to the promoters - we want to host it in London. Talk to us, we're really keen to have it," Khan told BBC Sport on Thursday.

"I'm hoping the promoters understand that not only will you get 100,000 people watching this bout live, you'll get millions watching it across the globe, where both boxers are cheered on by their loyal fans."