Joshua ready for Fury mega-fight in Cardiff - Punch Newspapers

British heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury (L) and Anthony Joshua face off following a press conference in London on September 30, 2026, ahead of their highly anticipated heavyweight boxing fight in Wales in December. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

Two-time heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has described himself as an excellent counter-puncher with a boxing brain as he prepares for his mega-fight against Tyson Fury on December 11 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The all-British clash will headline a Ring show streamed live on Netflix and will be contested for the vacant WBA “super” heavyweight title. Joshua, with a record of 30-4 and 27 knockouts, says he will bring aggression from the first round. Fury, 36-2-1 with 25 knockouts, says he will do whatever he wants on the way to a stoppage win. “It’s about a battle of will,” Joshua told The Ring. “He does great things, he does bad things. There are things I’m going to work on in the gym, like I did with Kristian Prenga. But sometimes the night just unveils things that are unexpected, and I just have to dig deep to make it an exciting fight while it lasts.”See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google Joshua knows a surprise could be in store. In July, he survived two first-round knockdowns to rally and stop Prenga in what was billed as a tune-up fight, after he survived a fatal car accident in December. The British-Nigerian insisted that power is not all he brings. “I don’t believe just being a big puncher is what I bring to the table. I’m good at measuring distance. I feel I’m an excellent counterpuncher. I have a great heart, great anticipation and a great reading of the game,” he said. Nwokolo battles Sanchez in third WBA title defence No rematch clause for Fury vs Joshua super-fight Fury to invite Trump to lead ring walk before Joshua fight “People can be distracted by the way I look, by the way my abs are chiselled, and my biceps are pumping, but if you look beyond that, you’ll see someone who has a boxing brain and a level of IQ that has led me to become a two-time heavyweight champion of the world.” The two men met face to face in London on Wednesday, September 30, for the first time since the fight was confirmed. It had looked set to collapse amid a dispute over the venue, as Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, pushed for it to be staged in the United Kingdom. Speaking to Sky Sports News, Joshua predicted an early finish. “A knockout, if I am honest with you. Could be in the first round,” he said. He also ruled out retirement, whatever the result, saying, “There is more to come. The Anthony Joshua journey does not end here.” Fury, installed as an early favourite by bookmakers, promised fireworks. “I am going to come out, and I am going to blast him out of there. It will be a gunfight at the OK Corral. I am not going to run away. I am not going to box. I am going to throw down,” he said. Peter Akinbo Peter, who has been covering sports for PUNCH for close to two years, focuses on combat sports reporting, special features and human angle stories

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