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Tyson Fury wants TWO fights on December 3 after Anthony Joshua ‘ducks out’ of bout

Double duty: Tyson Fury

(Picture: Instagram/Tyson Fury)

Tyson Fury says he is ready to take on two fighters on December 3 amid fresh claims Anthony Joshua has "ducked out" of their proposed title bout.

Fury on Monday claimed the long-awaited all-British affair was off, only to backtrack on Thursday. However, just hours later, Fury said on Instagram: "It seems that AJ is finally out, he has ducked his way out."

He then "accepted" Mahmoud Charr's challenge to fight for his WBC title, adding: "I like the fact you're very vocal and that you're calling for a fight, like any man should do."

Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, before Fury's latest video claimed talks were ongoing and there was hope an agreement could be reached before the weekend.

But now Fury is proposing back-to-back fights in a historic night for boxing.

"Just been doing a little bit of brainstorming," Fury said in his latest social media update. "December 3 is coming, Mahmoud Charr is agreed, why don't I fight two people in one night?

"Mahmoud Charr and somebody else? That would be pretty damn awesome, I'd probably be the first WBC heavyweight champion to have two fights in one night and that is a guaranteed fact.

"What do you think, what we saying?"

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