Tyson Fury wants to fight boxer in Lagos

Steve Dede 12:32 - 27 June 2017

British heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury, pictured in April 2016, faces a significant obstacle in convincing the British Boxing Board of Control to return his licence after a series of outspoken remarks and admitting to taking cocaine to treat depression

Tyson Fury wants his fight with Anthony Joshua to be in a 180,000-seater in Lagos.

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Fury has been trading words with Joshua since the Nigerian-born boxer defeated Wladimir Klitschko in April to become the world heavy champion.

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In an Instagram post recently, Fury claimed to be more Nigerian than Joshua and has now added that he wants their potential fight to happen in Lagos.

“(The AJ fight) might be in Nigeria in Lagos, I’ve heard they’ve got an 180,000-seater there,” Fury told .

“So considering I’m the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ now then we’ll go over there.

“Or it could be in Ireland at Croke Park, that holds a lot of people or it could be at Wembley, you never know.”

Fury is hopeful of fighting Joshua in November or December if he gets his boxing licence back and has also promised to fly the Nigerian (Joshua is of Nigerian descent) flag during the fight.

“I've seen your type many times. The man who can't speak his own mind, the plastic Nigerian. I'm more Nigerian than you! I'll fly the flag for Nigeria when we fight. GYPSY MAN. Represents the world. Ali had words for a man like you, they were Uncle Tom,” Fury wrote on Instagram.