5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

After years of false starts, retirements, defeats and personal tragedy, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are finally on course to meet in the ring. As Joshua attempts to rebuild following the darkest period of his life and Fury returns once more from retirement, the fight that once seemed impossible is finally signed. Sixteen years after they first shared a ring at Finchley ABC, two British boxing icons prepare to settle the argument once and for all.
Presenters: Anna Woolhouse and Steve Bunce
Writer: Tom Fuller
Producer: Jesse Howard
Assistant Producer: Chloe Dell
Exec Producers: Kristian Read and Sarah Cook
Commissioning Editor: Stevie Middleton

These are the years when Fury v Joshua came closest to happening, and why it still fell apart. With contracts exchanged, deadlines set and public pressure growing, the biggest fight in British boxing appears within reach. But disagreements, changing fortunes and the shifting power of Saudi Arabia leave negotiations hanging in the balance.
As both men suffer setbacks in and out of the ring, the rivalry takes on a life of its own, becoming far bigger than a simple heavyweight title fight.
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Presenters: Anna Woolhouse and Steve Bunce
Writer: Tom Fuller
Producer: Jesse Howard
Assistant Producer: Chloe Dell
Exec Producers: Kristian Read and Sarah Cook
Commissioning Editor: Stevie Middleton

As Tyson Fury completes one of boxing's greatest comebacks against Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua rebuilds after his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr, the prospect of an undisputed heavyweight title fight moves closer than ever.
But a trilogy with Wilder, a global pandemic and the rise of Oleksandr Usyk repeatedly derail the biggest fight in British boxing, leaving fans to wonder if it will ever happen.
Presenters: Anna Woolhouse and Steve Bunce
Writer: Tom Fuller
Producer: Jesse Howard
Assistant Producer: Chloe Dell
Exec Producers: Kristian Read and Sarah Cook
Commissioning Editor: Stevie Middleton

In the first episode of this four-part series, Anna Woolhouse and Steve Bunce revisit the origins of boxing's defining rivalry. It begins with a chance sparring session between a young Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua at Finchley ABC in 2010, before following their very different paths to the top of the heavyweight division.
From Joshua's rapid rise from novice boxer to Olympic champion, to Fury's unconventional journey from travelling fighting family to world champion, this is the story of two men heading towards the same destination by completely different routes. Two future superstars. One rivalry in the making.
Presenters: Anna Woolhouse and Steve Bunce
Writer: Tom Fuller
Producer: Jesse Howard
Assistant Producer: Chloe Dell
Exec Producers: Kristian Read and Sarah Cook
Commissioning Editor: Stevie Middleton

It may not have been pretty, but Britain has a new world champion! Barry Jones joins Buncey in Manchester after watching Willy Hutchinson beat Joshua Buatsi to claim the vacant WBC light-heavyweight world title. They break down the fight, hear from the new champion and discuss what lies ahead for both men. Plus, they reflect on Chev Clarke’s seventh-round stoppage victory over Chris Billam-Smith in London.