Agit Kabayel is a well-travelled heavyweight who has taken punches from both Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua so he has an inside view on how a fight between the two might play out.
Two-time European champion Kabayel is a rising star in the division. The German boxer almost fought ‘The Gypsy King’ back in 2020 but instead Fury had to honour a third fight with Deontay Wilder in the US.
Kabayel has since gone on to defeat the likes of Kevin Johnson, Pavel Sour and, most impressively, undefeated prospect Arslanbek Makhmudov who he beat by technical stoppage on the Day of Reckoning event in Riyadh after knocking him down several times.
In May 2024, Kabayel also stopped Frank Sanchez and was due to fight the widely avoided Martin Bakole out in Nigeria but withdrew from purse bids.
Having sparred both Joshua and Fury across his career, he has been asked about what would happen if the British former world champions were finally to come to blows this year.
Speaking to Seconds Out, he was asked if Joshua, who he has sparred most, would win.
“No. I sparred with the two guys. Sparred with Fury, with AJ. This fight is very close but I think when I give you a prediction for the fight, Fury will win the fight.”
These two stars are both coming off losses – Joshua via stoppage to Daniel Dubois who retained his IBF world title, and Fury was defeated in back-to-back contests to all-time great Oleksandr Usyk. Fans believe it leaves them both with no better options than a legacy-defining fight.
