Key points:
- Tyson Fury has reportedly enrolled in VADA drug testing ahead of the December 11 fight with Anthony Joshua
- Anthony Joshua is travelling from Dubai to London for official announcement press conference
- The press conference is going ahead as planned despite ongoing contract disputes over the venue move
- No formal confirmation has come from either camp directly
Two separate signs the fight’s actually moving forward, on the same day: Fury’s reportedly signed up for VADA testing, and Joshua’s already in the air heading to London.
Reported confirmation has Fury enrolled in the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association’s testing programme ahead of December 11. Joshua, meanwhile, is travelling from Dubai to London specifically for Wednesday’s official announcement press conference, which is going ahead as planned.
Why VADA enrolment is worth noting on its own
Fury hasn’t always been first in line to sign up for enhanced testing in past fights. Getting it done this early, before the contract disputes have even settled, is a genuine signal he’s not treating December 11 as still up in the air.
The press conference proceeding says plenty too
With Dana White and Eddie Hearn still trading blame over who’s actually slowing this down, both fighters physically showing up in the same city this week matters more than anything either promoter’s said in the press. Neither camp’s issued a formal statement confirming either detail directly, but the travel and the testing both point the same way.