Tyson Fury claims ‘Battle of Britain’ plans are dead (VIDEO)

Fury says that a proposed bout with UK rival Anthony Joshua is off

The biggest all-British boxing match in a generation has hit another snag after Tyson Fury withdrew his offer of a December 3 showdown with Anthony Joshua, following the expiration of a Monday deadline to agree contractual terms.

A fight between the pair had appeared close after Fury offered Joshua a shot at his WBC heavyweight title in the aftermath of Joshua's second successive defeat to Ukrainian champ Aleksandyr Usyk last month, with talks appearing to progress satisfactorily and a December 3 date being agreed for the clash.

However, Fury announced last weekend that he would pull out of the fight if Joshua failed to agree to the contract presented to him by 5pm on Monday (UK time) – and as soon as that deadline came and went, Fury took to social media to state that he was drawing a line through the potential fight and moving on to other opportunities.

"Forget about it! Idiot. Coward."