Dua Lipa has reportedly turned down an offer to perform at the highly anticipated heavyweight clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. The three-time Grammy winner was approached to be part of the event, which is expected to take place later this year, but declined the opportunity.
The fight between Fury and Joshua has been long in the making, with a contract finally signed this week. However, no date or venue has been confirmed for the all-British showdown. Instead, Joshua is set to face Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia on 25 July, with the Fury fight likely to occur in the UK this autumn, possibly at Wembley Stadium and broadcast on Netflix.
Saudi matchmaker Turki Alalshikh had expressed a strong desire for Dua Lipa to perform, with Sky Sports even reporting that he threatened to cancel the fight if she did not participate—though this may have been said in jest. The BBC has now confirmed that the 30-year-old singer was approached but declined.
If a replacement is found, it would not be the first time a musical act has performed at a Saudi-backed fight. Eminem performed before Terence Crawford's bout in 2024, and Liam Gallagher performed before Joshua's loss to Daniel Dubois later that year.
