TYSON FURY has declared his Battle of Britain with Anthony Joshua is OFF after AJ failed to meet today's 5pm deadline to sign the contract.
The Gypsy King, 34, enforced a Monday 5pm deadline for Joshua to sign the necessary paperwork to set up the fight.
And despite revealing he planned to pen the contract, Joshua has not done so in time.
So Fury has declared the fight is off, suggesting he always knew Joshua would duck out of agreeing to the bout.
The heavyweight world champion took to Instagram, saying: "Well guys it's official, D-Day has come and gone.
"It's gone past 5 o'clock Monday, no contract has been signed. It's officially over for Joshua. He is now out in the cold with the wolfpack.
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"Forget about it, Idiot, Coward. S***house. Bodybuilder. Always knew it. Always knew you didn't have the minerals to fight the Gypsy King.
"Regardless of what the f*** you're saying now, I don't really care. Good luck with your career and your life. End of. Peace out."
Joshua had revealed he planned to sign the contract in a freestyle rap he uploaded to social media on Sunday.
In the short clip he rapped: "I'm doing what I'm doing. Who the f**k are they fooling?
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"I see people saying, 'Yo, I gotta sign a contract', what the f**k you think I'm doing, man?
"You think I'm kicking back? I've been a playing, trying to get negotiations, ain't no hesitations."
Fury is now set to turn his attention to Manuel Charr after revealing he would fight the 37-year-old if AJ ducked out.
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