No Ant thrill for Wilder

DEONTAY WILDER has accused Anthony Joshua of letting down his fans by not attending the American’s world title clash with Tyson Fury on Saturday.

Joshua, 29, will not fly to Los Angeles due to sponsorship commitments, robbing the fans of a potential stare-down.

And Wilder (below) who refused to be ringside when Joshua met Joseph Parker last year after he was told he could not confront the Brit, rubbished his fellow champ’s excuses.

He said: “Of course he should be there, it’s part of the rotation of boxing.

“This is not a one-man sport when it comes to appealing to the public.

“A fight of this magnitude can make the next fight even bigger so why not add fuel to that fire?

“Just having his presence there would get people excited. What kind of an excuse is that when we’re talking about a fight this huge?”

MARTIN DOMIN

TYSON FURY fought for two years to obtain a US visa – then was strip-searched during a four-hour interrogation when he finally touched down.

The former heavyweight champion,

30, has based himself in the States for two months ahead of his title challenge against Deontay Wilder. Following a promotional tour Fury headed for the Big Bear mountains in California to train at altitude of 7,000 feet. But after struggling with the breathless conditions he returned to sea level to work out just seven miles from the Staples Center in Los Angeles where he will bid to upset Wilder,

33. And Fury revealed the battle he faced to convince the authorities to let him into the country.

He said: “I don’t even have a criminal record and I struggled to get a visa to come over.

“I was denied access for over two years to get into the US on whatever