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Tyson Fury says his December fight with Anthony Joshua could be at risk as Joshua’s promoter objects to Dana White’s role in the event.
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The heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, announced earlier this week for 11 December at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, is at risk, Fury says, because of a dispute over its promotion. [1]
Fury alleged in an Instagram post that Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, were trying to pull out. He blamed Hearn’s opposition to working with UFC president Dana White. Hearn, speaking to IFL TV, said White could not be involved in promoting the fight and argued that his involvement would breach their contract. [1]
The event was announced as a collaboration between Turki Alalshikh’s The Ring and White, with Netflix due to broadcast it. Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, has said White was influential in securing the Netflix deal. [1]
The fight is scheduled for 11 December, but Fury and Hearn have given sharply different accounts of what White’s involvement means for it. [1]
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