White casts doubt on Fury-Joshua after 24 hours of chaos
Summary
A heavyweight boxing fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua was announced for December 11 in Cardiff, but questions have arisen about whether it will actually happen. The problem involves a disagreement over who has the right to promote the fight, leading to uncertainty just days after the official announcement.Key Facts
- Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua were set to fight on December 11 at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.
- The fight was announced as a collaboration involving Netflix, Saudi promoter Turki Alalshikh, and UFC president Dana White's Zuffa Boxing.
- Eddie Hearn, Joshua's usual promoter, says the contract forbids Dana White and TKO from promoting the fight.
- Hearn claims there were breaches of the agreement and doubts the news conference planned for the fight will happen.
- Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, says compromises were made to get the fight done and Dana White helped secure the Netflix deal.
- Dana White criticized Eddie Hearn, saying Hearn is hurting the fight.
- Alternative fights for December 11, like Ryan Garcia vs. Terence Crawford, were rumored but not confirmed.
- Fury said Joshua and Hearn might be trying to back out because of the dispute over Dana White’s role.
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