Fury says Joshua fight faces fresh uncertainty over promotion dispute
Tyson Fury says his planned December 11 bout with Anthony Joshua is again at risk after a dispute involving the event’s listed promoters. Fury blamed Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn in an expletive-laden social-media statement, while suggesting that Turki Alalshikh was considering an alternative opponent.
Tyson Fury has said his proposed fight with Anthony Joshua is in jeopardy again, reviving uncertainty over the bout that had been announced for December 11 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. The latest dispute concerns the promotion of the event. Netflix listed Zuffa Boxing chief Dana White as a promoter alongside Saudi organiser Turki Alalshikh, a development that Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, reportedly challenged.
The disagreement has cast doubt on a planned Wednesday launch press conference. Fury also said that a clause intended to keep White away from the bout had been removed from his contract. Fury later issued a statement on Instagram in which he claimed that Joshua and Hearn were trying to withdraw from the fight.
He blamed Hearn’s position for what he described as a threat to the event. Fury also said Alalshikh was exploring possible replacements who would be ready to fight at short notice. The source material does not identify any replacement opponent or state that the bout has been formally cancelled.
The planned contest had appeared to move forward after negotiations between Fury and Joshua had seemingly been resolved. The renewed disagreement therefore places the announcement and promotional arrangements under fresh pressure. Fury’s comments were delivered in highly abusive language directed at Joshua and Hearn.
No response from Joshua, Hearn, White or Alalshikh is included in the supplied material, and the status of the December 11 date remains unresolved.
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