Minutes after Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua was confirmed for December 11 in Cardiff, the promotion was already in dispute over who is promoting it.
The official announcement distributed by Netflix states that Turki Alalshikh’s The Ring and Dana White will collaborate to promote the event, and it carries a quote from White. ESPN reported the fight will be promoted by Ring Magazine in partnership with White.
Eddie Hearn says otherwise. Speaking to the Independent, the Matchroom boss insisted White is not involved and said he has been given the word of Sela and Alalshikh that the Zuffa Boxing figure will have no role, despite what the release says.
He went further on IFL TV, referring to the release saying the fight would be in conjunction with White and adding that there are “loads of battles to come on that because that ain’t happening either.”
It is the continuation of a dispute that ran through September. Hearn spent weeks insisting Joshua’s contract barred White, Zuffa Boxing and TKO from involvement in the fight, at one point saying on camera that there would otherwise be no fight. White, for his part, repeatedly told reporters he would be the promoter.
Neither Sela nor The Ring has publicly clarified the discrepancy. The fight is set for the Principality Stadium, streaming live on Netflix, with a press conference scheduled for Tuesday, September 30 in London.
