It seemed that the years-long history of negotiations had finally ended, but two days after the official announcement a new conflict arose. Joshua's team opposes Dana White's participation in the organization of the super fight.
The fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua was officially announced — and almost immediately it was again under threat.
According to Mike Coppinger and Chris Mannix, Joshua's contract allegedly stipulates that Dana White should not be involved in organizing the fight.At the same time, Turki Alalshikh, who is financing the event and is White's partner in Zuffa Boxing, wants to see the UFC head among the organizers.
Eddie Hearn has already stated that the parties still have unresolved issues and threatened to skip the upcoming press conference. According to him, the terms were violated several times after the agreement was signed.
Fury reacted much more emotionally and publicly accused Joshua and Hearn of attempting to pull out of the fight. At the same time There is no official cancellation yet. The meeting is still scheduled for December 11 in Cardiff.
After so many years of negotiations, the main intrigue is again not only about who will win, but also whether the fight will take place at all.