Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight at risk of being called off after 'row'
Tyson Fury says the much anticipated all-British heavyweight fight against Anthony Joshua in December could be called off.
He claimed this is because of an ongoing row between rival promoters.
The pair were set to meet at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 11 December after reaching an agreement following months of negotiations to stage the 'biggest fight' in British boxing history.
The event, which will be broadcast on streaming service Netflix, was confirmed as a collaboration between Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh's The Ring and UFC president Dana White.
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The heavyweight showdown would take place in the early hours of the Saturday morning, with a time for ring walks yet to be finalised.
Joshua and Fury, who are both former heavyweight world champions, have had a long-running rivalry. The fight was announced after a decade of negotiations.
It was reported how Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, has been at odds publicly with White in recent months.
The Gypsy King has suggested that his rival, along with promoter Eddie Hearn are threatening to call of the fight because Hearn was furious after UFC's Dana White was billed as the fight’s promoter.
Fury says Matchroom promoter Hearn's reluctance to work with White is what is putting the fight in doubt.
Speaking previously to IFL TV, Hearn said White's involvement in the promotion of the Fury and Joshua fight 'ain't happening'.
In response, White told Sky Sports : "Well, I think that the press release speaks for itself. I've been saying since the beginning of the talks of this fight that I was going to be involved in the promotion of it.”
Fury's promoter Frank Warren meanwhile said White was influential in securing the deal with Netflix following confirmation of the fight in December.
"Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn are trying to pull out of this fight. They're saying they're not going to fight now," Fury posted on Instagram.
"It's mainly to do with Eddie Hearn's ego. He's making up a million different things and threatening we're not going to fight.
"Now you've got Turki Alalshikh finding alternative real men who will fight at the drop of a hand. Eddie Hearn has cost us the biggest fight in boxing history."
LADbible has contacted Matchroom Sport and UFC for comment.
Topics: Boxing, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury
James Holt