Fury says Joshua fight in doubt amid row over Dana White's involvement
Tyson Fury has warned the long‑awaited all‑British clash with Anthony Joshua, scheduled for 11 December in Cardiff and announced this week for Netflix, could be jeopardised by a dispute between rival promoters.
Tyson Fury says his proposed December showdown with Anthony Joshua at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium is in jeopardy because of a dispute between rival promoters over UFC president Dana White's involvement. The fight, announced earlier this week and set to be broadcast on Netflix, was described in the announcement as a collaboration between Turki Alalshikh’s The Ring and Dana White. Fury has blamed Eddie Hearn’s reluctance to work with White for putting the bout in doubt and has criticised Hearn in social media posts.
Fury claims Hearn and Joshua are 'trying to pull out' over White's role
Tyson Fury, in an Instagram post, said Anthony Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn were attempting to withdraw from the fight, accusing Hearn of letting his ego imperil the matchup. Fury wrote that Hearn was "making up a million different things and threatening we're not going to fight" and added: "Eddie Hearn has cost us the biggest fight in boxing history." The bout was announced this week with an 11 December date at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium and a Netflix broadcast attached to the promotion, but Fury signalled the announcement may already be in jeopardy because of the promoter disagreement.
Matchroom boss says Dana White 'cannot be involved' with promotion
Netflix announcement credited The Ring and Dana White; promoter says White helped secure deal
Netflix announced a collaboration between Turki Alalshikh’s The Ring and UFC president Dana White. Frank Warren, Fury’s promoter, told BBC Sport that White helped secure the deal with Netflix after the fight was confirmed. However, the Netflix news release did not include an official statement from Hearn or from Warren's Queensberry Promotions, and BBC Sport said it had contacted Matchroom, Queensberry, The Ring and Netflix for comment.
Long history of failed negotiations precedes latest dispute
The promoter impasse is the latest obstacle to a fight that has been pursued for years. BBC Sport notes negotiations have collapsed on multiple occasions: camps reached a two‑fight basis in 2020; contracts were signed in 2021 for an undisputed contest, but Deontay Wilder's successful arbitration case forced a different path; and in 2022 Anthony Joshua accepted a 60‑40 split in talks that later fell apart. BBC Sport added that Fury and Joshua signed contracts earlier this year and this week's announcement confirmed the date and venue, but that the promoter dispute now threatens that schedule.