Joshua fight at risk over promoter row, says Fury
The highly anticipated heavyweight boxing match between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is in jeopardy due to a dispute between promoters. Eddie Hearn is resisting the involvement of UFC president Dana White, which Fury claims is threatening the event.
Why it matters
High-profile sporting events often involve complex commercial negotiations; this dispute highlights the friction between traditional boxing promoters and new stakeholders.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Tyson Fury (left) and Anthony Joshua are former two-time heavyweight champions
Tyson Fury says his long-awaited all-British heavyweight fight against Anthony Joshua in December is in jeopardy because of a row between rival promoters.
The bout was announced earlier this week following years of failed negotiations, with the pair set to fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 11 December.
The event, which will be broadcast on Netflix, was confirmed as a collaboration between Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh's The Ring and UFC president Dana White, but this appears to be the sticking point.
Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, has been at odds with White in recent months, and says the UFC head's involvement is a breach of their contract.
Fury says Matchroom promoter Hearn's reluctance to work with White is putting the fight in doubt.
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