Eddie Hearn is claiming victory over Dana White as the Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight is indeed on for the United Kingdom.
There was a bit of a power struggle, which stalled the official date and location reveal. Under the terms of the original contract, which was signed by Joshua, the fight was to take place in England. With Fury being linked to White, the Zuffa Boxing boss reportedly wanted the fight to take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
On Thursday, Turki Alalshikh announced that Fury vs. Joshua will take place at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Dec. 11.
Speaking to iFL TV, Hearn said White has no business being around Fury vs. Joshua at all, and he thinks the UFC CEO is struggling to accept defeat (via MMAJunkie).
“Dana White cannot be involved in this fight,” Hearn said. “Netflix clearly didn’t get the memo. You see, no one talks to each other. So I speak to Sela and Turki, ‘No, Dana White is not involved in the fight, you’ve got a contract that says that, he won’t be at the presser, blah, blah, blah.’ And then Netflix says the fight’s in conjunction with Dana White. So now we have to go through that process. We stand by our contract, and he cannot be involved. When I saw the press release, I just couldn’t stop pissing myself. You really got them to include your name in the press (release), you silly, sloppy tit. It’s just so petty. You’ve lost, mate. You’ve lost. You did everything you could to bring the fight to America and rob the British fight fans of the fight. Give it up, son. …”
Hearn and White were once quite complimentary of one another, but things changed after Zuffa Boxing launched. White’s involvement in the boxing industry, including attempts to revise the Muhammad Ali Act, have drawn the ire of Hearn and other promoters.
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