FURY-JOSHUA IN JEOPARDY: Promoter Clash Threatens December Heavyweight Bout...
BBC SportSeptember 26, 2026
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua's December 11 fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium—finally agreed after years of stalled negotiations—is now threatened by a dispute between their promoters over who controls the promotion. Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter at Matchroom, is refusing to work with UFC president Dana White, whose involvement was announced as part of Netflix's broadcast deal. Fury's team says Hearn's objection to White could kill the bout entirely; Hearn counters that White's participation breaches his contractual rights and won't proceed without resolving it first.