Frank Warren, who along with Top Rank is the promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, agrees with his promotional rival, Eddie Hearn, when it comes to rejecting speculation that negotiations have begun for a fight between Fury and unified champion Anthony Joshua.
Fury is contracted to have a trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, and Joshua is contracted to make a mandatory defense against Kubrat Pulev.
Neither Wilder or Pulev is willing to step aside from the upcoming title opportunities.
Warren, like Hearn, indicates that they have received numerous offers from undisclosed parties who are very interested in hosting a future unification between Fury and Joshua
But outside of receiving those offers, there have not been any negotiations to make that fight - especially when both champions are legally contracted to face other opponents.
And with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, nobody can say for sure when or where any of the fights will happen.
"I keep reading all this stuff, the bottom line is this .. it’s very simple, both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury are contracted for their third fight. That’s a fact," Warren told Boxing Social.
"That’s where we are at the moment. There’s been offers made from various countries and organisations to host the fight between Tyson and Anthony Joshua. One of these countries we signed an NDA [Non-Disclosure Agreement] with, which I can’t go into. When I say me, I mean myself, MTK on the behalf of Top Rank and I know Matchroom signed an NDA as well.
‘That’s where we are. Nothing is in writing, nothing has been offered at the moment except for one country that’s made an offer which we’re considering. As regarding anything concrete, nothing at all. Behind the scenes, there are offers being prepared and an offer being made. It’ll be up to all the parties to consider. Everyone has got to agree. If it was to go straight to the Joshua fight, Matchroom, the two fighters, Queensbury, Top Rank and MTK would all have to agree.
"I speak to his manager Shelly Finkel every other day, he’s a great friend. We haven’t had that conversation yet [about Wilder stepping aside]. It’s not a conversation that has even been had yet. It’s all about when and where we can put any of these fights on, we don’t know yet. But we’re all on the same page. There is no back dooring or driving wedges. We’re all as one dealing with this. To get this over the line, if we are going to do it, we all have to agree. Everyone has to agree, most importantly the fighters."