Former heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder is very pleased with last week's arbitration victory - which allows him to secure a third fight with Tyson Fury. Back in February 2020, Fury stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has fired back at Eddie Hearn, who guides the career of WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua. In a recent interview, Hearn lashed out over last week's crumbling of the Fury vs. Joshua unification.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is still fuming over Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury completely falling through a week ago. Last weekend, an agreement appeared to be on the verge of being finalized for a full division unification between heavyweight champions Joshua and Fury.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not convinced that everyone involved with WBC champion Tyson Fury was in favor of finalizing their unification clash.
Mick Hennessy, former promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is not surprised that the unification clash with Anthony Joshua imploded last week. Fury, who is currently promoter by Frank Warren of Queensberry and Bob Arum of Top Rank, seemed to be a few steps away from finalizing a clash against Joshua, who holds the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO titles.
Oleksandr Usyk will finally have his turn. A request for extension filed by promoter Eddie Hearn in response to a Show Cause letter calling for the current status of unified heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua has been rejected by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). Hearn was required to explain to the sanctioning body where matters stood with Joshua’s pursuit of the undisputed heavyweight championship. Such a bout was previously accepted by the WBO as an exception to his otherwise honoring his overdue mandatory title defense versus Usyk. Friday’s deadline was instead met with correspondence seeking a delay until Monday morning, to which the WBO has stood firm on its original ruling on the matter.
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are finally ready to fight—at least on social media. A war of words has erupted in lieu of an undisputed championship between the British giants as Joshua has understandably reached his limit in watching a dream fight with Fury potentially dissolve. The bout was reportedly on the verge of being announced this week, with promoter Eddie Hearn having secured a location in Saudi Arabia complete with a massive nine-figure site deal for a targeted August 14th showdown.
Another layer has been added to the continued fallout in efforts to produce an undisputed heavyweight champion. The World Boxing Organization has issued a “Show Cause” to promoter Eddie Hearn, who must provide in the next 48 hours verifiable proof of a forthcoming showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Failure to do so will leave the WBO to order a mandatory title fight between Joshua and number-one contender Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13KOs).
For months, Eddie Hearn has been tasked with keeping all parties abreast of the progress made for a superfight between British heavyweights Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Those plans were seriously compromised through damage caused by the other side, and now it’s the promoter’s turn to set a deadline for a final answer.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has broken his silence regarding the unexpected turn of events with Deontay Wilder. Fury was close to finalizing a deal to face WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO champion Anthony Joshua in a full division unification on August 14 in Saudi Arabia.