Anthony Joshua has placed the blame on Tyson Fury's handlers for what transpired last month with their planned unification breaking down. Joshua and Fury were in line to collide on August 14th in Saudi Arabia - but before the contest could be finalized the fight was derailed when an arbitrator ordered Fury to honor a rematch clause due to Deontay Wilder.
Heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder has accused IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua of 'making up excuses' to delay a potential fight between them. Wilder will attempt to recapture the WBC world title when he faces Tyson Fury in a trilogy fight on July 24th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, has confirmed that there will be a rematch clause in the upcoming fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk is the WBO's mandatory challenger - and in many situations there are no rematch clauses in mandatory fights.
Matchroom's Eddie Hearn has fired back at his promotional rival, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, over some recent statements with respect to the inability to finalize the heavyweight unification between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
Bob Arum resents Eddie Hearn’s contention that Arum misled him regarding the arbitration case that prevented Tyson Fury from fighting Anthony Joshua this summer in Saudi Arabia. Hearn has claimed that Arum knew judge Daniel Weinstein would rule that Fury must fight Deontay Wilder next, yet the 89-year-old promoter proceeded with negotiations for a much more lucrative heavyweight title unification bout between Joshua and Fury. Joshua’s promoter has told numerous media outlets, including BoxingScene.com, that he wonders whether Fury’s handlers ever truly wanted the Joshua fight.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn admits he is still puzzled that Tyson Fury, Bob Arum, Frank Warren and the rest of the Fury delegation did not put up more of a fit for having to walk away from the most lucrative – and most consequential – heavyweight fight in recent memory.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is taking no blame for the issues with finalizing a high stakes unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua. Last month. the fight was nearing an agreement for August 14 in Saudi Arabia.
Frank Warren has admitted that the process that led to the breakdown of an undisputed world heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fry and Anthony Joshua was “a mess” but he does believe that the fight can happen in December.
Frank Warren, the co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is still focused on eventually finalizing a fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua. Last weekend, Fury was close to finalizing a deal to face Joshua on target date of August 14 in Saudi Arabia.
John Fury, the father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is very upset with the series of events which led to his son being forced to move forward with a trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder.