Matchroom Boxing Chairman, Eddie Hearn, dismissed lineal heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury's claims that he's seriously pursuing a fight with his client former unified champ, Anthony Joshua.
Hearn recently spoke with iFL TV and responded to Fury's social media post last Friday stating his team had sent a contract to Joshua's representatives for a proposed September showdown between the two British boxing stars at Wembley Stadium. The 43-year-old London native explained that they would entertain the fight with Fury, but the current plans for Joshua are to fight in August, and then compete in Saudi Arabia against former WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder, in December.
"I don't want to ruffle anyone's feathers, but at the same time I feel like it's important to tell you what's happening and also I don't want someone trying to make Anthony Joshua look bad for no reason," Hearn said (h/t Boxing Scene). "First things first, we have been sent no contract. No contract has been sent. So, Tyson Fury came out last night and said, 'I have sent the contract to Anthony Joshua's team', he hasn't, his team hasn't, we've been sent no contract for a fight in September. On Tuesday or Wednesday, George Warren sent me an email and said, 'Look, would you be interested in a fight in September? We've discussed terms before. We don't think it'll be that hard to make. What are your thoughts?' I rang George Warren immediately and said, 'Listen, we're planning our August fight and we are obviously in negotiations in Saudi Arabia for the [Deontay Wilder] fight in December. If we can't get that model moving, we would be more than happy to look at a Tyson Fury fight."
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