Eddie Hearn Insists Fury-Joshua Megafight Will Happen, Claims Contract Breaches

The one fight that continues to elude boxing fans is still limping along in the negotiation stage.

Despite ample, almost overwhelming interest, the Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight battle keeps hitting roadblocks. Fury, whether it's for social media buzz or not, thinks the fight will not happen, blaming Joshua's camp for financial squabbles.

With a contract already signed and in hand, maneuvering between camps continues to slow progress. Joshua, for his part, signed a deal that his representation, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, believes is iron-clad.

However, nothing in the sport is ever set in stone, as wiggle room can always disrupt the best-laid plans. With the November window approaching, Hearn offered comments regarding the biggest fight in British boxing history.

Location issues and contract breaches for Fury-Joshua fight

It's been reported that for Hearn and Joshua, the fight must take place in the United Kingdom. If it doesn't, then Matchroom receives a healthy payout to move the fight to the United States. Hearn addressed a vital point that many apparently missed.

"The reality is no one's really acknowledging that we've signed the contract. People say, ‘Oh, the fight could fall through.’ It can't fall through. It can't, unless Sela and Saudi want to breach the contract and not stage a fight they've signed to stage, which wouldn't happen either.

"Anthony Joshua wants to walk away from the fight. We can't walk away from the fight. We've signed a contract. So we're in. All we need is Turki Alalshikh or Netflix to call us and say, Wembley Stadium or wherever in the UK, this is the date. We'll have the press conference this week. It's done.”

Hearn estimates the fight will definitely happen. The hope is that, at least for Joshua, the fight takes place in the UK. However, municipal limitations continue to narrow the window for that to happen. Moreover, Hearn has appealed to Netflix, underscoring what the fight would mean for the UK relative to the US, and appealing to their sense of globalism and expansionism.

Hearn also alleged contract breaches and a "game being played" to spin the narrative around the dispute by Sela and TKO.

“They want him to do a load of additional stuff. And I'm not going to blow things up, which I could do so easily, but there has been breaches in Joshua's contract already, which we've let slide because these guys are our partners, and our friends, or were. But there's a game being played at the moment where some of you guys are being fed emails and information to try and dress things up to spin a narrative that's just not true."

Instead of engaging in a back-and-forth with Dana White, whom he's chosen to ignore. He addressed Zuffa Boxing and primary benefactor Turki Alalshikh by cutting White out of the narrative. The Saudi sports investor doesn't engage in trash talk or hyperbole about fights, but he is the money man behind it all.

Right now, Hearn is effectively managing the situation for Joshua. Fury labeled Joshua a coward for focusing on financial matters. However, Joshua does not need to engage in verbal sparring with Fury. Hearn is more than willing to play that role.

The key question remains: when and where will the fight take place?

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