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Oh, so he is allowed into America, then? I thought everyone said he was banned?
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He thanked Turki. Turki made it happen? or Turki > Dana > Trump..mickey1975 wrote: ↑15 Jun 2026, 01:51 Oh, so he is allowed into America, then? I thought everyone said he was banned?
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
Tyson Fury not locked to U.K. for Joshua fight, but Eddie Hearn declares Dana White, Zuffa locked out
Tyson Fury’s signed contract to fight fellow two-division heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua does not stipulate that the bout must occur at a U.K. venue, Boxing Scene has learned.
While that fact does not mean the long-anticipated superfight will defy common sense and take place at an NFL stadium in the U.S. or somewhere else outside the U.K., it does indicate there could be a need for some renegotiation to firm up the bout’s loose ends.
Told of the wiggle room existing in Fury’s contract, Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn said, “I don’t know what [Fury's contract] says about the venue. I just know what ours says: That, exclusively, the fight must take place in the U.K.”
Hearn clarified that the fight contracts exist between Saudi Arabia boxing financier Turki Alalshikh, the nation’s events planner Sela, and Fury, for two tune-up bouts (the next coming August 1 in Dublin) and then the Joshua bout. For Joshua, his July 25 tune-up – against Kristian Prenga – and then the Fury contest.
Both fighters, Hearn said, have signed contracts stipulating that Hearn and England’s allegedly are the promoters of record for their clash, and that the new Zuffa Boxing promotion headed by UFC CEO/President Dana White and WWE President Nick Khan are excluded from involvement.
With Alalshikh owning 60 per cent of Zuffa Boxing, White last week told reporters he will be promoting the bout and hinted it might not be going to an expected U.K. destination.
Hearn speculates Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium could be a target while two boxing officials told BS this week that Alalshikh proposed SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles – which is hosting the World Cup and 2027 Super Bowl – as a venue that could be in play.
“There’s always been differences [in the Joshua and Fury contracts] because they’re individual contracts,” Hearn said Friday at Desert Diamond Arena after the public weigh-in for his bantamweight title fight pitting two-division champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (117.6lbs) and WBA champion Antonio Vargas (117.6lbs).
“If Turki Alalshikh wants to hold the [Joshua-Fury] fight in another country, that’s not necessarily a problem, but contractually he cannot do that. So we’d have to go through a new process, start a new negotiation and make sure that’s good with Anthony Joshua. As I’ve said before, [Alalshikh] pays the bills.
“At the same time, we signed up for the bout with the importance of it being in the U.K., and because that’s where we expect the fight to happen.”
Hearn emphasized that while Alalshikh wields tremendous power, he is not free to designate White/Zuffa Boxing as the event’s promoter, regardless of what White is saying publicly.
“Turki doesn’t have to take over the fight. Turki is the fight,” Hearn said. “But specifically in the contract it says Dana White, Zuffa cannot have any promotional involvement in the show. Dana doesn’t know about the contract for the show that we signed and negotiated.
“What he’s done is probably had a conversation with Turki, saying, ‘Do the fight in Vegas… .’ Unfortunately for those guys, they can’t do that without clearing it with us.
“We don’t rule that out, but Zuffa’s failing really bad at the moment with the product and they’re trying to latch onto this. Someone said to me, ‘why is Dana White doubling down on this [notion that he will promote Joshua-Fury?]’ I said, ‘What do you expect him to do? Backtrack and apologize?’ So now he’ll be trying to get his claws in to pretend, ‘I helped with the venue, I did all this.’
“The contract’s the contract. He won’t have any promotional involvement.”
Hearn repeated the major player in staging the bout is Alalshikh, who has hosted several Riyadh Season cards featuring Joshua and Fury over the past five years. Alalshikh will assign who handles the logistics, but Hearn said it will not be Zuffa “because that’s contractually impossible.”
Earlier this week, Golden Boy Promotions’ Oscar De La Hoya issued a cease-and-desist letter to Zuffa to stop negotiating with Golden Boy fighter, and WBC welterweight champion, Ryan Garcia without Golden Boy’s involvement for a proposed September 12 title defense against Zuffa’s No. 1 WBC contender Conor Benn.
Hearn told Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix Thursday that streaming partner DAZN had previously issued a cease-and-desist letter to Zuffa/Paramount+ because Garcia is a DAZN fighter.
“I’ve never seen so many legal cases against a promoter in such a short time,” Hearn said. “These guys [Zuffa] are incredibly arrogant. They think they can just breeze in and do whatever they want. This is not the UFC. You can’t manipulate. You can’t bully people. You can’t tell people to take it or leave it or you’re out.
“What they’re doing is putting themselves in situations where they’re not respecting contracts, they’re tortiously interfering in contracts and disregarding and disrespecting promotion or broadcast contracts.
“The reality is Dana White can’t make Conor Benn against Ryan Garcia without the permission of DAZN, just like we had to get the permission from DAZN for Katie Taylor to box twice and Anthony Joshua to fight previously on Netflix. That’s not [Zuffa’s] style. They’re like, ‘We’re going to do it anyway.’ It doesn’t work like that, mate.”
White has previously predicted a full takeover of the sport by Zuffa and has signed former Hearn fighters Benn and world champions Jai Opetaia and Richardson Hitchins while pursuing four-division champion Shakur Stevenson, labeling rival promoters, “babies.”
Hearn countered, “Boxing’s just different. People don’t just back down from situations where they have a legal right.”
Hearn says he takes great pleasure in knowing that if Garcia fights Benn, White’s bitter rival De La Hoya must be co-promoter.
“Dana will never do that. He won’t allow himself to be put in that position. He’ll go, ‘We’re not doing that,’” Hearn said, also ridiculing White for saying he wouldn’t work with sanctioning bodies, but is now headed to an August 8 IBF middleweight title bout featuring Zuffa Boxing fighters Aaron McKenna versus Etinosa Oliha.
“He’s imploding so badly,” Hearn said, chiding White for recently criticizing the reach of DAZN when DAZN distributes UFC fights in Canada, Germany, Austria, Japan and elsewhere. “Key international markets.”
Speaking to BS on a wide range of topics Friday, Hearn said he was astounded to learn the 82,000 tickets for Katie Taylor’s farewell fight at Croke Park in her native Ireland were sold on Thursday, constituting a sell out.
“Unbelievable, he said, "It’s still a gamble when you go to a stadium. Because of the costs we had to incur, you need to sell it out to work,” Hearn said. “To see that… 80 per cent of the tickets... we probably could have sold out twice.
“That will be the greatest atmosphere ever witnessed in boxing on September 5.”
With so many options available for new simultaneous cruiserweight and light-heavyweight champion David Benavidez of Premier Boxing Champions, Hearn said he’d like his three-belt light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol to meet Benavidez next.
Bivol, 25-1 (12 KOs), returned to the ring after more than a year-long absence May 30, dominating IBF mandatory challenger Michael Eifert.
Bivol has options, too, including a trilogy fight versus Russian countryman and former undisputed champion Artur Beterbiev or a WBO mandatory defense against former 168 lbs champion Callum Smith.
“I love the Benavidez fight. You’ve seen Dmitry Biviol defeat Canelo Alvarez. He’ll probably want to fight Benavidez, too,” Hearn said, noting there’s “tremendous” interest in Russia to host Bivol-Beterbiev III.
Hearn added that losing the WBO belt for not fighting Smith is “not the be-all, end-all,” but if the other fights don’t materialize, “We’ll be looking to make the Callum Smith fight next, wherever it happens.”
Tyson Fury’s signed contract to fight fellow two-division heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua does not stipulate that the bout must occur at a U.K. venue, Boxing Scene has learned.
While that fact does not mean the long-anticipated superfight will defy common sense and take place at an NFL stadium in the U.S. or somewhere else outside the U.K., it does indicate there could be a need for some renegotiation to firm up the bout’s loose ends.
Told of the wiggle room existing in Fury’s contract, Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn said, “I don’t know what [Fury's contract] says about the venue. I just know what ours says: That, exclusively, the fight must take place in the U.K.”
Hearn clarified that the fight contracts exist between Saudi Arabia boxing financier Turki Alalshikh, the nation’s events planner Sela, and Fury, for two tune-up bouts (the next coming August 1 in Dublin) and then the Joshua bout. For Joshua, his July 25 tune-up – against Kristian Prenga – and then the Fury contest.
Both fighters, Hearn said, have signed contracts stipulating that Hearn and England’s allegedly are the promoters of record for their clash, and that the new Zuffa Boxing promotion headed by UFC CEO/President Dana White and WWE President Nick Khan are excluded from involvement.
With Alalshikh owning 60 per cent of Zuffa Boxing, White last week told reporters he will be promoting the bout and hinted it might not be going to an expected U.K. destination.
Hearn speculates Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium could be a target while two boxing officials told BS this week that Alalshikh proposed SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles – which is hosting the World Cup and 2027 Super Bowl – as a venue that could be in play.
“There’s always been differences [in the Joshua and Fury contracts] because they’re individual contracts,” Hearn said Friday at Desert Diamond Arena after the public weigh-in for his bantamweight title fight pitting two-division champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (117.6lbs) and WBA champion Antonio Vargas (117.6lbs).
“If Turki Alalshikh wants to hold the [Joshua-Fury] fight in another country, that’s not necessarily a problem, but contractually he cannot do that. So we’d have to go through a new process, start a new negotiation and make sure that’s good with Anthony Joshua. As I’ve said before, [Alalshikh] pays the bills.
“At the same time, we signed up for the bout with the importance of it being in the U.K., and because that’s where we expect the fight to happen.”
Hearn emphasized that while Alalshikh wields tremendous power, he is not free to designate White/Zuffa Boxing as the event’s promoter, regardless of what White is saying publicly.
“Turki doesn’t have to take over the fight. Turki is the fight,” Hearn said. “But specifically in the contract it says Dana White, Zuffa cannot have any promotional involvement in the show. Dana doesn’t know about the contract for the show that we signed and negotiated.
“What he’s done is probably had a conversation with Turki, saying, ‘Do the fight in Vegas… .’ Unfortunately for those guys, they can’t do that without clearing it with us.
“We don’t rule that out, but Zuffa’s failing really bad at the moment with the product and they’re trying to latch onto this. Someone said to me, ‘why is Dana White doubling down on this [notion that he will promote Joshua-Fury?]’ I said, ‘What do you expect him to do? Backtrack and apologize?’ So now he’ll be trying to get his claws in to pretend, ‘I helped with the venue, I did all this.’
“The contract’s the contract. He won’t have any promotional involvement.”
Hearn repeated the major player in staging the bout is Alalshikh, who has hosted several Riyadh Season cards featuring Joshua and Fury over the past five years. Alalshikh will assign who handles the logistics, but Hearn said it will not be Zuffa “because that’s contractually impossible.”
Earlier this week, Golden Boy Promotions’ Oscar De La Hoya issued a cease-and-desist letter to Zuffa to stop negotiating with Golden Boy fighter, and WBC welterweight champion, Ryan Garcia without Golden Boy’s involvement for a proposed September 12 title defense against Zuffa’s No. 1 WBC contender Conor Benn.
Hearn told Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix Thursday that streaming partner DAZN had previously issued a cease-and-desist letter to Zuffa/Paramount+ because Garcia is a DAZN fighter.
“I’ve never seen so many legal cases against a promoter in such a short time,” Hearn said. “These guys [Zuffa] are incredibly arrogant. They think they can just breeze in and do whatever they want. This is not the UFC. You can’t manipulate. You can’t bully people. You can’t tell people to take it or leave it or you’re out.
“What they’re doing is putting themselves in situations where they’re not respecting contracts, they’re tortiously interfering in contracts and disregarding and disrespecting promotion or broadcast contracts.
“The reality is Dana White can’t make Conor Benn against Ryan Garcia without the permission of DAZN, just like we had to get the permission from DAZN for Katie Taylor to box twice and Anthony Joshua to fight previously on Netflix. That’s not [Zuffa’s] style. They’re like, ‘We’re going to do it anyway.’ It doesn’t work like that, mate.”
White has previously predicted a full takeover of the sport by Zuffa and has signed former Hearn fighters Benn and world champions Jai Opetaia and Richardson Hitchins while pursuing four-division champion Shakur Stevenson, labeling rival promoters, “babies.”
Hearn countered, “Boxing’s just different. People don’t just back down from situations where they have a legal right.”
Hearn says he takes great pleasure in knowing that if Garcia fights Benn, White’s bitter rival De La Hoya must be co-promoter.
“Dana will never do that. He won’t allow himself to be put in that position. He’ll go, ‘We’re not doing that,’” Hearn said, also ridiculing White for saying he wouldn’t work with sanctioning bodies, but is now headed to an August 8 IBF middleweight title bout featuring Zuffa Boxing fighters Aaron McKenna versus Etinosa Oliha.
“He’s imploding so badly,” Hearn said, chiding White for recently criticizing the reach of DAZN when DAZN distributes UFC fights in Canada, Germany, Austria, Japan and elsewhere. “Key international markets.”
Speaking to BS on a wide range of topics Friday, Hearn said he was astounded to learn the 82,000 tickets for Katie Taylor’s farewell fight at Croke Park in her native Ireland were sold on Thursday, constituting a sell out.
“Unbelievable, he said, "It’s still a gamble when you go to a stadium. Because of the costs we had to incur, you need to sell it out to work,” Hearn said. “To see that… 80 per cent of the tickets... we probably could have sold out twice.
“That will be the greatest atmosphere ever witnessed in boxing on September 5.”
With so many options available for new simultaneous cruiserweight and light-heavyweight champion David Benavidez of Premier Boxing Champions, Hearn said he’d like his three-belt light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol to meet Benavidez next.
Bivol, 25-1 (12 KOs), returned to the ring after more than a year-long absence May 30, dominating IBF mandatory challenger Michael Eifert.
Bivol has options, too, including a trilogy fight versus Russian countryman and former undisputed champion Artur Beterbiev or a WBO mandatory defense against former 168 lbs champion Callum Smith.
“I love the Benavidez fight. You’ve seen Dmitry Biviol defeat Canelo Alvarez. He’ll probably want to fight Benavidez, too,” Hearn said, noting there’s “tremendous” interest in Russia to host Bivol-Beterbiev III.
Hearn added that losing the WBO belt for not fighting Smith is “not the be-all, end-all,” but if the other fights don’t materialize, “We’ll be looking to make the Callum Smith fight next, wherever it happens.”
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury: Eddie Hearn confident fight will take place in the UK this November with Wembley a 'clear favourite'
Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn convinced his mega-fight with Tyson Fury will happen in the UK with Wembley a 'clear favourite' to stage the clash of the titans; Hearn adds he has never seen AJ speak so clearly about the future
"The fight can take place in the snow. I don't really care, so long as it takes place."
Eddie Hearn remains confident Anthony Joshua's mega-fight with Tyson Fury will take place in the UK this November.
Joshua will make his comeback on July 25 in a tune-up bout against unfancied Albanian Kristian Prenga while Fury has said he plans to fight on August 1 in Dublin.
Should they both win then British heavyweights will be on a collision course for a long-awaited showdown.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Hearn confirmed: "The contract is very clear. It specifically states the fight must take place in the UK. We also understand that Turki Alalshikh is paying for the fight, so if he comes up with a plan to stage the fight somewhere else, there will be a sensible conversation and a renegotiation of that contract if we want to move forward with that.
"The reason that clause was in the contract in the first place was because we all want the fight to take place in the UK. It's the biggest fight in the history of British boxing, and I know there's talk of Las Vegas and stuff like this, but I just think it would be a shame not to stage this fight in Britain.
"The fight will take place really where Turki Alalshikh wants it to take place. However, if that is outside the UK there will have to be another conversation with myself, with Anthony Joshua, and I believe with Tyson Fury, who has the same request in his contract for a fight in the UK."
Hearn says Wembley, which held a record 98,128 for Joshua's shock defeat to Daniel Dubois in September 2024 is "clear favourite" to hold the fight ahead of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
"No confirmed date yet but the plan for the fight is to take place in November, so pick your Saturday in November," Hearn continued.
"I think middle Saturday in November is a good shout, but again, we've got to get though Prenga and Fury's fight, which looks like August 1."
Conor Benn defeated bitter rival Chris Eubank Jr in their rematch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last November, leaving Hearn with no doubt AJ-Fury can happen - even in wintry conditions!
He joked: "That fight can take place in the snow - I don't really care, as long as it takes place."
Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn convinced his mega-fight with Tyson Fury will happen in the UK with Wembley a 'clear favourite' to stage the clash of the titans; Hearn adds he has never seen AJ speak so clearly about the future
"The fight can take place in the snow. I don't really care, so long as it takes place."
Eddie Hearn remains confident Anthony Joshua's mega-fight with Tyson Fury will take place in the UK this November.
Joshua will make his comeback on July 25 in a tune-up bout against unfancied Albanian Kristian Prenga while Fury has said he plans to fight on August 1 in Dublin.
Should they both win then British heavyweights will be on a collision course for a long-awaited showdown.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Hearn confirmed: "The contract is very clear. It specifically states the fight must take place in the UK. We also understand that Turki Alalshikh is paying for the fight, so if he comes up with a plan to stage the fight somewhere else, there will be a sensible conversation and a renegotiation of that contract if we want to move forward with that.
"The reason that clause was in the contract in the first place was because we all want the fight to take place in the UK. It's the biggest fight in the history of British boxing, and I know there's talk of Las Vegas and stuff like this, but I just think it would be a shame not to stage this fight in Britain.
"The fight will take place really where Turki Alalshikh wants it to take place. However, if that is outside the UK there will have to be another conversation with myself, with Anthony Joshua, and I believe with Tyson Fury, who has the same request in his contract for a fight in the UK."
Hearn says Wembley, which held a record 98,128 for Joshua's shock defeat to Daniel Dubois in September 2024 is "clear favourite" to hold the fight ahead of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
"No confirmed date yet but the plan for the fight is to take place in November, so pick your Saturday in November," Hearn continued.
"I think middle Saturday in November is a good shout, but again, we've got to get though Prenga and Fury's fight, which looks like August 1."
Conor Benn defeated bitter rival Chris Eubank Jr in their rematch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last November, leaving Hearn with no doubt AJ-Fury can happen - even in wintry conditions!
He joked: "That fight can take place in the snow - I don't really care, as long as it takes place."
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
I think last night proved Hearn isn't the one holding the cards here.
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
He clearly isn’t.mickey1975 wrote: ↑15 Jun 2026, 04:19 I think last night proved Hearn isn't the one holding the cards here.
Every interview he’s changing what he says.
While he admits it’s down to Turki, he now says there will need to be renegotiations if it was to take place outside the UK.
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
Whereas Big John Fury just said "is it?" when the interviewer said the fight was done. And Tyson has gone WBC number 1 again...Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑15 Jun 2026, 04:54He clearly isn’t.mickey1975 wrote: ↑15 Jun 2026, 04:19 I think last night proved Hearn isn't the one holding the cards here.
Every interview he’s changing what he says.
While he admits it’s down to Turki, he now says there will need to be renegotiations if it was to take place outside the UK.
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
Speaking to Seconds Out, Chisora said he believes ‘AJ’ will put a full stop on the rivalry.
“AJ wins by knockout in round eight.”
“AJ wins by knockout in round eight.”
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
Las Vegas ‘frontrunner’ to host Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury, but one term must be changed first
Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury appears to be heading across the pond, unless AJ stands firm.
At present, Joshua's contract states that the long-awaited all-British showdown, which is tentatively pencilled in for the back end of the year after respective tune-up fights, must land on UK soil.
Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, revealed that fact earlier this month, but in the same breath, he made mention of 'murmurs of the fight taking place in the US'.
Well, it now seems that those murmurs are taking shape.
According to The Athletic, Las Vegas is the frontrunner to host the money-spinning heavyweight bout, with other US cities also in consideration.
London's Wembley Stadium had previously been the preferred location for the fight, but concerns about the temperamental British weather have seemingly caused the pendulum to swing.
Fury's preference is not known, although his manager, Spencer Brown, has made his thoughts clear.
“This fight should be in the UK, that’s where the fans wanted it, but there are time constraints, weather issues,” Fury’s manager Spencer Brown told The Athletic.
“We need to get it sorted soon, as if it is in the US, the fans need to book flights, if it is in the UK, they still need to get time off work.”
Fury returned to the US over the weekend for the first time since his punishing trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder in October 2021.
He was in the US capital of Washington D.C., to watch the UFC's unprecedented event on the South Lawn of the White House.
While being interviewed at cageside, he teased a "big announcement" involving UFC president Dana White, but neither he nor the MMA mogul delved into further detail on the night.
Many pre-eminent voices speculated that he may be joining Zuffa Boxing, the upstart promotion led by White and financed by Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh.
Fury would even take to social media to assert that 'Alalshikh will be his promoter until he retires'.
However, it is understood that he is still under contract with Queensberry's allegedly.
Perhaps Fury was alluding to the fact that his bout with Joshua is US-bound.
At the time of writing, that will require adjustments to Joshua's contract.
There will also need to be changes made if White and Zuffa Boxing are to be involved in the event, as the UFC President so confidently asserts.
Both Hearn and Warren have confirmed that it is contractually impossible for White or anyone else associated with Zuffa to promote the event.
It is important to note, however, that Alalshikh - who is bankrolling Joshua-Fury - owns 60 per cent of the company.
Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury appears to be heading across the pond, unless AJ stands firm.
At present, Joshua's contract states that the long-awaited all-British showdown, which is tentatively pencilled in for the back end of the year after respective tune-up fights, must land on UK soil.
Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, revealed that fact earlier this month, but in the same breath, he made mention of 'murmurs of the fight taking place in the US'.
Well, it now seems that those murmurs are taking shape.
According to The Athletic, Las Vegas is the frontrunner to host the money-spinning heavyweight bout, with other US cities also in consideration.
London's Wembley Stadium had previously been the preferred location for the fight, but concerns about the temperamental British weather have seemingly caused the pendulum to swing.
Fury's preference is not known, although his manager, Spencer Brown, has made his thoughts clear.
“This fight should be in the UK, that’s where the fans wanted it, but there are time constraints, weather issues,” Fury’s manager Spencer Brown told The Athletic.
“We need to get it sorted soon, as if it is in the US, the fans need to book flights, if it is in the UK, they still need to get time off work.”
Fury returned to the US over the weekend for the first time since his punishing trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder in October 2021.
He was in the US capital of Washington D.C., to watch the UFC's unprecedented event on the South Lawn of the White House.
While being interviewed at cageside, he teased a "big announcement" involving UFC president Dana White, but neither he nor the MMA mogul delved into further detail on the night.
Many pre-eminent voices speculated that he may be joining Zuffa Boxing, the upstart promotion led by White and financed by Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh.
Fury would even take to social media to assert that 'Alalshikh will be his promoter until he retires'.
However, it is understood that he is still under contract with Queensberry's allegedly.
Perhaps Fury was alluding to the fact that his bout with Joshua is US-bound.
At the time of writing, that will require adjustments to Joshua's contract.
There will also need to be changes made if White and Zuffa Boxing are to be involved in the event, as the UFC President so confidently asserts.
Both Hearn and Warren have confirmed that it is contractually impossible for White or anyone else associated with Zuffa to promote the event.
It is important to note, however, that Alalshikh - who is bankrolling Joshua-Fury - owns 60 per cent of the company.
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
He was banned, but now he isn't, seemingly.mickey1975 wrote: ↑15 Jun 2026, 01:51 Oh, so he is allowed into America, then? I thought everyone said he was banned?
If you know the right people, you can get around simple things like being banned from entering a country.
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
1. Sela try to negotiate the contracts,
2. The fight doesn't happen
3. Fury blames AJ.
4. Fury fights Kabayel for the vacant WBC title and loses.
5. AJ fights Rico and wins.
6. They never fight each other.
2. The fight doesn't happen
3. Fury blames AJ.
4. Fury fights Kabayel for the vacant WBC title and loses.
5. AJ fights Rico and wins.
6. They never fight each other.
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
This seems to have got very messy. Turki and White are flexing their power.
Hearn has a contract for Joshua that states the fight has to happen in the UK and with no involvement from Zuffa.
Warren has stated the same although he isn't Fury's promoter. Maybe he has a role somewhere but he isnt making any decisions.
Fury's contract to fight Joshua, if it even ever existed is different to the one Joshua has.
Will Hearn renegotiate.? If he does, the fight isnt happening here, and will likely fall under Zuffa control. Hearn can't promote on Netflix, and that is where this fight is heading.
Brown who is Fury's manager doesn't appear too forthcoming on what is going on with Fury, but seems happy enough to suggest a Fury/Usyk/Kabayel merry go round for the next 2 years or so.
It appears if Josua and Hearn don't tow the line they'll end up on the outside.
Hearn has a contract for Joshua that states the fight has to happen in the UK and with no involvement from Zuffa.
Warren has stated the same although he isn't Fury's promoter. Maybe he has a role somewhere but he isnt making any decisions.
Fury's contract to fight Joshua, if it even ever existed is different to the one Joshua has.
Will Hearn renegotiate.? If he does, the fight isnt happening here, and will likely fall under Zuffa control. Hearn can't promote on Netflix, and that is where this fight is heading.
Brown who is Fury's manager doesn't appear too forthcoming on what is going on with Fury, but seems happy enough to suggest a Fury/Usyk/Kabayel merry go round for the next 2 years or so.
It appears if Josua and Hearn don't tow the line they'll end up on the outside.
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forcefraser
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
Fast Car being done like a kipper here.
Can't see this fight happening regardless of who is promoting it.
I'll never forget Hearn's bullshit when he first signed with DAZN about how PPV was dead and how we would get 12 PPV worthy cards a year for the monthly subscription with 4 of these being mega cards where every fight would be PPV worthy in its own right. Then he paid millions to sign average fighters at best and we were served pish.
His latest Tom Aspinal nonsense is just another example of his ego allowing him to use people as pawns in his personal ego battles.
I'm baffled as to how he will improve Aspinal's terms when he is under a water tight contract with the UFC. All he'll achieve is getting the guy overlooked
Can't see this fight happening regardless of who is promoting it.
I'll never forget Hearn's bullshit when he first signed with DAZN about how PPV was dead and how we would get 12 PPV worthy cards a year for the monthly subscription with 4 of these being mega cards where every fight would be PPV worthy in its own right. Then he paid millions to sign average fighters at best and we were served pish.
His latest Tom Aspinal nonsense is just another example of his ego allowing him to use people as pawns in his personal ego battles.
I'm baffled as to how he will improve Aspinal's terms when he is under a water tight contract with the UFC. All he'll achieve is getting the guy overlooked
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keithmoonhangover
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
Dan Rafael and Gareth A have both said some interesting things in recent days.
Netflix were "underwhelmed by the viewing figures for Tyson-Makhmudov."
As a result, they are pushing for the fight to take place in the USA,
Both guys definitely have contracts that say the fight will take place in the UK.
Both guys definitely have contracts that say Dana White won't be involved.
Fury ain't signing with Zuffa.
Renegotiations will have to take place for the fight to happen in the USA and Dana White to be listed as the/one of the promoters.
Netflix were "underwhelmed by the viewing figures for Tyson-Makhmudov."
As a result, they are pushing for the fight to take place in the USA,
Both guys definitely have contracts that say the fight will take place in the UK.
Both guys definitely have contracts that say Dana White won't be involved.
Fury ain't signing with Zuffa.
Renegotiations will have to take place for the fight to happen in the USA and Dana White to be listed as the/one of the promoters.
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Nightmare Roy
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
I coukd see all that happeningkeithmoonhangover wrote: ↑17 Jun 2026, 16:21 1. Sela try to negotiate the contracts,
2. The fight doesn't happen
3. Fury blames AJ.
4. Fury fights Kabayel for the vacant WBC title and loses.
5. AJ fights Rico and wins.
6. They never fight each other.
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Ruthless-RKO
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
Frank•Warren says nor he or Eddie Hearn can promote Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua if it's on Netflix: "So if the fight was in the UK and it was on Netflix, we couldn’t promote it anyway and it’s the same with Eddie Hearn, he’s in the same position."(via @talkSPORT)
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Ruthless-RKO
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So that’s kinda confirmed it then.
I thought Netflix was already announced? It was it not?
So Netflix = Dana will Promote
Whether it’s US or UK.
I thought Netflix was already announced? It was it not?
So Netflix = Dana will Promote
Whether it’s US or UK.
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keithmoonhangover
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Netflix doesn't mean Dana will definitely promote it, but if he does, the signed contracts will need to be renegotiated.Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑Yesterday, 13:59 So that’s kinda confirmed it then.
I thought Netflix was already announced? It was it not?
So Netflix = Dana will Promote
Whether it’s US or UK.
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Ruthless-RKO
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Re: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua | NETFLIX - Winter 2026 *new thread*
Frank~Warren comfortable with Tyson Fury arrangement, but Netflix might hold promoter's cards
Frank~Warren has said neither he nor Matchroom can promote the heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, if it happens on Netflix.
Warren was speaking to talkSPORT, where he was questioned about his working relationship with Fury and the fight itself.
“Tyson hasn’t signed for anybody. At the moment in time, where we are now, I have my arrangement which I’m very, very comfortable with and we have a business relationship that has worked really well and continues to work really well,” Warren said of being with Fury. “I have no problems whatsoever.”
Fury, of course, appeared at the UFC White House event last weekend and said announcements about his future were imminent. He then subsequently posted on social media that Turki Alalshkih would be his promoter until he ended his career.
Warren said he had not been surprised to see Fury in the USA and said he was pleased to see Fury there, meaning he has a visa to enter the US.
“Life goes on as normal,” added Warren, who was then asked where the heavyweight fight would take place.
“The last few fights that [Turki Alalshkikh]’s where the money’s come from to promote the shows. Nothing’s changed.”
When pressed on a possible location, with the US seemingly a possible spot, Warren added: “Don’t know yet. It’s not been decided yet.”
Of the broadcast situation, Warren said: “We have an exclusive contract with DAZN for our UK fights. That’s where we are. We have an exclusive with them. As far as Tyson’s fight with Joshua, that will be on Netflix. That’s the position, so if the fight was in the UK and on Netflix, we couldn’t promote it anyway. Eddie Hearn’s in the same position.”
Warren said he was confident that another heavyweight bout, the rematch between WBO champion Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley, would take place later this year but, reverting back to Joshua-Fury and asked whether it should take place in the UK, Warren said: “It’s where it should be, they’re two Brits.”
Frank~Warren has said neither he nor Matchroom can promote the heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, if it happens on Netflix.
Warren was speaking to talkSPORT, where he was questioned about his working relationship with Fury and the fight itself.
“Tyson hasn’t signed for anybody. At the moment in time, where we are now, I have my arrangement which I’m very, very comfortable with and we have a business relationship that has worked really well and continues to work really well,” Warren said of being with Fury. “I have no problems whatsoever.”
Fury, of course, appeared at the UFC White House event last weekend and said announcements about his future were imminent. He then subsequently posted on social media that Turki Alalshkih would be his promoter until he ended his career.
Warren said he had not been surprised to see Fury in the USA and said he was pleased to see Fury there, meaning he has a visa to enter the US.
“Life goes on as normal,” added Warren, who was then asked where the heavyweight fight would take place.
“The last few fights that [Turki Alalshkikh]’s where the money’s come from to promote the shows. Nothing’s changed.”
When pressed on a possible location, with the US seemingly a possible spot, Warren added: “Don’t know yet. It’s not been decided yet.”
Of the broadcast situation, Warren said: “We have an exclusive contract with DAZN for our UK fights. That’s where we are. We have an exclusive with them. As far as Tyson’s fight with Joshua, that will be on Netflix. That’s the position, so if the fight was in the UK and on Netflix, we couldn’t promote it anyway. Eddie Hearn’s in the same position.”
Warren said he was confident that another heavyweight bout, the rematch between WBO champion Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley, would take place later this year but, reverting back to Joshua-Fury and asked whether it should take place in the UK, Warren said: “It’s where it should be, they’re two Brits.”