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Nobody can stop Fury-Joshua fight, insists promoter Eddie Hearn
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Nobody can stop Fury-Joshua fight, insists promoter Eddie Hearn

From BBC News · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Promoter Eddie Hearn insists the heavyweight boxing match between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will proceed as contracted.
  • Hearn stated that both fighters have signed contracts, and the only way the fight can be stopped is through a breach of contract.
  • While Fury initially expressed doubts about the fight's likelihood, Hearn confirmed that negotiations are ongoing regarding the date and location, with potential venues including the UK and the US.

Promoter Eddie Hearn has asserted that the highly anticipated heavyweight boxing clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is contractually secured and cannot be unilaterally canceled. Hearn, who represents Joshua, dismissed Fury's recent public statements suggesting the fight was unlikely to happen, emphasizing that the contracts are signed and binding.

We've signed the contract, we're waiting for a date. You saw Tyson Fury shouting and screaming ... there's nothing to shout and scream about, the fight's done

— Eddie HearnEddie Hearn confirmed the fight contract is signed and dismissed Tyson Fury's public doubts.

"The fight's signed. No-one can pull out of the fight. You can't just pull out of a contract," Hearn told DAZN. He added, "There's no suggestion that the fight's not happening, no-one can stop this fight from happening. The only way it can stop from happening is if they actually breach the contract."

The fight's signed. No-one can pull out of the fight. You can't just pull out of a contract.

— Eddie HearnHearn emphasized the binding nature of the signed contract for the Fury-Joshua bout.

Fury and Joshua were expected to face each other in November, in what is billed as one of the biggest fights in British boxing history. While Joshua and his team have agreed to a contract for the bout to take place in the United Kingdom, Saudi organizers Sela are reportedly pushing for the fight to be held in the United States. Both Joshua and Fury have separate contracts with Sela, and New York's Madison Square Garden is rumored to be Sela's preferred venue, potentially for a Netflix broadcast catering to American audiences.

There's no suggestion that the fight's not happening, no-one can stop this fight from happening. The only way it can stop from happening is if they actually breach the contract.

— Eddie HearnHearn stated that only a contract breach could prevent the fight from proceeding.

Hearn expressed a preference for the fight to occur in the UK, stating, "We know everybody and his dog involved in the fight wants to do the fight in America. We don't." He indicated that negotiations with Sela and their team are ongoing, with specific terms being discussed for a potential US staging, though Hearn conveyed his reluctance for that option.

We know everybody and his dog involved in the fight wants to do the fight in America. We don't.

— Eddie HearnHearn expressed his team's preference for the fight to be held in the UK rather than the US.
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Originally published by BBC News in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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