Overview
- Hearn renewed his public rivalry with Dana White on Wednesday, saying he prefers a fight of words and asserting that the current Fury–Joshua agreement bars White or TKO/Zuffa from promoting the bout.
- He says the existing deal also requires the event to be staged in the United Kingdom, which would force any U.S. move to be renegotiated and approved by the parties involved.
- Hearn pointed to unresolved practical blocks — competing broadcast commitments involving Netflix and DAZN, Tyson Fury’s unfinished warm-up plans, and Anthony Joshua’s need to clear his July 25 fight — as reasons there is still no date or venue.
- He accused Turki Alalshikh and Saudi backers of effectively controlling Zuffa Boxing and said Dana White has acted on their direction, including claiming Zuffa removed White’s early public promoter claims after Alalshikh intervened.
- The row follows Zuffa’s push into boxing with signings such as Conor Benn and has sharpened legal and regulatory scrutiny over promoter–manager conflicts, a dynamic that could reshape who controls mega-fights and where they are held.