Eddie Hearn Dismisses Fury Vs Anthony Joshua Fight Claims

Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn has shut down talk of a confirmed heavyweight clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, insisting no deal has been reached despite mounting speculation.

Reports gathered pace after boxing journalist Gareth A Davies claimed the long-anticipated bout was already secured behind the scenes and lined up for Netflix.

“The Fury-Joshua fight is signed. Okay, it is signed in the background. I’ve got that on good authority. It’s with the big money people. It’ll be on Netflix,” Davies said on talkSPORT.

However, Eddie Hearn dismissed the claims while speaking to The Stomping Ground. He said: “There is absolutely nothing signed with Anthony Joshua to fight Tyson Fury next. There is nothing agreed.”

He did confirm that discussions had previously gathered momentum before Joshua’s plans were derailed by a fatal car crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on December 29.

The incident claimed the lives of his close associates, including personal trainer Kevin Ayodele and recovery therapist Sina Ghami, just days after Joshua stopped Jake Paul in Miami.

“There have been conversations, deep conversations prior to the accident, that he was going to fight Jake Paul, then fight in February or March in Saudi Arabia, then fight Tyson Fury. Then obviously the accident happened,” Hearn said.

“There have been no conversations really about that fight, other than in the last few days, conversations about starting to think about revisiting the plan.”

Naija News reports that Joshua has since returned to training and is targeting a summer comeback, with Dillian Whyte emerging as a possible opponent. A showdown with Fury could still materialise later in the year if plans fall into place.

On the other hand, Fury is set to return to the ring on April 11 against Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, on a Netflix card that also features Conor Benn. The former champion had stepped away from boxing over a year ago before reversing his retirement decision.