Frank Warren, co-promoter of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has defined {that a} potential struggle with Anthony Joshua is already off the desk.
Final week, Fury took to social media and revealed {that a} draft contract had been despatched over to Joshua to finalize a September struggle at Wembley Stadium in London.
Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, would later deny {that a} contract had been despatched – however he did affirm that Fury’s promoter reached out to barter a deal for a September title conflict.
Hearn cautioned {that a} plan was already in place for Joshua to struggle in August, after which once more in December in a possible conflict with former champion Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia.
Warren defined {that a} assembly was held with Joshua’s administration – who finally made it clear that Joshua’s choice was to struggle Wilder in December.
“Let me make clear what has truly occurred. Final week, a written proposal was despatched to Matchroom for AJ to struggle Tyson in September. Eddie Hearn got here again and spoke to my son George, who mentioned it can take a few days to see the place they’re with it. Couple of days glided by and George met yesterday with AJ’s administration firm. They confirmed that AJ is combating in Dubai in December, that’s his most popular route. There’s a area open in August however they principally don’t wish to do the struggle [with Fury],” Warren instructed Discuss Sport.
“That’s what occurred. When Tyson mentioned there was a draft contract, what occurred is we had ready a draft contract the final time we had negotiations. So there was nothing actually to be involved about by way of negotiations it was simply in the event that they wished the struggle or not. So the state of affairs is, Tyson is determined to make the struggle occur, as he was in opposition to Usyk. However AJ has chosen to not take the struggle and that’s the place we’re at.”
“The phrases have been agreed over a struggle to happen however the one motive it didn’t happen is as a result of Frank Smith of Matchroom that the struggle would by no means have occurred anyway as a result of AJ wasn’t prepared. And extra importantly, he didn’t have a coach. So that’s the place we’re. I don’t know why AJ can’t struggle in September after which go and struggle Wilder in Dubai afterwards. If AJ will get beat by Wilder in December, I don’t assume [the fight will happen] as a result of he’d have gotten crushed by an individual Fury has crushed 3 times. That is the time to make the struggle, that is what we must always all be specializing in.”
