Frank Warren has responded to Eddie Hearn’s recent threat about calling off the fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
The path has seemingly been cleared for these two to fight ever since both came through their most recent tune-up fights in late July.
Fury blew off the cobwebs for a second time following his year of retirement in 2025 by beating first Arslanbek Makmudov in April on points, then forcing Mariusz Wach to retire on his stool after seven rounds on July 28.
The night afterwards, Joshua boxed for the first time since being involved in a car accident in which he lost two friends. He was knocked down twice in round one by the unheralded Kristian Prenga but gathered himself and got an impressive KO win in the second round.
The main stumbling block seems to be the location. British fight fans want the showdown in the UK, and Eddie Hearn has said he and ‘AJ’ are pushing hard for that, but are under a huge amount of pressure from Turki Alalshikh and Netflix, who want to host it in the US to reach a wider global audience.
Speaking to BoxNation, Fury’s promoter Warren remained confident the clash will still go ahead regardless.
“Tyson Fury has his agreement, which states something different. The fight will happen. I’ve heard what Eddie has said. They’re either going to agree to it or not. If they don’t agree to it then the fight won’t happen.
“Tyson signed for the fight back in January; the fight was supposed to happen in September. They were supposed to have a warm-up fight in September; unfortunately there was that terrible, tragic accident that ‘AJ’ was in where he lost two of his best friends, and that held everything up, but the fight I understand, will be November, and the venue will be announced in due course.”
Hearn has threatened to pull out of the contest if a venue announcement is made without their consent. Meanwhile, a number of people in the sport think Joshua could do with another warm-up fight to get in the best possible state for what is a hugely important fight at the end of both men’s careers.
