{"id":638311,"date":"2026-06-14T13:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T13:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/638311\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T13:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T13:45:08","slug":"eddie-hearn-reveals-why-anthony-joshua-vs-tyson-fury-fight-may-now-have-to-be-renegotiated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/638311\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Hearn reveals why Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury fight may now have to be ‘renegotiated’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eddie Hearn has admitted the long-awaited clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury could be renegotiated, depending on the demands of paymaster Turki Alalshikh.<\/p>\n

As it stands, the two British heavyweights are set to collide later this year, just so long as they come through their respective warm-up fights.<\/p>\n

While Fury\u2019s is yet to be announced, it has been confirmed that Joshua will face Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 25.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Gypsy King\u2019 is then expected to enter a keep-busy fight in August, potentially against Nelson Hysa<\/a>, following his unanimous decision victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.<\/p>\n

If everything goes according to plan, then \u2018AJ\u2019 and Fury should end up squaring off in the UK, though Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn has revealed the location could be renegotiated.<\/p>\n

Such information has been disclosed following Dana White\u2019s post-fight press conference at Zuffa Boxing 07, where the UFC boss claimed he is the lead promoter for Fury and Joshua\u2019s showdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but White also suggested that Joshua\u2019s promoter, Hearn, has not yet been made aware of the location, seemingly insinuating that the fight could take place in America.<\/p>\n

In response, Hearn has told IFL TV<\/a> that such a turn of events would need to be renegotiated and specified in the contracts of both Joshua and Fury.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout AJ\u2019s approval, the fight can\u2019t take place anywhere outside of the UK. And there hasn\u2019t been that approval.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there\u2019s a renegotiation, and we want to re-cut the deal, I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll look at it. [But] beyond the money, we want this fight in the UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll act appropriately, and we\u2019ll have those conversations with Turki Alalshikh if they\u2019re put to us, but who really wants to see this fight at 4am UK time?\u201d<\/p>\n

Given that the pair are likely to lock horns in November, when British weather for stadium shows is unpredictable at best, fans may need to prepare for a Stateside event, or indeed Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eddie Hearn has admitted the long-awaited clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury could be renegotiated, depending on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":634972,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-638311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/634972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}