Fury-Joshua contracts bar Zuffa Boxing, Hearn says

Tyson Fury's signed contract for the Anthony Joshua superfight does not require the bout to take place in the United Kingdom, but both fighters' deals explicitly bar Dana White and Zuffa Boxing from promotional involvement, Eddie Hearn disclosed this week.

Hearn told BoxingScene that Joshua's contract stipulates the fight must happen in the U.K., while Fury's deal reportedly contains no venue clause. The promoter clarified that both agreements name him and Frank Warren as promoters of record and lock out Zuffa, the upstart boxing arm co-owned by White, WWE President Nick Khan, and Saudi financier Turki Alalshikh. "I don't know what [Fury's contract] says about the venue," Hearn said. "I just know what ours says: That, exclusively, the fight must take place in the U.K."

Zuffa Boxing ownership complicates promotional landscape

White told reporters last week that he would promote the Joshua-Fury card and hinted the bout might not land in Britain. Hearn speculated that Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas could be a target, while two boxing officials told BoxingScene that Alalshikh floated SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles as a venue in play. Both sites have hosted major NFL events, with SoFi set to stage the 2027 Super Bowl.

The contracts exist between Alalshikh, Saudi Arabia's events planner Sela, and the two heavyweights. Each fighter signed for a July or August tune-up before facing one another. Joshua meets Kristian Prenga on July 25; Fury returns August 1 in Dublin. Any shift in promotional structure or venue would require renegotiation.

Source: boxingscene.com