EDDIE HEARN has insisted that he is still working with Tyson Fury’s team to deliver a fight between Anthony Joshua and the Gypsy King.
Fury’s camp sent Team AJ a contract on September 16, believing all Joshua and Co had to do was sign on for a Cardiff bout on December 3.
But Hearn blocked his man from doing so, insisting that the details of the contract itself were all over the place.
Growing impatient, Fury set a deadline for AJ to sign, which passed at 5pm yesterday.
The Gypsy King subsequently claimed the fight is OFF and hurled insults at Joshua, labelling him: “Idiot. Coward. S***house. Bodybuilder.”
Fury has now insisted that he wants to fight Mahmoud Charr instead.
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But his promoter Frank Warren remains in talks with Hearn over delivering the fight with Joshua.
Last night, Hearn said: “There were various positive calls today between promoters and broadcasters who are all working hard to finalise the fight.
“There has been no talk of a deadline between the parties, but we are moving at pace to try and conclude the deal.”
Warren, 70, also claimed to still be in talks with Hearn – but admitted that his man Fury had “lost patience” with the negotiations.
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The Gypsy King reiterated his stance on Instagram last night.
He wrote: “Deadline is up suckers. It’s a pitty (sic) AJ got no balls.”
Fury, 34, then added: “If I give a sucker a chance @ the big time I expect them to sign when I told them to #nuffsaid.”
And he previously blasted: “Always knew you didn’t have the minerals to fight the Gypsy King.
“Regardless of what the f*** you say now, I don’t really care.
“Good luck with your life. End of.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
