Eddie Hearn did not circle around it. He shut it down straight.
The Matchroom promoter pushed back hard after talkSPORT’s Gareth A Davies said Anthony Joshua already had a deal in place to face Tyson Fury, with a broadcast angle attached. Hearn made it clear that nothing is locked in.
“Completely untrue. There is absolutely nothing signed with Anthony Joshua to fight Tyson Fury next. There is nothing agreed.”
That’s not a negotiating tactic. That’s a promoter telling you the fight hasn’t reached the contract table.
Hearn explained that real discussions had taken place before Joshua’s car accident in Lagos. The plan at that stage was clear in the gym. Jake Paul first. Then a return early in the year. Then Fury.
That sequence broke the moment Joshua stepped away from training.
“Since then, there have been no conversations really about that fight, other than in the last few days conversations with Dr. Rakan, Sela, about starting to think about revisiting the plan.”
That is early-stage talk. No numbers, no terms, no paperwork. Just the first steps before anything real gets official.
The broadcast claim tied to the report did not hold up either. Joshua has been aligned with DAZN for years, and Hearn gave no indication that has changed.
Joshua is only now edging back toward camp. The physical work comes first. The fights come after that.
Fury has his own business lined up. Arslanbek Makhmudov is next, and he has already started naming targets.
Joshua is one of them. But there is no contract in place.
Hearn made sure of that.
