HERN: We had to return the contract to Tyson

Eddie Hearn, president of the promotional company Matchroom Boxing, which represents the interests of British boxer Anthony Joshua, commented on the situation with the signing of a possible contract for a fight with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

“We got the contract a few days ago. It did not turn out as we expected and we returned it. Now it’s happening as we expected. This is very positive. We don’t say anything negative, neither do they. I’ve never spoken to Frank Warren (Tyson’s promoter. – approx. Sport.ua), so I wasn’t sure it would work. But now I’ve met him and we’ve got a deal. They got along very well.

I guess we should just put everything aside and say, “Look, we have a chance to do something special. We don’t have much time, publishers have to negotiate, but we want to do it.” Maybe 90/10 wasn’t in favor of the fight when we got the contract, but now we’re looking at his organization positively. The odds are 70-80 percent, but things can change very quickly – someone suddenly gets injured, someone gets hurt. needs more time or Tyson Fury wants to fight someone else,” he said.

Earlier, Eddie Hearn talked about a possible fight between Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and American Deontay Wilder.