Dana White credits Eddie Hearn for Fury-Joshua being held in UK as he says he is 'bored' of their feud
Dana White said Eddie Hearn deserves credit for ensuring the long‑awaited Tyson Fury v Antony Joshua fight will take place at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on a bill that starts on 11 December, with the fighters expected to meet in the early hours of 12 December, and added he was "bored" of the public dispute between them.
White, who launched Zuffa Boxing earlier this year, and Saudi Arabian organisers had pushed to host the bout in the United States, including at Madison Square Garden, but Joshua and his promoter Hearn relied on a contractual right to stage the fight in the UK; the contest had been clouded by disagreement over White's role in promoting the event and will be shown on Netflix as a collaboration between Turki Alalshikh's The Ring and White.
Speaking on the 5 Live Boxing with Bunce podcast, White said: "You've got to give credit to Eddie for really grinding that and making sure that it happened in the UK," and his comments came against the backdrop of a public feud between Hearn and White since the launch of Zuffa Boxing earlier this year, during which Hearn said his involvement in the fight "ain't happening" before this week suggesting he was prepared to meet White to explore potential involvement.
Fury and Joshua held a news conference on 30 September to ease concerns about the fight; White was not present at that media event but insisted: "me and my team will be producing the fight that night." He also said: "I guess we'll call me one of the promoters of the event because you do have Frank Warren (Fury's promoter) and Eddie Hearn that are both promoters too, promoting the event," attributing promotional roles to multiple parties.
White said he was willing to meet Hearn but did not consider a sit‑down necessary, adding: "I'm actually bored with this now. Who cares? This isn't about me and Eddie Hearn. It's about AJ and Fury. It's an Eddie show, not a Dana and Eddie show. It's boring now. This is about AJ and Fury. This was never the Dana and Eddie show. It's been all the Eddie show."
Commercial and logistical details released around the event show strong demand and late‑night scheduling: tickets priced up to £13,000 sold out in one hour, and the Principality Stadium could stay open until 3.30am for the Fury v Joshua blockbuster.
The fight remains scheduled on the bill starting 11 December, with the main meeting expected in the early hours of 12 December, and will be shown on Netflix.