Fury & Joshua in London for news conference as doubts ease

Sincity Press Staff 1 day ago 2 min read 5
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Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua arrive in London for Wednesday’s launch news conference, with their December fight now expected to take place as scheduled.

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua person some arrived successful London earlier Wednesday's motorboat quality league for their fight.

It appears the all-British heavyweight contention - much than a decennary successful the making - remains connected for 11 December astatine Cardiff's Principality Stadium pursuing respective days of uncertainty.

Fury, 38, has travelled backmost from the United States, wherever helium had been astatine Walt Disney World Resort with his family, portion Joshua, 36, has flown successful from his grooming campy successful Dubai.

Fury-Joshua was officially announced connected Thursday by Saudi powerbroker Turki Alalshikh, but doubts emerged 24 hours later amid a quality implicit the relation of UFC main Dana White successful the promotion.

Broadcaster Netflix said Alalshikh's The Ring and White would collaborate to beforehand the event, but Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn said his fighter's declaration prevented White from having a promotional role.

White said connected Saturday nighttime helium did not cognize whether the combat - oregon Wednesday's quality league - would happen. BBC Sport present understands helium volition not be the launch.

A further imaginable hurdle emerged precocious connected Monday implicit Fury's enrolment successful the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada) investigating programme.

Fury's manager Spencer Brown has since said Fury is present enrolled with Vada, appearing to resoluteness different contented earlier the launch.

Fury and Joshua person ne'er fought contempt respective erstwhile attempts to marque the all-British contest.

Wednesday's lawsuit astatine the British Airways ARC successful Olympia volition beryllium the archetypal clip the brace person travel face-to-face since the combat was officially announced, with a constricted fig of tickets besides being made disposable to the public.