The agreement for Anthony Joshua to join the Gypsy King on December 3 has not yet been inked, according to Frank Warren, Tyson Fury’s promoter, but he is still certain that it will.
The contract has arrived, but there are still some issues to be resolved, according to Eddie Hearn of AJ’s Matchroom Boxing. This is why nothing has happened since Warren’s team sent the paperwork last week.
The WBC heavyweight world champion received a 60/40 split of the agreement.
The 70-year-old promoter thinks Warren will sign the papers as it is now being reviewed by the 32-year-squad. old’s
Warren told talkSPORT: ‘No. It’s not signed yet. We’re waiting for them to come back to us. But I don’t see any reason why it shouldn’t be signed.
“The big problem was when the fight would take place, it’s December.
“To give everybody comfort we’ve even said that they can be involved in all the broadcast contracts, sponsorships, and everything, so they can see that everything’s above board.
“That side of it, we satisfied any worries they may have. There are no worries about payment because they will get paid directly from the respective TV companies, so that side of it’s sorted out.”
Joshua’s management company, Matchroom, has confirmed that they have received the contract and are currently renegotiating some of its terms.
“It’s not unusual to get a contract that you’re not over the moon with – and it wasn’t that they were playing games or anything like that. It’s just really down to the format of the agreement, which is being rectified and we’re working positively to try and get that in the right shape and I think we’re nearly there in terms of the format of that agreement,” Hearn told iD Boxing.
“[The contract] wasn’t really as we expected, but that was a few days ago and we’ve had some positive conversations. Reshaping that slightly, which seems to be positive.”
