Fury vs Joshua Heading to Madison Square Garden? Hearn Fights the Pull to America

The most anticipated all-British heavyweight fight in a generation might not happen on British soil at all. Eddie Hearn confirmed that Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua is currently being lined up for Madison Square Garden in New York, even though Hearn insists the contract was signed for a UK staging. Joshua, 29-4 with 26 knockouts, walks in off a sixth-round stoppage of Jake Paul.

Hearn's frustration is the story here. He says Matchroom put pen to paper on a deal built around British fans, but the money and the power behind the promotion — Turki Alalshikh and Netflix — are pulling hard for America. Their argument, as Hearn relayed it, is simple: New York does the bigger numbers, so New York makes it the bigger event.

The Contract Fight Behind the Fight

There's a legal wrinkle Hearn didn't hide. He argues that moving the bout Stateside would breach the agreement as signed, which gives Matchroom leverage — but he also acknowledged that Alalshikh and Netflix are partners and friends, not adversaries. That makes a hardball approach awkward. Hearn said he'd fight and fight until they either breach the contract or reach an agreement, while conceding you can't just rewrite a signed deal on a whim.

He also doesn't expect Fury to be an obstacle. Hearn said he couldn't speak for the former unified champion but doesn't see him making noise about the location either way. That leaves Hearn as the lone voice in the room lobbying for London — a stance he admits is making him unpopular with the people writing the cheques.

Why the UK Argument Still Holds Up

Hearn's case is emotional but not baseless. This is a fight British boxing has chased for the better part of a decade, and the atmosphere at a UK stadium would dwarf anything an indoor arena can produce. He said that as a British promoter who's pushed for this fight for years, it'd be a shame to hand it to anyone but Britain.

For now, MSG is the working plan. Hearn admits he may lose this particular race, but he's not conceding it yet, and the tension between contract language and commercial muscle is exactly the kind of thing that either forces a compromise or blows up a signed deal. Either way, expect the venue to stay a headline until the ink dries on an announcement.