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Martin Domin

Tyson Fury's new deadline rejected to leave Anthony Joshua fight in doubt

Eddie Hearn has told Tyson Fury there is no chance of Anthony Joshua signing his fight contract on Monday.

Fury and Joshua are within touching distance of a December 3 showdown in Cardiff after Fury made an offer to his domestic rival earlier this month. But the champion has been growing impatient and set his own deadline of tomorrow for the paperwork to be signed.

But Hearn, who promotes Joshua, dismissed the ultimatum and told Fury to walk away from the deal if he cannot lower his expectations. "Tyson Fury has no intention of taking this fight if that's the route he's going to take," Hearn told iFL TV.

Tyson Fury issued a new deadline to Anthony Joshua (Getty Images)

"Tyson Fury said he's retired, Tyson Fury said he was giving his money to the homeless... and now Tyson Fury is saying he's walking away from the fight if we dont sign on Monday. Well guess what, we ain't signing on Monday; we're having a meeting on Monday to discuss various points of the contract.

"We waited nine days for the contract and we've been working very hard with Queensberry, no-ones been messing round, and we have meetings with BT, with DAZN, with Queensberry, to go through the process and get this done but it ain't happening on Monday. If you're true to your word, which you never are, then walk away.

"The public know, you're going to fight Manuel Charr on December 3; it's a joke. so don't waste our time because we've spent a lot of time on this fight already. If you dont want the fight, just walk away. I don't think Tyson and Queensberry are on the same page; they can't be."

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Fury had been expected to take on Oleksandr Usyk to crown an undisputed champion before Christmas before the Ukrainian admitted he will not be ready until February or March. That led to Fury making an offer to Joshua which would see the challenger take home 40 per cent of a potential £75million purse.

The main sticking point in the deal appears to the fighters' respective TV deals with Fury tied to BT Sport and Joshua to DAZN. But the broadcasters will meet on Monday in an attempt to thrash out a deal which could see the fight broadcast on both pay-per-view arms.

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