Tyson Fury’s manager opens up and sets the record straight on the Zuffa Boxing rumors.
Tyson Fury’s manager wants to clear things up—Tyson hasn’t signed a deal with Zuffa Boxing, despite all the talks about him changing his team.
Over the weekend, the former heavyweight champ was a special guest at the UFC White House event, where he teased a “massive announcement” from Zuffa Boxing and UFC boss Dana White. When asked about it, Tyson said, “I think I’ll let Dana do the talking, but it is a massive, massive announcement.”
Right now, Fury is still with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, but he mentioned that Dana White would be involved with his big upcoming fight against Anthony Joshua. Tyson also shared on social media that Saudi Arabian promoter Turki Alalshikh will be helping promote him for the rest of his career.
Zuffa Boxing, which is supported by Saudi money, wants to challenge the big-time boxing promoters and has already signed Conor Benn away from Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom. Earlier this year, Warren said he might take legal action over Zuffa’s launch, and White has had several run-ins with Hearn before.
Dana White has even talked about changing the Muhammad Ali Act, a law made to protect boxers and stop monopolies in boxing.
But Tyson’s manager, Spencer Brown, is firm that no deal has been made with Zuffa and says the rumors are just that—rumors.
“Dana White is really smart, and he knows what he’s doing,” Brown told iFL TV. “He’s one of the most famous guys in combat sports right now and very clever with his words. But I can say for sure, we haven’t signed anything with Zuffa. Nothing has changed. We’re focused on the fight with Anthony Joshua, which Turki Alalshikh, Sela, and Netflix are working on.
“Could things change in the future? Maybe. Eddie Hearn’s statement about the contract was right—he wouldn’t lie about that because he helped negotiate it. We know our contract well and are happy with it. If anything were to change, we’d have to renegotiate everything. Could someone else get involved? Who knows? It’s boxing, after all.”