White promoting Fury-AJ: 'Who's going to stop me?'

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua was finally confirmed this week at The Principality Stadium in Cardiff on December 11; the announcement stated that Saudi financier Turki Alalshikh's The Ring and Dana White were staging the bout; White has dismissed claims by Eddie Hearn about his involvement

>Dana White, one of the most powerful figures in combat sport, has reaffirmed his involvement in staging the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua mega-fight

>The heavyweight superstars have nursed a rivalry for more than a decade, but only now has a fight between the pair been finalised, with the show set for December 11 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

>"I think it's a fight that people have been waiting for, for over 10 years. So to finally have it done, I'm sure boxing fans are excited," White told Sky Sports News.

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>The announcement for the richly anticipated mega-fight stated that Saudi financier Turki Alalshikh's The Ring and White were staging the bout, although Eddie Hearn, who promotes Joshua, has publicly claimed the American cannot be involved.

>"Well, I think that the press release speaks for itself," White responded. "I've been saying since the beginning of the talks of this fight that I was going to be involved in the promotion of it.

>"I mean Eddie Hearn must spend 24 hours a day doing interviews. I've never seen a guy do more interviews in my life, but it's all good.

>"It's all good for the fight and I think a lot of people have become aware of the fight by the fight not being done yet.

>"You think Netflix [care] what Eddie Hearn thinks? I guarantee they do not. I mean: 'not involved in the promotion of the fight', I'm sitting here promoting the fight right now

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>Hearn has also suggested holding the all-British clash in the UK is a victory for Joshua's side.

>"What did I lose? What have I lost? I promise you I've lost nothing," White said. "I am not involved in either side of this thing. I'm involved on the Turki side."

>The Fury vs Joshua main event is expected to take place in the early hours of the morning on December 12, catering to a global audience.

>After plenty of speculation that the fight could be held in the US, Wales' Principality Stadium, which crucially has a roof, was ultimately selected as the venue.

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>"There was a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff going on," White said. "In these types of fights, especially when you have a guy who's putting the money up being Turki Alalshikh, you go where the money is and try to create as much revenue as you can.

>"The fighters are getting paid. Everybody's got to make some money.

>"So we ended up doing it in a stadium where we didn't have to worry about timing as much. You can close the roof and the fight with two British heavyweight champions stays in the UK."