Dana White claims resistance to his involvement in boxing is
primarily coming from the United Kingdom.
Tyson
Fury and Anthony
Joshua are set to clash in a highly anticipated boxing bout on
Dec. 11 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The fight will
be broadcast on Netflix, which has announced that Turki Alalshikh’s
The Ring and Dana White will collaborate to promote the event.
However, White’s longtime rival, Eddie Hearn, disputes the
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO’s involvement.
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Dana White says British boxing figures are pushing back on his
involvement
White labeled traditional boxing promoters taking issue with his
involvement an “ego thing.” He admitted that boxing isn’t what it
was in the United States two decades ago and claimed it has become
primarily a British sport. According to White, the complaints and
resistance surrounding his involvement are coming from the U.K.
“Boxing has taken a hit in the United States,” he said at the
latest
Dana White’s Contender Series presser. “It’s not as big as it
was here 20 years ago. It has become a very British sport. And the
sh*t that you’re hearing, the crying and the b*tching and whatever,
is all coming from the U.K.”
Despite Fury and Joshua signing contracts with Alalshikh and coming
through in their tune-up fights earlier this year, uncertainty
surrounded the bout until it was recently made official. While some
parties wanted the fight to take place in the U.S. to cater to a
global audience, Joshua and Hearn pushed for the fight to remain in
the U.K. Fury also publicly expressed doubts about the matchup
taking place until recently.