Dana White claims that the resistance to his boxing comes mainly from the UK.
Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua is expected in a highly anticipated boxing match on December 11 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The fight will be broadcast by Netflix, which has announced that Turki Aalshikhi’s The Ring and Dana White will team up to promote the event. However, White’s longtime rival Eddie Hearn objects
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO involvement.
Dana White says British boxing figures are rejecting his involvement
White called out traditional boxing promoters who saw his involvement as an “ego thing”. He admitted that boxing is not what it was in the US two decades ago and argued that it has become a predominantly British sport. According to White, the complaints and resistance to his involvement are coming from the UK
“Boxing has taken a hit in the U.S.,” he later said
Dana White Candidate Series presser. “It’s not as big as it was here 20 years ago. It’s become a very British sport. And the crap you hear, the whining, the crap and whatever, is from the UK.”
Despite Fury and Joshua signing contracts with Aalshikh and coming to terms with their tune-up fight earlier this year, uncertainty surrounded the bout until it was made official recently. While some parties wanted the fight to take place in the US to cater to a global audience, with Joshua and Hearn expressing their desire to keep the fight in the UK, Fury also publicly expressed doubt that the bout would take place until recently.
