Eddie Hearn lifts lid on Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury row claiming AJ will be paid LESS and work MORE under new terms

EDDIE HEARN has hit back in the row over Anthony Joshua’s huge showdown with Tyson Fury – claiming AJ is being asked to take a PAY CUT and do extra work under fresh terms. The Matchroom boss has lifted the lid on the row behind the ‘Battle of Britain’ as talks over where the heavyweight blockbuster will be staged drag on. Eddie Hearn has provided the latest update on negotiations for the Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury fight Credit: Getty Images Hearn has been the sole promoter of Anthony Joshua’s career Credit: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire Joshua, 36, and Fury, 38, have signed agreements to fight each other, with Hearn adamant AJ’s deal specifies the bout MUST take place in the UK. But Saudi-backed organisers Sela are pushing for the mega-fight to move Stateside. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! With Madison Square Garden in New York emerging as the likely destination, Netflix is also understood to heavily favour an American staging. And Hearn launched a furious defence of his heavyweight star following George Liddard’s European middleweight title win at the Copper Box on Saturday night. He said: “What they want to do is they want to pay Anthony Joshua less money because that’s how it will work out with the difference in location. “They want him to do a load of additional stuff.” Hearn also made the shock claim that parts of Joshua’s deal have ALREADY been broken. He added: “And I’m not going to blow things up, which I could do so easily, but there has been breaches in AJ’s contract already, which we’ve let slide because these guys are our partners or were, or are, and our friends or were.” Most read in Boxing BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Tyson Fury claimed that Hearn and Joshua are being greedy for more money Credit: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire Reports have emerged claiming Anthony Joshua has yet to receive payment for his fight against Kristian Prenga. Hearn had also previously confirmed that Matchroom has outstanding balances owed by Riyadh Season and Sela related to their hosting of snooker and darts events with them. Hearn then accused people behind the scenes of feeding information to the media in a bid to make AJ and his team look like the problem. He said: “But there’s a game being played at the moment where some of you guys and a lot of people who aren’t in this room are being fed emails and information to try and dress things up to spin a narrative that’s just not true.” Hearn also claims Joshua is facing huge pressure to give in and accept the changes. He told iFL TV: “He’s under so much pressure. He’s got people phoning around the back, ‘Come on AJ. Oh, don’t do this. Oh, don’t do that.’ “And he’s going, ‘Speak to Eddie, mate. I know what I signed for. I want it in the UK.’ “He’s the one fighting for this fight in Britain more than anybody.” It comes after Fury took aim at AJ and Hearn and claimed they were demanding more money from Saudi boxing boss Turki Alalshikh. Fury suggested the fight was in danger and accused the pair of holding things up over cash. But Hearn’s camp insist Joshua is simply sticking to the deal he originally signed and that moving the fight from Britain would leave him worse off. Hearn has also made it clear that, as far as he is concerned, neither man – nor the parties staging the fight – can simply walk away. Fury vs Joshua is likely to be in New York City Credit: Getty Images The Home of Boxing in 2026 There's a massive year of boxing ahead! It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring. The Gypsy King has beaten Mariusz Wach in his second fight of the year to set up a huge fight with Anthony Joshua And AJ did the same, knocking out Kristian Prenga in the second round of a thrilling encounter – the Brit was knocked down twice in the opening round. Now fans are looking forward to Moses Itauma’s return for his toughest fight yet against Filip Hrgovic in August. Here’s all the big fights coming up… August Sat 29 – Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN September Sat 12 – Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia – DAZN *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue. He previously said: “We’ve signed the contract, we’re waiting for a date. You saw Tyson Fury shouting and screaming – there’s nothing to shout and scream about, the fight’s done. “The fight’s signed. No-one can pull out of the fight. You can’t just pull out of a contract.” The fight remains on course for later this year but the battle over where it takes place and what AJ will be paid is still raging. Comment now