Eddie Hearn jokes Fury 'only trained for two weeks', then admits: 'I completely made that up'

Anthony Joshua's promoter was asked about Frank Bruno's suggestion that Tyson Fury is carrying an injury. Fury's camp have already denied it, and the fight is set for 11 December in Cardiff.

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Thu 12 Nov, 22:46 UK · AI-assisted reporting

Eddie Hearn smiles in sunglasses during an iFL TV interview — Photo: iFL TV

Eddie Hearn told iFL TV that Tyson Fury had barely trained for his fight with Anthony Joshua, then admitted in the next breath that he had invented it. "I've heard, I don't know whether I should say this or not, but Fury has only trained for two weeks of this training camp," Hearn said. "I completely made that up. I have no idea. Probably a complete load of bollocks."

Hearn, who promotes Joshua, was asked about Frank Bruno's suggestion that Fury is injured or carrying an injury. He questioned where Bruno's information had come from. "You always have to look at the circles," he said. "Frank Bruno, he's just not in the circle." Hearn suggested someone "could have told him" that "he knows someone who knows Fury" who had "pulled a hamstring", before adding: "Maybe it's real, maybe it's true, but I doubt it. I doubt it."

Bruno said on the Fight Your Corner podcast that he thinks someone in the gym told him about an injury. Fury's camp denied it to Sky Sports News, and the fight is set to go ahead as scheduled on 11 December at the Principality Stadium for the WBA (Super) heavyweight title.

In the same interview, Hearn said he had not heard that the start time would have to come earlier because of objections from Cardiff residents. He said he had met Netflix that morning to talk about the start time, which he did not think had been officially confirmed, and that he expects it to begin some time between 1am and 2am. Hearn said the late start had always been a concession for getting the fight in Britain.

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