Fury vs Joshua press conference in doubt over Dana White row

The first press conference ahead of the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight is still scheduled for Wednesday, September 30 at 6pm, but a dispute over Dana White's involvement has cast doubt on the event.

The press conference will be held at British Airways ARC at the Olympia. News broke last week that the two fighters had finally agreed terms on what will be the biggest bout in British boxing history. Just days later, and it is already in doubt.

Dana White dispute

White's involvement is said to have angered Joshua and his long-time promoter Eddie Hearn, who has been in a long-running feud with White. Hearn says it was written into Joshua's contract that White is not involved in the fight, while Fury has said that he removed the same stipulation from his own deal.

Hearn has insisted that White “won't be at the presser”, adding: "Even Netflix put out a press release [saying] the fight will be in conjunction with Dana White ... There's loads of battles to come on that because that ain't happening either."

White insists he will be involved, telling Sky Sports over the weekend: "Well, I think that the [Netflix] press release speaks for itself. 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."

Press conference still set to go ahead

The biggest hint yet that the press conference is currently set to go ahead is Eddie Hearn's diary. Hearn's promotion company Matchroom Boxing have announced the fight week schedule for Saturday's bout between Ben Whittaker and Conor Wallace, and eagle-eyed fans have spotted that the traditional Wednesday workout in front of the media has not been included.

Hearn would be expected to attend the media day due to Matchroom boxer Whittaker's involvement, leaving some to speculate that Hearn has kept his Wednesday free for a press conference in Olympia.