Anthony Joshua Reportedly Rejected $10 Million Extra to Keep Tyson Fury Fight in Britain

Anthony Joshua was reportedly willing to leave millions of dollars on the table rather than change the structure of his long-awaited showdown with Tyson Fury.

Eddie Hearn said Tuesday that Joshua rejected an offer worth roughly $10 million in additional money that would have allowed TKO Group to take the lead promotional role and move the fight to the United States. Instead, according to Hearn, Joshua wanted the existing agreement honored, keeping the heavyweight blockbuster scheduled for Dec. 11 on British soil. The revelation adds another layer to the increasingly public dispute involving Hearn, Dana White and TKO over who controls the promotion and production of Fury-Joshua.

For Joshua, the decision is significant because it suggests the disagreement is about more than promoter egos. If Hearn’s account is accurate, Joshua had a substantial financial incentive to accept the proposed change and still chose the British event. That strengthens the argument that bringing Fury-Joshua home is part of the fight’s value—not simply its location. The fight remains scheduled, but the business battle surrounding one of British boxing’s biggest events has become almost as compelling as the matchup itself.