Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua: Eddie Hearn says no contract sent from Fury for September fight

Tyson Fury gained a 10th-round win over Derek Chisora in December at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Britain's world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has not sent a contract to Anthony Joshua lining up a September fight.

Fury, 34, said on Friday he wanted to meet Joshua at Wembley and had already sent a draft contract.

But promoter Eddie Hearn said Fury's team had only "reached out" and no contract was sent.

Queensberry promoter George Warren then clarified a "formal offer" had been sent to Team Joshua via email.

Hearn added he was trying to set up a fight for Joshua in August, then one with Deontay Wilder in December and was "not willing to alter those plans".

Fury has not fought since retaining his WBC title against Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in December.

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He wrote on Instagram that a fight against 33-year-old two-time world champion Joshua is "a fight everyone wants to see, including myself".

Fury set a deadline last September, which was not met, and said at the time: "It's officially over for Joshua. He is now out in the cold with the wolfpack."

A mooted fight with Oleksandr Usyk, the IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA champion, was expected to happen in 2023 but fell through.

Fury has 33 wins and one draw from 34 bouts, while Joshua - who beat American Jermaine Franklin on points in London in April - has 25 wins and three defeats in his 28-fight professional career after winning Olympic gold as an amateur in 2012.

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