Frank Warren says Tyson Fury's ties to Zuffa remain unclear

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Frank Warren says Tyson Fury's ties to Zuffa remain unclear
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Frank Warren, Tyson Fury's promoter, addressed rumors regarding Fury's potential connection with Zuffa Boxing. Although there are indications of Fury naming Turki Alalshikh as his promoter, Warren asserts there has been no change in their business relationship. He remains comfortable with their arrangement and suggests that Fury has not signed with any new promoters. The future of Fury's interim fight before a potential bout against Anthony Joshua remains uncertain, as details are still being worked out. Warren commented on Dana White's involvement in boxing, describing the current situation as interesting but without significant breakthroughs.

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  • Frank Warren insists Tyson Fury has not signed with Zuffa Boxing.
  • Fury has named Turki Alalshikh as his promoter for future fights.
  • Warren expresses confidence in his ongoing partnership with Fury.
  • Details about Fury's interim fight before facing Joshua are still pending.
  • Warren describes Dana White's role in boxing as interesting but not groundbreaking.
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Boxing manager and promoter Frank Warren in the ring ahead of the WBO heavyweight title bout between Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois at Co-op Live, Manchester. Picture date: Saturday May 9, 2026. (Photo by Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images) | PA Images via Getty Images Over the last few days there’s been lots of rumblings about Tyson Fury potentially signing with Zuffa Boxing, which seemed to gain more traction when Fury announced Turki Alalshikh as the promoter for the remainder of his career. That sort of aligned, considering Alalshikh a majority owner in Zuffa, but the exact relationship has been unclear thus far. Meanwhile, Queensberry promoter Frank Warren says it’s business as usual between Fury and himself, suggesting he may not be on the outside looking in, as many inferred. Here’s some of what Warren had to say about the subject when asked by talkSPORT Boxing. Warren on whether he still promotes Fury “Tyson hasn’t signed for anybody. At the moment in time, where we’re at now, I have my arrangement with him which I’m very, very comfortable with and we have a business relationship which has worked really well and continues to work well. I have no problems, whatsoever.” On Fury announcing Alalshikh as the promoter for the rest of his career “What he’s talking about is the last few fights have been promoted by — that’s where the money’s come from to promote the shows. Nothing’s changed.” On if he was surprised to see Fury with Dana White “I wasn’t surprised at all. I’m pleased he’s there. He’s got his visa.” On whether he’ll be promoting Fury’s interim fight before he faces Joshua “Don’t know what’s going to happen yet. It still will be worked on and we’ll see what happens. It depends where it takes place, as well.” On how he feels about Dana White and Zuffa’s entrance into boxing “I think it’s a really interesting landscape at the moment. And we’ve seen what happens, up until now it hasn’t broken down any doors or anything. I think the fights they put on, they put on some decent little shows. We’ll see what happens in time and see where it goes.” On the path for Moses Itauma “He’s in a good position. He’s ranked #1 by three of the governing bodies and Agit is ranked #1 by the WBC. So all our guys are in good positions to challenge for the titles and I believe Moses, if he comes through his next fight, will challenge for a world title before his birthday at the end of the year.” On the Dubois vs Wardley rematch “Well, [Wardley] called it on so I’m sure it will happen, I’m quite confident it will happen. If it doesn’t, Daniel will defend against somebody else.”

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Frank Warren isn’t overreacting to Tyson Fury’s latest announcement.

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