FRANK WARREN insisted that Eddie Hearn has ‘nothing to do with’ Tyson Fury’s fight with Dillian Whyte.
Promoter Warren won the rights to stage the British grudge match with a historic £30.6million offer.
Whyte is not officially signed to Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing banner, instead working together on a fight-by-fight basis.
It means it remains unclear how much involvement he will have in representing the heavyweight contender.
But Warren claimed Hearn, who failed with a £23.6m offer at the purse bids, will have no say in the fight and is instead dealing solely with Whyte’s legal team.
He told the Daily Star: “We are in contact with Whyte’s lawyer and are confident he will sign soon to face the Gypsy King.
“Why wouldn’t Whyte want to take this fight for the WBC heavyweight title?
“He’s getting paid a hell of a lot of money for it and it is his chance to fight for a major belt against the best on the planet.
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“I’m not sure why interviewers keep asking Eddie Hearn for details about the fight as it has absolutely nothing to do with him.
“Unless Dillian tells us otherwise, Matchroom are not representing Whyte for this fight, and we will continue working on finalising everything through the parties Whyte wants, which is not Matchroom.
“If Matchroom wanted to be involved then they should have bid more money.”
With Fury entitled to 80 per cent of the cut, Hearn conceded the bid with Warren and promotional colleague Bob Arum winning the auction.
The promoter has now paid the ten per cent deposit of his bid, but contracts will not be officially signed until a date and venue are confirmed.
Warren said: “Work on the fantastic match-up of Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte has been going on in earnest this week.
“The deposit has gone in and plans for the huge event are being finalised.
“We will announce the date and venue once all the details are ironed out so stay tuned.”
