TYSON FURY has blasted Eddie Hearn over claims he was unsure about fighting Dillian Whyte.
Fury vs Whyte has been pencilled in for April 23 but Whyte’s promoter Hearn has raised doubt about the fight going ahead.
He suggested Fury might back out – prompting the Gypsy King to hit back in response.
Fury wrote on Twitter: “This man is a clown, you boys are the 1s that may not take the fight.
“Sign the contract big boy.”
It is not the first time Fury has looked to embarrass Hearn online, having mocked the promoter for losing out on the purse bid to Frank Warren.
And Warren, Fury’s promoter, has now paid the 10 per cent deposit for the purse bid, which was £30.6million.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman confirmed that news on Twitter, adding that next the two parties must agree a date and location before contracts are signed.
Fury revealed he will be returning to fight in the UK but a venue has not yet been decided.
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Wembley has reportedly emerged as the frontrunner to host the bout, overtaking Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
The two fighters also need to sign on the dotted line but have until February 21 to do so.
Hearn revealed on Thursday he is yet to receive the contracts, while also explaining why Whyte has been quiet since the fight was agreed.
He said: “As of this morning, we haven’t received a contract. That’s not unusual but we don’t have it.
“It’s a process you go through. Someone said to me I’ve gone quiet but I lost the purse bid, it’s not my fight to promote.
“He’s just chilled and training. There’s a way to deal with Fury and sometimes going on the quiet side is a decent.
“Do you really want to get in a slanging match with Fury and use all that energy? Do your work, do your training and go and try and knock him out.
“There are no conversations about another direction, this is the only direction, this is the fight.”
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