“Yesterday, TKO went around the back again to try and offer Joshua money to do the fight in America,” Hearn told DAZN. “It’s a dirty, dirty game, mate, to be honest with you. It’s made it even harder for them because Josh just ain’t about that. You’ve got an hour and a half to make your decision. Mate, what don’t you understand? I signed to fight in Britain. I want the fight in Britain.”
The 90-minute demand is the major addition to Hearn’s story. A deadline that short would leave Joshua little time to study revised terms, consult his lawyers, or calculate the financial consequences of moving the event from Br
