Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury: Heavyweight fight ‘won’t happen at Croke Park’, says Eddie Hearn

A heavyweight showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua “is not going to happen at Croke Park”, according to Eddie Hearn, who also confirmed he will have talks in Dublin on Friday to secure the stadium for Katie Taylor’s farewell fight.

Last week, Croke Park stadium chief executive Peter McKenna suggested a long-awaited fight for Taylor at the 82,000-capacity home of Gaelic games could happen on a card shared with Tyson Fury.

‘The Gypsy King’ marked his return to the ring after 16 months at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, out-pointing Arslanbek Makhmudov over 12 rounds and immediately calling for a fight with long-time rival Joshua, who was present at ringside.

Although no contracts have been signed, a long-awaited fight between the pair may take place later this year, but it will not be in Dublin according to Hearn, who promotes Joshua and Taylor, who he says deserves to be the star attraction of any big night at Croke Park.

“There is nothing else on the agenda apart from Katie Taylor,” Hearn said on Matchroom Boxing’s social media channel.

“Anthony Joshua against Tyson Fury, for me, is not going to happen at Croke Park.

“Katie Taylor is not fighting on any undercard. If there is a fight at Croke Park, it should be Katie Taylor and Katie Taylor only.

“That is the whole story; that is the history, the legacy and nothing short of what she deserves, so on Friday, we will be at Croke Park to try and advance those talks.”