The Japan Times

Plans for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua’s long-awaited heavyweight clash were in doubt on Saturday after promoter Dana White said he was unsure whether the fight would go ahead.

Fury and Joshua were announced on Thursday as opponents for a December 11 showdown at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, a contest billed as one of the biggest fights in British boxing history.

However, Fury said in a video posted on social media late on Friday that the fight was in jeopardy because Joshua and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, were trying to withdraw from the all-British heavyweight showdown between the former world champions.

Hearn’s promotional company, Matchroom Boxing, did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent on Saturday.

White, the UFC president and head of Zuffa Boxing, told reporters in London on Saturday that he did not know whether the bout would proceed as planned.

Asked about a scheduled press conference in the coming days, White said he was also uncertain whether it would take place.

Hearn has said he and Joshua had insisted on the bout being staged in Britain, while the promoters had proposed holding it in New York’s Madison Square Garden.

The dispute over promotional rights has also sparked claims of contractual breaches and talk of replacement opponents.

Tottenham Hotspur wasted a golden chance to ease its Premier League relegation fears as Dominic Calvert-Lewin's penalty earned Leeds United a ⁠1-1 draw in North London on Monday.

A first home win in the league since December would have put Spurs four points clear of 18th-placed West Ham United with two games left and in sight of salvation after a woeful season.

It looked on the cards when Mathys Tel struck with a stunning effort early in the second half, curling a right-footed shot into the top corner to raise the roof in the ​stadium.

The specter of Premier League relegation loomed ever larger for Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday after a 3-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace left it teetering just above the drop zone.

When striker Dominic Solanke gave 16th-placed Tottenham the lead against the run of play in the 34th minute, a first league win in 2026 looked on the cards for the host.

But it collapsed in shambolic fashion before the interval with Palace replying three times to stun the host after Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven was sent off.

Thomas Frank faced fresh calls for his dismissal from angry Tottenham fans after a dispiriting 2-2 draw at Premier League bottom-feeder Burnley on Saturday as Bournemouth ended Liverpool's long unbeaten run.

Elsewhere, Manchester City beat Wolves 2-0 to close to within four points of leader Arsenal, which hosts Michael Carrick's Manchester United on Sunday.

Spurs boss Frank is under intense pressure just seven months into his reign at the London club, seemingly powerless to halt a slide down the table.

Son Heung-min, who spent 10 seasons with Tottenham Hotspur and stars for the South Korea national team, has a deal in place to join Los Angeles FC, according to multiple reports.

LAFC will pay a transfer fee of around $26 million, GiveMeSport and ESPN reported, which would break the Major League Soccer record of $22 million that Atlanta United paid to acquire Emmanuel Latte Lath last offseason.

Son, 33, announced over the weekend that he planned to leave Tottenham, saying he achieved everything that he could with the North London club and he was interested in a new challenge.

Tottenham faced Newcastle United in a friendly in Seoul on Sunday, which served as Son's farewell match. He received a standing ovation and a guard of honor and said he had "a huge respect and am very grateful" to his old club.

Son scored 172 goals and added 94 assists in 451 matches for Tottenham across all competitions, with 127 coming in Premier League play. A team captain, he helped the Spurs win the 2025 Europa League for the first major trophy of his career.

He previously played in Bundesliga for Hamburger SV and Bayer Leverkusen.

Son has also scored 51 goals in 134 matches for South Korea, making him the country's second-leading goalscorer of all time. Son played in the past three World Cups.

In LAFC — who also acquired defender Ryan Porteous from Watford on Monday — Son is joining a decorated MLS team that's vying for another playoff berth. Los Angeles (10-6-6, 36 points) is sixth in the Western Conference.