The will he or won’t he discussions are over. According to multiple reports, Dana White will not be in attendance for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua‘s launch press conference on Wedensday afternoon in London. White will be a notable abscence from Wednesday’s press conferenceGettyThe development comes after a press release from Netflix named Dana White as the co-promoter for the event alongside Turki Alalshikh’s Ring Magazine, despite not being a part of either fighter’s camps.This recieved considerable pushback from Joshua’s team, particularly his promoter Eddie Hearn, who has been embroiled in a bitter feud with the UFC mogul since he entered the boxing sphere last year.AJ’s contracts states that nobody from Zuffa can be involved in the fight, and as White is a co-founder of the company, financed by Alalshikh and Sela, that includes him.Fury had the same clause in his side of the deal, although he would later remove it, adding further confusion to the situation.Why is Dana White not attending Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua press conference?While it remains unclear where this leaves White’s role in the fight between now and December, The Sun is reporting that Matchroom have blocked White from being a part of the press conference on Wednesday.Hearn and Joshua had threatened to boycott the launch press event until the situation had been sorted out, resulting in White being pulled out by Alalshikh.If Joshua’s watertight contract holds up further then it seems White won’t be involved in any capacity.“I’ve said to Netflix, and we’ve got a lot of stuff to still sort out around the fight, (Dana White’s involvement), the preferences of who gets what,” Hearn told iFL TV after the fight was announced on Thursday for December 11 in Cardiff.“We’re supposed to do a press conference next week, I’m not sure whether that’ll happen or not, to be honest with you, because there are still a few things we need ironing out.“And (Dana White’s involvement) is obviously one of them, when I saw the press release I couldn’t stop p****** myself because it was like, you really got them to include your name in the press release… Hearn thanked British boxing fans for their support towards Joshua and for helping keep the Fury fight in the UKGetty“You’ve lost mate, you did everything you could to bring the fight to America and rob the British fans.“Now you wanna put yourself in a press release so you can say, ‘I told you I was the promoter’, no, you sat there and you said, ‘I know where it is’, well you didn’t did you? “I’ll be speaking to Netflix just to remind them of their contractual obligations, and it will be dealt with.”The drug-testing sagaAnother issue that had cast doubt over the press conference going ahead was the drug-tesing protocol.AJ had it written into his contract that both men would enter into the VADA drug testing pool once they had both put pen to paper on their respective agreements earlier this year.However, Fury’s deal states that he didn’t have to undergo testing until the fight was oficially signed off.Fury and Joshua have been heavyweight’s two most prominent names, and their feud will finally be concludedGettyJoshua had refused to break off his camp in Dubai and fly to London for the press conference until Fury enrolled.‘The Gypsy King’ – who recieved a backdated two-year doping suspension in 2017 – joined the VADA testing pool on Monday afternoon brining an end to the saga.Both men have since touched down in the English capital as they prepare to come face to face in front of the media.Watch Boxing on DAZN*If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenueSign up to DAZN to access the definitive subscription for boxing fans.Upgrade to DAZN Ultimate from just £24.99/month, guaranteeing access to 185+ fights annually, a minimum of 12 pay-per-views at no extra cost, as well as every Lega Serie A match and other elite football access.Alternatively, DAZN Standard is just £15.99/month, with the caveat you will have to pay for pay-per-view events.Click here to sign up.