Eddie Hearn and Dana White offered $20million to fight on Misfits card

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Misfits Boxing co-president Kalle Sauerland has claimed Eddie Hearn ‘wants’ to set up a boxing match with Dana White.The promoter has now offered the pair a $20million (£15.1m) winner-takes-all bout to settle their feud.Hearn is keen to face White in the ring, according to SauerlandPAIt comes despite neither promoter having any professional boxing experience.Hearn and White have continued to clash throughout the build-up to Anthony Joshua’s fight against Tyson Fury.The highly-anticipated all-British affair is set to take place in Cardiff on October 11.However, a long-running dispute between Hearn and White hampered negotiations on the location and promotion of the contest.At one stage, Joshua even admitted he would be willing to pull out of the bout if White was the promoter.At present, the UFC president will not be promoting the fight and did not attend the recent launch press conference.Hearn and White offered fightIt appears he could find himself in the ring with Hearn, though, if Sauerland’s comments are anything to go by.Wasserman’s global head of boxing has offered White and Hearn a fight, with $20million going to the winner.The fight would take place over six two-minute rounds on an upcoming Misfits card.Sauerland made his offer in an interview with IFL TV ahead of the promotion’s event in London this Saturday.Sauerland is willing to offer a $20million prize to the winnerGettyHe revealed: “The whole pot is $20million. I’m offering that right now. Eddie Hearn. Dana White. Winner takes all.”Hearn appears to be keen on the contest, with Sauerland adding: “Five months ago, six months ago, he (Hearn) was on the phone to me. Straight away, ‘Let’s get this done.’ So Eddie wants it.”When questioned on whether such a conversation actually happened, he replied: “Ask him. Ask him in the next interview.”Sauerland continued: “I didn’t call him, he called me. I’m telling you.”His claims come despite Hearn appearing to relax his objections to having White take part in promoting the event.The Matchroom chairman said this week he is open to his rival being involved provided he does not ‘overstep the mark’.White is not currently involved in promoting Joshua vs Fury, but that could changeGettyWhite previously co-promoted Conor McGregor’s fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas back in 2017.Meanwhile, he launched Zuffa Boxing alongside Turki Alalshikh last year.