Eddie Hearn slams Turki Al-Sheikh 'peace talks' as Dana White feud threatens Fury vs Joshua fight

Eddie Hearn has slammed the proposed 'peace talks' between himself and Dana White amid an ongoing feud between the two promoters.

The British boxing promoter has been locked in a heated dispute with the UFC president ever since he announced his rival Zuffa Boxing promotion company last year.

White showed he was serious when he poached Connor Benn from Hearn in February, and things stepped up another level when he claimed he was going to be the lead promoter for the hotly-anticipated clash between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.

Hearn and fellow promoter Frank Warren were both outraged by the claim and stated it was contractually impossible for Zuffa Boxing to be associated with the all-British showdown.

Back in February, Warren stated he was considering legal action over the launch of Zuffa, while White has previously had multiple disputes with Hearn. The UFC President previously claimed he wanted to change the Muhammad Ali Act, a law designed to protect boxers' rights and combat potential monopolies within the sport.

Turki Alalshikh, who is a co-founder of Zuffa Boxing, has called for the two parties to meet for 'peace talks' and work together to see if a compromise can be made.

Those talks are set to take place next week and while Hearn is happy to go ahead with the meeting, he insists he has no time for them to be peaceful.

Eddie Hearn slams Turki Al-Sheikh 'peace talks'

"Turki Alalshikh has asked to have a meeting with me and a few other members of the boxing community," Hearn told talkSPORT.

"He calls them peace talks, which we will definitely entertain out of respect, whether we co-operate or not depends on how I feel on the day and whether it is in the best interest of myself, Matchroom and AJ...

"The Dana stuff, I know you guys like it. But if Turki comes to me [about getting Dana White involved], it's not a conversation I'm interested in... I don't care who he is backed by; you're as good as you are, and he isn't anywhere near my league.

"All this talk about peace talks, I've got to be honest with you, I don't want peace talks. I want war talks because I had 15 years of war, and it was the greatest time of my career.

"And now we are all playing nice. I'm glad we do because I like going out to dinner with Frank and George [Warren].

"But it's boring, Jim. I know what you guys want. You guys want beef. You want the violence in and out of the ring.

"So for me, when we have those meetings next week that Turki Alalshikh wants, it is not just a case of us having a photo with all our hands in the middle, I want to see who is the best."

Hearn also reiterated that the proposed fight between Fury and Joshua is contractually planned to take place in the United Kingdom and that new terms would have to be agreed upon if it were to be moved elsewhere.

There is still a slight element of uncertainty surrounding the fight, with both fighters set to take to the ring this summer in anticipation of a winter showdown. Joshua will return to action when he faces unfancied Albanian Prenga next month, while Fury has announced plans to fight in early August.

Should they both win, the British heavyweights could finally be set to meet this winter.