Eddie Hearn names two possible locations for Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua
Eddie Hearn has given a shock but welcome update on one of the potential venues that could host a much-anticipated showdown between domestic rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
This fight between the British behemoths has been a long time coming but seems closer than ever right now.
Joshua is in fine form having stopped two of Fury’s previous opponents in Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannnou, so he has done his part to help make the fight finally happen. Fury struggled with both foes, so AJ is being tipped as the favourite by many, which is a remarkable turnaround considering how down and out he was after back to back defeats in 2022.
Now, Fury must get through Oleksandr Usyk on May 18 in the historic undisputed fight if he is to clear the path for a showdown with former two-time champion Joshua., which couldn’t possibly take place until 2025.
Speaking to The Sports Agents podcast, UK promoter Hearn has spoken about whether or not the fight could take place at Wembley Stadium in London.
“This is a gentleman called Turki Al-Sheikh, who is obviously a very influential figure in sports and entertainment in Saudi Arabia. He’s also the biggest fight fan I’ve ever met. And quite amazingly, he’s now talking about staging two AJ vs Fury fights, one in Saudi Arabia, and one at Wembley Stadium.
“He’s one of those guys that listens and reads everything. So, he’s definitely reading about, I wish this fight was at Wembley, or it’s a shame the fight is in Saudi Arabia.
“I mean, we really must have more of a global vision in sport, boxing doesn’t just sit here but two Brits, fighting for the undisputed World Championship, I think he would probably bring one of them to UK, I really do.
“And that, financially, they’ve got the ability to do that. But for the fighters, you’re talking about three times the purse to do it, potentially, in the Middle East and in Saudi Arabia.
“It’s a very difficult conversation to have. If you said to everybody, where would you rather fight, most Brits are going to say, Wembley Stadium, but, you know, it’s prize fighting, it is a dangerous sport and it is a difficult conversation to have.’”
It seems as though there is a small possibility that at least one of the fights between Fury and Joshua, should it ever happen at all, could well be on home shores in front of a vast British crowd.