Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will have to fight in the early hours if they’re to land their super fight at Wembley Stadium.
Fury and Joshua have signed to finally fight each other later this year, but the location of their showdown remains up in the air.
Recent reports suggested the all-British clash is headed stateside, with Las Vegas the frontrunner.
Saudi Arabian boxing chief, Turki Alalshikh who is bankrolling the bout, is eager to stage it in the UK, but admits the start time will have to change in order to suit a global audience.
“I tell you from the beginning,” he said.
“It depends if England give us all that we need, we want the fight here in England.
“But we want the time zone of all the world, especially in America.
“If they allowed us to have Wembley late in the night, we want to do it in England.
“It is about the time and viewership.”
2 am🥊 https://t.co/kK6hCbTpZ7
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) July 9, 2026
Alalshikh has now revealed the bout would have to take place at 2am for it to be held at the national stadium.
Wembley Stadium generally has a curfew of 11pm for major events and Alalshikh would need the approval of both the mayor and the local council.
Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn says Netflix are pushing for the fight to be held at a later time.
“Netflix want to maximise the viewership for that fight,” Hearn told IFLTV.
“They feel that a fight in the states at 5pm [East Coast] or 2pm West Coast doesn’t rate.
“But a fight at 9pm East Coast or 10pm East Coast does rate significantly better.
“They feel like if the fight was at 2am in the UK, the numbers would be exactly the same vs 11pm.”
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The bout still hinges on the pair winning interim fights with Fury facing Mariusz Wach in Thailand on July 24 and Joshua fighting Kristian Prenga a day later in Saudi Arabia.
