Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will fight each other in the UK, provided one major obstacle is overcome.
Fury and Joshua have signed to fight each other later this year, although the venue has been a major sticking point.
According to reports, their long-awaited heavyweight battle could be headed to the USA, a move that has left British fight fans incensed, who expected the bout to land at Wembley Stadium.
Saudi Arabian boxing chief, Turki Alalshikh who is bankrolling the event, insists the bout can land in the UK as long as the start time can be moved to suit a global audience.
Wembley Stadium generally has a strict curfew of 11pm for major events and Alalshikh says the ability to change this will ultimately determine the location.
“I tell you from the beginning,” Alalshikh 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.
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“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.”
Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn insists their contract states the clash must take place in the UK and the terms would have to be renegotiated should Alalshikh look to move it to the USA.
Hearn also maintains his contract rules out Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing from promoting the bout, despite White claiming he’ll be handling the promotional duties.
Alalshikh met with Hearn, Fury’s handler, Frank Warren and Zuffa’s Nick Khan in London last week for a peace summit, although White was not present.
Warren recently stated that neither he or Hearn can promote the showdown should it take place on Netflix, with the pair both having exclusive deals with DAZN.
Fury and Joshua’s mega fight hinges on the pair winning warm-up bouts.
‘The Gypsy King’ will face Mariusz Wach in Thailand one day before ‘AJ’ returns against Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia.
