Fury vs Joshua venue: Tyson Fury’s manager Spencer Brown has provided the latest update on the proposed Fury vs Joshua fight.
Fury and Joshua have signed to fight each other, but they haven’t settled on a location.
Madison Square Garden in New York has emerged as the frontrunner to stage the all-British clash on November 20. This is despite widespread calls for Fury vs Joshua to take place in the UK.
Fury’s manager, Spencer Brown has confirmed organisers are unlikely to stage Joshua vs Fury in the UK, meanwhile, Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn claims they’ve signed a contract to stage it in the UK.
“We’re very, very close,” Brown told The Stomping Ground.
“We’ve tried all we can to get it on in England, we’ve gone through figures, we’ve gone through everything really, we’ve asked the government to help us. We’ve just hit a wall I think.
“It looks like it’s very, very close to going to America.”
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Fury vs Joshua: Why Is Not In The UK
However, Turki Alalshikh, the Saudi Arabian boxing chief who is bankrolling the event, said staging the Joshua vs Fury bout there would need a 2am start time.
Organisers claim they’ve spoken to the government, but to no avail.
Netflix will stream the showdown. The streaming giant are reportedly pushing for the fight to take place to suit a US audience.
“We’re all desperate for it to happen int he UK,” Brown added.
“But 4 o’clock in the morning on a very wintery night in November is going to be very hard.
“No roof. Why they don’t build stadiums here with roofs on anymore I’m not too sure.
“Is it dead in the water? Probably at this moment.”
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On Tuesday, The Daily Mail reported that organisers had signed contracts for the fight. This would see it take place at MSG on November 20, but Hearn was quick to deny this.
This report came just hours after Fury hinted on social media that the bout would be announced imminently.
According to Hearn, there is currently no agreement for Fury vs Joshua to take place in the US.
“Right now there is absolutely no agreement to change the contract we signed,” Hearn told About Boxing on the Fury vs Joshua venue.
“From our side, no announcement is imminent; everything has to be locked down if they want to do this.”
