2 hours ago The projected heavyweight combat betwixt Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua could beryllium held astatine Wembley Stadium successful the aboriginal hours of the morning, BBC Sport understands.
Saudi powerbroker Turki Alalshikh, who is coordinating the all-British bout, said connected Monday helium wants the combat staged successful England portion besides accommodating a planetary tv audience.
If the contention - mooted for October oregon November this twelvemonth - is timed to suit prime-time viewers successful the USA, the main lawsuit mightiness person to commencement arsenic precocious arsenic 04:00 GMT.
Sources adjacent to London politician Sir Sadiq Khan person told BBC Sport specified a connection is "doable", but Alalshikh and different stakeholders progressive successful staging the combat person not yet been successful contact.
Wembley Stadium usually has a curfew of 11pm. Once a ceremonial petition is made, the politician would request to hold with Brent Council - the section authorization - whether dispensation tin beryllium granted to signifier the fight.
"Any changes to [the curfew] would person to beryllium assessed by the stadium's information advisory radical of which Brent Council is simply a partner," the assembly told BBC Sport.
BBC Sport has contacted representatives of Alalshikh for comment.
"I archer you from the beginning, it depends if England springiness america each that we need," Alalshikh said connected Monday.
"We privation the combat present successful England, but we privation the clip portion of each the world, particularly successful America.
"If they let america to person Wembley precocious successful the night, we privation to bash it successful England. It is astir the clip and viewership.
"We volition speech with the mayors and Prince Abdullah [bin Khaled bin Sultan]."
It would not beryllium the archetypal combat sports lawsuit successful Britain to beryllium scheduled astir the American tv market. When UFC 304 was held successful Manchester successful July 2024, the main paper did not statesman until 01:00 BST.
Last month, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, who represents Joshua, dismissed speculation the combat could beryllium staged successful the US. Hearn said the existent agreement, signed by each parties, states the bout indispensable instrumentality spot successful the United Kingdom.
Fury and Joshua are some acceptable to instrumentality to the ringing aboriginal this period earlier a imaginable gathering aboriginal successful the year.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Fury, 37, volition look Poland's Mariusz Wach successful Thailand connected 24 July, portion two-time satellite heavyweight champion Joshua, 36, takes connected Kristian Prenga successful Saudi Arabia the pursuing day.
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