Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua can take place at Wembley Stadium, but only if the fight is scheduled on a friendly time zone for television purposes.
That’s according to Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh, who is pushing for a time slot that will appeal to those in the United States after the fight was announced as signed in April, despite both fighters coming from the UK with the event arguably the biggest in British boxing history.
That could mean a very late start time in London, with the fight starting in the early hours of Sunday morning. Alalshikh floated that walkouts would have to take place at 2am if staged at Wembley on his social media.
And the weather could also prove to be an issue, with November floated as the rough time for the super fight to take place.
"This is for you, we also have Joshua v Fury this year, we don't choose the place until now,” maintained Alalshikh. “I tell you from the beginning, it depends on if England give us all that we need.
“We want the fight in England, but we want the time zone of all the world, especially of America, if they allow us to have Wembley late in the night, we want to do it in England.
“Now it is about the time and viewership. And the subscribers. We will talk to the mayor [Sadiq Khan] and Prince Abdullah, who will try to help, maybe the taxis of London will push.”
Wembley has a curfew of 11pm for weekend events, which could prove another hurdle. When Fury faced Dillian Whyte at the stadium in April 2022, the first bell was rung at 10.50pm – the latest a fight has started there to date.
Beforehand, Joshua and Fury will have warm-up fights, with ‘AJ’ taking on 25 July in Saudi Arabia.
While Fury confirmed his own tune-up, taking on veteran Mariusz Wach on 24 July in Thailand, where Fury trains and just 24 hours before his rival takes to the ring.
Both superstar heavyweights are expected to win with ease to finalise their much-awaited meeting later in 2026.
Fury v Joshua could follow the UFC 304 precedent, with Manchester's Co-op Live as the venue, with Leon Edwards taking on Belal Muhammad at approximately 5am local time in order to secure an American audience.
The decision was wildly unpopular with those fans in attendance, with many ultimately missing the main event due to fatigue and travel issues.
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