Fury set to meet AJ at wacky venue as UK put in lockdown
TYSON Fury could face Anthony Joshua at a ‘wacky’ venue.
Manchester’s WBC champion is set to meet the WBA, IBF and WBO king this year in an all-British unification fight.
However, hopes if it being at Wembley Stadium in front of a packed house are now looking slim after the country was placed into a third lockdown and with coronavirus on the increase.
So Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn says other options are more likely at the moment.
He told IFL TV: “There have been meetings taking place on where this fight is going to be held.
“There’s various countries. I’ve visited a few of them in the last few weeks and days and I think we’re in a good position. There’s some wacky stuff.
“There’s some stuff you’d expect and again, I know everyone wants it in the UK but at the moment they aren’t even allowing boxing so we’ve got a long way to go.
“We’ve been drafting contracts, it’s not signed but the deal has been agreed for a long time, we’ve confirmed that in writing.
“I feel like the fight is virtually there, to be honest with you. We’re in the final stages of everything that’s got to be worked out.”
Hearn is loving the pre-fight build-up, saying: “I think it’s hotting up nicely. The mind games are starting.
“AJ is working tirelessly away in London and I think Tyson has gone to Miami to train and I think AJ will be going somewhere to train soon as well.
“I think everything is great. There’s been conversations every day for the last two weeks on that fight.”