Hearn: Fury-Joshua title fight to be held in Saudi Arabia in August
One of the most highly-anticipated boxing fights in history now has a venue.
Saudi Arabia will host the heavyweight unification title bout between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua sometime in August, promoter Eddie Hearn told Sky Sports, according to ESPN.
"Aug. 7, Aug. 14 I think it's a very bad secret that the fight is happening in Saudi Arabia," Hearn said.
The event between Joshua - holder of the IBF, WBO, WBA, and IBO titles - and Fury - WBC champion - could happen in the same location that hosted the championship match between Joshua and Andy Ruiz in December 2019.
"It's the same people we did the deal with for Andy Ruiz, that event was spectacular. As partners, they were fantastic as well," Hearn added.
Hearn mentioned Aug. 14 as the date that made the most sense to avoid conflicting with the Tokyo Olympics, which are scheduled to end on Aug. 8.
The bout between Fury and Joshua would be the first of a two-fight deal the pair signed in March.