Joshua-Fury fight: Battle intensifies over New York, Wembley venue

There has been a tug-of-war implicit the venue for the projected Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua heavyweight fight.

On Thursday, London Mayor Sadiq Khan insisted that helium wants to big the projected combat betwixt the 2 British fighters astatine Wembley Stadium.

Khan besides urged promoters to get successful interaction astir bringing the long-awaited contention to the nationalist stadium.

“A connection to the promoters: We privation to big it successful London. Talk to us; we are truly keen to person it,” Khan told BBC Sport.

“Wembley has hosted galore fantastic events, including bouts involving Tyson and Anthony. We, the fans, privation to spot them container unrecorded successful London.”

However, portion organisers and broadcaster Netflix are believed to similar New York’s Madison Square Garden for a November fight, sources adjacent to the negotiations accidental London venue talks person stalled, with nary factual discussions connected dates oregon schedules, according to BBC Sport.

The venue is expected to beryllium finalised soon, with Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, pushing for an announcement this week and a property league scheduled for adjacent week.

Joshua-Fury fight: Battle intensifies implicit New York, Wembley venue