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Eddie Hearn says the Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua showdown must take place in Britain under the terms of the fight deal signed three months ago.
Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh wants to stage the fight – which is expected to take place in October or November – at a time that would attract a global audience.
Alalshikh would need to gain an exemption to Wembley Stadium’s current curfews to go ahead with his plans for a 2am UK start, and it has now emerged Madison Square Garden in New York is the powerbroker’s preferred choice for the all-British fight.
But Joshua’s promoter Hearn insists they have signed up for a UK fight only and the contract would have to be renegotiated to move elsewhere.
“There’s a reason we put contracts together,” Hearn said after Joshua’s second-round stoppage of Kristian Prenga kept him on course for a Fury showdown, little more than 24 hours after his…
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