Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury Set For August 7 Or 14 In Saudi Arabia, Reveals Eddie Hearn

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will have their highly-anticipated bout in August.

According to promoter, Eddie Hearn the fight will take place in Saudi Arabia and they are looking at either the first or second weekend of August. However, Hearn is aware the Olympics are set to end on August 7, so he believes the fight happening on August 14 makes the most sense.

“August 7th, August 14th,” Hearn told Sky Sports News about a potential date. “I think it’s a very bad secret that the fight is happening in Saudi Arabia. To be honest with you, I don’t mind giving you that information. Bob Arum [Fury’s US promoter] has already done it. It’s the same people that we did the deal with Andy Ruiz [rematch]. That event was spectacular. As partners, they were fantastic as well. We’re very comfortable. Anthony is very comfortable, he knows those people. They’ve delivered on every one of their promises last time. We’re ready to go.

“That’s going to be the date,” Hearn said. “Of course you’ve got the Olympics finishing on August 7th, so in terms of a global spectacle, it would make sense to go on the 14th. That’s one of the things to tick off in the next, hopefully, few days.”

Although Tyson Fury has said the fight was not happening at certain times, Fury’s UK promoter, Frank Warren said they were waiting for a guaranteed fight purse. For Eddie Hearn, he knows financially both Fury and Joshua will be taken care of.

“I wasn’t just intending to take a punt on it,” said Hearn. “It’s a lot of money and we’ve done this before. We did the Andy Ruiz fight in Saudi Arabia. We know the magnitude of the people we are dealing with. We’re probably a little bit more comfortable than they are, because they are new to this, and I get that, so we have to make them comfortable. Of course financially we need to make sure that everything is in order, everything is secure.”

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