ANTHONY JOSHUA and Tyson Fury have finalised August 14 as the date for their undisputed heavyweight clash, Eddie Hearn has confirmed.
Matchroom promoter Hearn described the super-fight as “a done deal” and revealed the pair will meet in a specially-created stadium in Saudi Arabia.
He told Sky Sports: “They want to build a new stadium. They have indoors options.
“In August at 11pm it will be about 23 degrees.
“They want to create something very, very special. Last time they built a stadium for the Andy Ruiz Jr fight in just seven weeks and it held 18,000.
“This will be a similar set-up.
“They have the opportunity to hold it indoors but they want to create something that will shock the world. They want to build a stadium just for this fight.”
AJ recently exchanged barbs with Fury on social media where he blamed the Gypsy King for the delay in officially annoucing their dust-up.
And Hearn claimed the Olympic gold medalist will relish the opportunity to verbally spar with his British compatriot in the next few months.
He added: “You will get a different AJ in this build-up.
“He’s excited because he’s never really, apart from the Dillian Whyte fight, been in a trash talk environment. He will enjoy it.
He’s excited because he’s never really, apart from the Dillian Whyte fight, been in a trash talk environment. He will enjoy it.
Eddie Hearn on AJ
“AJ has got the bit between his teeth, goading him a bit.
“I’m sure these two DM each other, goading each other. I get DMs from Fury – sometimes pleasant, sometimes unpleasant!
“When the announcement comes and the press conferences start, the pleasantries will go away and it will become personal.
“It doesn’t matter who respects who. Both sides are desperate to win because this is everything.
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“There are no fun and games. It’s ‘them and us’.
“AJ will go to war with Fury. He has plans to absolutely demolish him. That’s what I believe he will do.
“In the meantime we will go through the build-up, which will be a lot of fun, before the biggest event of 2021.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
