Eddie Hearn reveals why Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk will not take place in Saudi Arabia
Eddie Hearn has a theory about why Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s undisputed heavyweight title clash will not take place in Saudi Arabia.to take place in Saudi Arabia before a new destination was announced.Advertisementthat the Saudis are been unable to confirm if their new Jeddah stadium would be completed in time to host the bout on April 29.
As a result, the promoters have now turned their attention to London’s Wembley Stadium, where Fury defended his WBC heavyweight title by knocking outHowever, the head of Matchroom Sports, which is the main rival to Fury’s UK co-promotional outfit Queensberry, believes the Saudis aren’t interested because one of his fighters is not involved.: “The fight’s not big enough. The fight’s not big enough for the money Tyson Fury wants because it doesn’t involve Anthony Joshua.
“[Joshua] may be the only guy that can command that kind of money, but hopefully we can make Tyson Fury against Anthony Joshua, and then Tyson will get the numbers he wants.”Hearn has promoted two Joshua fights in the Middle East
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