LONDON—British rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have agreed on an Aug. 14 date for their world heavyweight unification title fight in Saudi Arabia, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Thursday.
Hearn, who is Joshua’s promoter, did not provide details of the location but said local organizers planned to build a new stadium.
He said the fight was a “done deal”, even if not yet fully signed off by both parties.
“August is about 23 degrees at 11pm, but they want to create something very, very special,” Hearn told Sky Sports television.
“Last time they built the stadium for the Andy Ruiz fight in just seven weeks and that held 18,000 and this will be a similar setup.
“They h…
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