Overview
- Promoter Eddie Hearn said in late June that Anthony Joshua’s signed contract specifies the fight must be held in the UK but that he is open to renegotiating if a U.S. location proves more beneficial.
- Turki Al‑Sheikh is reported to be financing the bout and has not finalised a venue, with the United States now described by multiple sources as the leading candidate.
- No date or venue has been confirmed and promoters still target a late‑2026 staging, with final decisions dependent on agreement among promoters, the financier and broadcasters.
- Both fighters have tune‑up fights that will gate the deal: Joshua is set to face Kristian Prenga on July 25 in Jeddah and Fury is expected to return on August 1 in Dublin.
- If the fight moves to the U.S., promoters must rewrite the UK clause and secure broadcast and promotional control changes, a process that could reshape purse splits and which companies carry the event.