Turki hints at late Fury vs Joshua start at Wembley

Turki Alalshikh’s message suggests organizers are considering a late London schedule to bring the heavyweight clash into U.S. prime time.

Turki Alalshikh supports a late London start time for a mega fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.Since the fight will likely take place at Wembley Stadium, there is a significant time difference between London and the United States. That’s why the organizers, including Turki Alalshikh, want to schedule the fight as late as possible locally so that Americans can watch it at the perfect time.

To that end, he posted a short but impactful message on social media after SkySports reported that Wembley would have to lift its current 11 p.m. curfew to host the fight there. Turki Alalshikh reposted the message and wrote:

„2 am 🥊“

However, this brief message suggests that Alalshikh is apparently willing to set a very late start time to maximize viewership. From a business perspective, this makes sense, of course, since Americans would then be able to watch the fight during prime-time hours. However, the boxers as well as the British, would naturally suffer as a result.

Nothing has been officially confirmed about the fight yet. But Turki Alalshikh’s latest post already points to a clear plan and also shows that a very late start time is being considered for the British audience in order to schedule the fight for U.S. primetime.

I can actually understand him. We all know that boxing is a business. And if he wants to reach the widest possible audience for a huge fight like this, it just makes sense to hold it during primetime in the U.S. I don't think you can criticize the decision that harshly.