Hearn, who’s Joshua’s promoter, didn’t present particulars of the situation however mentioned native organisers deliberate to construct a brand new stadium.
He mentioned the battle was a “performed deal”, even when not but totally signed off by each events.
“August is about 23 levels at 11pm, however they wish to create one thing very, very particular,” Hearn advised Sky Sports tv.
“Last time they constructed the stadium for the Andy Ruiz battle in simply seven weeks and that held 18,000 and this can be an identical setup.
“They have the chance to carry it indoors however they wish to create one thing that’s going tojust shock the world they usually wish to, if they’ll, construct one other stadium simply for this battle.”
Joshua fought Mexican-American Andy Ruiz Jr in Diriyah, on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh, in December 2019 and gained again the belts he had misplaced in an earlier shock defeat.
The 31-year-old, the 2012Olympic super-heavyweight gold medallist, holds the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO titles whereas Fury, 32, is the WBC belt holder.
The date avoids a conflict with the Tokyo Olympics, which finish on Aug. 8. Joshua’s coach Rob McCracken is efficiency director of GB Boxing.
Fury has not fought for greater than a 12 months since his knockout win in opposition to American Deontay Wilder whereas Joshua’s final ring look was in opposition to Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev in December.
The battle has been long-awaited, pitting the world’s two high heavyweights in a winner-takes-all title showdown, however has confronted loads of hurdles to get this far.
The two massive males have needled one another on Twitter, with Fury posting a video of him hitting a punchbag and the remark that he was “working onerous to offer the followers a giant KO”.
Hearn mentioned he anticipated to see a unique Joshua emerge in the build-up.
“I feel he’s excited as a result of he’s by no means actually, aside from the Dillian Whyte battle, been in that type of trash-talk setting,” he mentioned.
“I feel he needs to be in that setting, he’s obtained his personal plans for Tyson Fury, he’s going to take pleasure in it…AJ has obtained the bit between his enamel, goading him a bit.”
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