Joshua-Fury Heavyweight Showdown Confirmed For Cardiff December 11

Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will fight in an all-British heavyweight contest at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on 11 December, it has been announced.

The long-awaited bout, more than a decade in the making, will be broadcast globally on Netflix.

BBC Sport understands the main event could start in the early hours of Saturday morning in the UK, with organisers considering a late start to suit audiences in the United States.

Joshua and Fury will come face-to-face at a news conference in London on Wednesday, 30 September, beginning the build-up to one of the most anticipated fights in British boxing history.

“I am inspiring a generation,” Joshua, 36, posted on Instagram.

The event is being promoted as a collaboration between Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh’s The Ring and UFC chief Dana White.

“Two of the best heavyweights of this generation, finally in the ring together,” Alalshikh said. “This will be one of the biggest fights in boxing history. I am very happy to make this fight happen for the fans.”

The former two-time world champions had already signed contracts for the fight earlier this year, but the date and venue had not been confirmed.

London’s Wembley Stadium and New York’s Madison Square Garden had been the leading contenders to host the fight, but both raised issues before Cardiff recently emerged as an alternative.

Joshua had pushed for the fight to be staged in the UK, and his wish has now been granted.

“Forever indebted to the UK public for their support of Anthony Joshua. We couldn’t have got this over the line without you,” his promoter Eddie Hearn said.

Principality Stadium has hosted late-night boxing before, including Joe Calzaghe’s fight with Mikkel Kessler in November 2007, which began at 01:00 GMT.