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Promoter Eddie Hearn, who looks after the interests of champion Anthony Joshua, announced exciting news about the upcoming world title match between the British boxer and Kubrat Pulev on December 12. The reason is an expected loss of 8 million pounds due to the situation with COVID-19 and the new national quarantine announced on the Island.
The new national quarantine on the Island changes plans and represents a serious financial blow. This could lead to a decisive match outside the UK. Last year Anthony Joshua fought Andy Ruiz in Saudi Arabia, and the hosts paid £ 100 million to host the match.
Joshua and the Cobras were originally scheduled to fight at Tottenham’s new stadium in June, and significant ticket winnings were expected at the time. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the decisive battle moved to London’s O2 Hall in mid-December. Hearn even managed to negotiate the admission of a limited number of fans in compliance with all measures against the epidemic.
“If the match between Alexander Usik and Derek Chisora on Saturday was played at the O2 and not at Wembley Arena, we would not have lost £ 2 million. If Anthony Joshua had played Pulev at Tottenham Stadium, he would have won £ 8 million. tickets only. Now we will have to suffer losses. We do everything possible to have spectators in the game on December 12 and reduce the financial blow. If we fail, we can move the battle overseas, “explained Eddie Hearn.
“The problem is that nobody in England can guarantee that spectators will be admitted to sporting events in December. Not to mention January or February. People will certainly not buy tickets to an event in April and May, as it is not known what it will be opened and what will be allowed ”, added the British promoter.
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