Boxer Anthony Joshua's planned world heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk is to be held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
That is according to Sky Sports News, who say that the WBA, IBF and WBO champion has been holding talks about a fight against WBO mandatory challenger Usyk and the 62,000-seater stadium has been picked as the ideal venue for it to be staged.
Joshua had agreed to take on Kubrat Pulev at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June last year, but the fight was switched to Wembley Arena last December because of the pandemic.
Last week, Usyk's promoter, Alexander Krassyuk admitted that he was hoping to finalise plans for the two to go head-to-head.
He told Sky Sports: "We are waiting for King AJ's decision, whether he is brave enough to get dethroned."
He had previously admitted that "there are no visible obstacles to the deal not to take place."
Joshua's proposed clash with Tyson Fury fell through in May, prompting the WBO to order the unified champion to fulfil his defence against Usyk.
The Ukrainian star has vowed to capture all the world heavyweight titles after becoming undisputed champion at cruiserweight.
For Spurs, this once again highlights just how impressive their stadium is and what it is capable of hosting. As well as its primary focus being to stage football matches, it also hosts NFL matches, meaning it is no stranger to big events away from football.
