Frank Warren has told talkSPORT that a major boxing event is coming to Wembley Stadium this year.
Earlier this week, Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi’s General Entertainment Authority responsible for staging boxing in Riyadh, first disclosed the possibility of a huge show at the national stadium.
The idea would be to use the event as an advertisement for more boxing to follow in Saudi Arabia as part of Riyadh Season.
“I’m talking, thinking and studying with Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn to do something huge in Wembley in September as a commercial for Riyadh Season,” Alalshikh said.
On Thursday, Warren joined talkSPORT Breakfast and added additional context.
“As you know there have been some fabulous events in Saudi for the Riyadh Season,” he began.
“And they’re events that to be quite honest we could never put on here.
“They’re just too expensive, it would not work, the books wouldn’t balance.
“But obviously for Riyadh Season it’s part of the multi-cultural events that take place there – sporting events, music events, etc.
“And what we’re putting on at Wembley is basically gonna be an advert for the start of the Riyadh Season next October.
“But it will be based upon a Riyadh type of event.
“So it’s gonna be a super, super boxing event. It’s gonna be something extra, extra special.”
When asked if the show could be headlined by Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua, Warren confirmed that this would not be the case.
However, most would expect that – in order to sell out the 90,000-capacity national stadium – one of the two will be involved.
