According to Top Rank boss Bob Arum, Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev could take place under dinner show conditions with elevated prices.
Firstly, as talks continue to find a way around the current coronavirus social distancing measures, Arum is hoping to find a way to do the show in the UK.
Alongside Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, Arum is looking into ways to have a crowd present for the IBF mandatory encounter.
Anthony Joshua
Like the recent shows by Hearn in Monaco for the Principality, they are ultimately turning Joshua vs Pulev into a black-tie event.
Targeting big-money clients and charging thousands to attend, Joshua vs Pulev may be the hottest and most lucrative card of the year.
“Eddie told me about the possibility of doing it at the Royal Albert Hall with 1,000 people,” Arum told Sky Sports. “Well-spaced. Also serving a meal and drinks. Getting a gate by making it a prestigious ticket to have.”
Only 1,000 would be able to attend with a silver service menu added to the boxing, so there’s a potential for a decent heap of cash to be banked.
Big Business
AJ is big business in the UK. He has plenty of celebrity friends. Punters who would be more than willing to pay tens of thousands of pounds for the privilege of being there.
As measures continue to be taken to keep the fight on British soil, opponent Pulev is trying to snatch away the titles – even in the UK.
“Kubrat is getting ready for him,” manager Ivalyo Gotsev told Sky Sports. “The longer it takes, the more significant punishment.
“Kubrat is in beast mode. He is training. He is preparing with one focus, one thing in mind – AJ.
“We’re waiting for the UK and London to reopen. To start sports back. Ultimately that’s where this fight is heading. They said it repeatedly.
“I personally don’t think that they ever had any means to do anything anywhere else.”
Charging £10,000 to a thousand attendees could generate a gate of £10,000,000 for Joshua vs Pulev.
Furthermore, exchanging that currency for dollars and almost $17,000,000 would be secured.
