Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury at Wembley Stadium, in early hours, is 'doable'

The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, is open to discussions with Turki Alalshikh about staging the proposed contest between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury at Wembley Stadium in the early hours of the morning.

Alalshikh this week said the bout, which has been the subject of relentless speculation, could be staged in London if the stadium’s curfew of 11pm could be extended.

It’s understood that the Saudi Arabian paymaster is keen for the all-British heavyweight bout that has significant appeal in Britain to start at a time to suit American broadcast audiences.

For the current curfew to change it would need the approval of both Khan and the stadium’s local authority, Brent Council. However, according to BBC Sport, no stakeholders involved with Joshua-Fury have yet reached out to either party.

“Any changes to [the curfew] would have to be assessed by the stadium’s safety advisory group of which Brent Council is a partner,” the council told the BBC. Boxing fan Khan, meanwhile, has said the change is "doable".

The saga is set to run for a while yet with Fury taking on the wildly overmatched Mariusz Wach, 46, in Thailand on July 24 and Joshua set to do his warming up against Kristian Prenga the following day in Saudi Arabia.

As well as the venue of the contest, which might still be in America even though Joshua’s contract stipulates the UK, there has been ongoing squabbling about who will actually promote it.

Fury is promoted by Queensberry and Top Rank while Joshua is promoted by Matchroom. Yet with all of those promotional groups under exclusive contracts to DAZN, and the bout heading for Netflix, it will need someone else to take over. Zuffa Boxing’s Dana White has long suggested he is that person though Gold Star’s Spencer Brown is also in the running.