By Edward Chaykovsky
Matchroom Sports' Eddie Hearn would love to secure Wembley as the host venue for next year's heavyweight mega-bout between IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and former division ruler Wladimir Klitschko.
Hearn is looking to stage that fight in March or April at Wembley or Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
Hearn's company hosted the 2014 rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves at Wembley and the fight drew a record crowd of 80,000 fans. He is confident that Joshua vs. Klitschko would create a bigger demand for tickets.
Before any of that could happen, Joshua has to get past dangerous hitter Eric Molina at Manchester Arena on December 10, which is being carried live on Sky Sports Box Office.
"I would love to go back to Wembley," Hearn told Sky Sports News HQ. "We're talking to them and to Cardiff as well. That's got a roof, gives you much more security. But like I said, we've done Froch-Groves - this is a bigger fight than Froch-Groves. It's a unification fight between Joshua and Klitschko. Wembley is the perfect choice. It's just a little bit of a toss of a coin on the weather, but we'll see."
The biggest stumbling block has been overcome, with the WBA approving the fight for the 'super' version of the heavyweight title - which Tyson Fury vacated last month. The fight was originally targeted for December 10, but it got pushed back after Klitschko suffered a minor calf injury - and also because Klitschko refused to finalize the fight until the WBA would sanction the contest for the vacant belt. The vacant IBO world title will also be on the line.
