One of the most-anticipated heavyweights fight is Daniel Dubois vs. Joe Joyce, which was targeted for Oct. 24 at O2 Arena in London. Well, fans might have to wait a little longer for it.
Promoter Frank Warren told IFL TV that the fight won’t take place without spectators, meaning October is likely too soon to stage it. Some sporting events in the U.K. have allowed spectators but on a limited basis.
“We’re waiting to find out whether we’ll be allowed people into the venue,” Warren said. “I think it’s looking highly unlikely we’ll have any live audience in October. … The venues are going to have to comply with the regulations and rules to put on live events.
“Hopefully we’ll get something on before Christmas, but there’s no way at the moment we can be running that show in October if we haven’t got some live audience.”
The showdown of rising heavyweight contenders was originally set for April 11 but gave way to the coronavirus pandemic. It was rescheduled for July 11, pushed back again and then targeted for Oct. 24.
Dubois (15-0, 14 KOs) stopped Ricardo Snijders in two rounds on Aug. 29. Joyce (11-0, 10 KOs) knocked out Michael Wallisch in three rounds on July 25.