Tyson FuryvsAnthony Joshua

Friday 11 December 2026. Because of the late ring walk the main event itself is expected in the early hours of Saturday 12 December, UK time.

At the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, the home of Welsh rugby, with the roof closed for the night.

Around 1am on Saturday 12 December, UK time, after a live music performance. The time is expected rather than fixed; Eddie Hearn has said the contracts cap the ring walk at 2am.

The fight is streamed worldwide by Netflix and the timing puts the main event at about 8pm Eastern Time in the United States. Matchroom's Frank Smith said a US date would have started at 9pm Eastern at the earliest.

Millennium Stadium plc applied for a one-off licence extension to 3am, with the stadium open until 3.30am. Members of the public had until 3 November 2026 to comment; if no relevant objections are received the council must grant it, otherwise a hearing follows.

On Netflix, which is streaming the fight worldwide to subscribers at no extra cost. There is no pay-per-view. UK Netflix memberships start at £7.99 a month.

No. Netflix holds the rights worldwide, so it is not on Sky Sports Box Office, DAZN or TNT Sports.

Yes. The vacant WBA Super heavyweight title is at stake, as reported by The Ring.

Twelve three-minute rounds, the standard for a world heavyweight title fight.

The British Boxing Board of Control lists Queensberry Promotions, Matchroom Boxing and Sela as the promoters. It is a Riyadh Season event confirmed by Turki Alalshikh.

No. About 80,000 tickets went on sale at noon on 9 October 2026 and sold out within the hour. Any tickets now offered are resale; BoxingInsider reported ringside listings at £73,645 and upper-tier seats at £425.

From £88.50 including booking fee up to £13,128 on the primary market. Hospitality packages were £9,995 for rows 11 to 15, £14,995 for rows 6 to 10 and £16,995 for inner ringside rows 3 to 5.

Within an hour of going on sale, with some reports putting it at 40 minutes. BBC Sport reported more than 500,000 people in the online queue within minutes.

Deontay Wilder against Jai Opetaia is the first undercard bout, confirmed by Netflix on 4 November 2026. Opetaia, unbeaten in 31 fights, moves up from cruiserweight to face the former WBC heavyweight champion. Eddie Hearn has said Manny Pacquiao is not on the card, and more bouts are expected to be added.

36 wins, 2 defeats and a draw, with 25 wins by knockout, after his corner-retirement win over Mariusz Wach in Pattaya on 24 July 2026. Both defeats were to Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh in 2024.

30 wins and 4 defeats, with 27 wins by knockout, after stopping Kristian Prenga in the second round at the Jeddah Superdome on 25 July 2026.

Fury was born on 12 August 1988 and will be 38 on fight night. Joshua was born on 15 October 1989 and will be 37.

Fury is 6 ft 9 in with an 85-inch reach. Joshua is 6 ft 6 in with an 82-inch reach. Both box orthodox.

No. This is their first meeting as professionals, nine years after both first held world heavyweight titles at the same time.

Mariusz Wach, at the Max Muay Thai Stadium in Pattaya, Thailand, on 24 July 2026. Wach's corner retired him after seven of the scheduled ten rounds.

Kristian Prenga, at the Jeddah Superdome on 25 July 2026. Joshua was knocked down twice in the first round and stopped Prenga at 2:43 of the second.

BBC Sport has reported a combined purse close to $200 million. The split has not been published.

Frank Warren has said Wembley's curfew could not accommodate the late start the broadcaster wanted. Sky Sports reported that Netflix and the Saudi backers had originally pushed for Madison Square Garden; Matchroom's Frank Smith said the fight was made for the UK.

The stadium timings have not been published. With the main-event ring walk expected around 1am and the licence application covering the night until 3.30am, the card will run through the late evening of Friday 11 December.

No. Sky Sports reports the roof will stay shut, with enhanced security and stewarding as conditions of the licence application.

The vacant WBA Super title would remain vacant; a draw does not award a vacant championship.

On 24 September 2026, in an official release in which Turki Alalshikh confirmed the fight with Netflix and The Ring. The first press conference was in London on 30 September.

Yes. UK viewers watch live on Netflix, with the main event expected in the early hours of Saturday 12 December.