Boxing-Cardiff stadium application seeks 1 a.m. slot for Fury v Joshua ring walks

Boxing - Anthony Joshua & Tyson Fury Press Conference - British Airways ARC, London, Britain - September 30, 2026 Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury face off as the Chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, Turki Al-Sheikh looks on during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Heavyweight ⁠rivals Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua plan to ⁠start their pre-fight ring walks at 1 ‌a.m. local time on December 12 with Cardiff's Principality Stadium set to stay open until 3.30, according to an application to ​the city council.

The fight has been ⁠billed as the biggest ⁠in British boxing history with the Welsh city chosen ⁠as ‌the location after other venues, including London's Wembley Stadium, could not offer the late ⁠hours required to draw in a North ​American audience.

The fight ‌between the former world champions is being broadcast ⁠on Netflix ​and Saudi money man Turki Alalshikh had hoped initially that it could be staged at New York's Madison ⁠Square Garden.

A Cardiff Council spokesman ​confirmed details of the application, which is yet to be approved and is on a one-off basis, with a ⁠request also for extensions of live music and the supply of alcohol until 3 a.m.

The roof of the stadium will be closed throughout the event ​and all ticket holders would have ⁠to be in the venue from 11:30 p.m. on ​December 11, with no later ‌admissions.

Tickets for the fight are ​due to go on sale on Friday.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in LondonEditing by Toby Davis)

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10 月 8 日（路透社）——根据向市议会提交的申请，重量级拳击对手泰森·富里和安东尼·约书亚计划于 12 月 12 日当地时间凌晨 1 点开始赛前入场仪式，卡迪夫的威尔士国家体育场将开放至凌晨 3 点 30 分。

这场比赛被誉为英国拳击史上规模最大的比赛，之所以选择威尔士的这座城市作为比赛地点，是因为包括伦敦温布利球场在内的其他场地无法提供吸引北美观众所需的深夜时段。

这场前世界冠军之间的比赛将在 Netflix 上播出，沙特阿拉伯金主图尔基·阿拉尔希赫最初希望比赛能在纽约麦迪逊广场花园举行。

卡迪夫市议会发言人证实了该申请的详情，该申请尚未获得批准，属于一次性申请，申请中还要求将现场音乐表演和酒类供应时间延长至凌晨3点。

活动期间体育场的屋顶将关闭，所有持票者必须于 12 月 11 日晚上 11:30 进入场馆，之后将不再允许入场。

这场比赛的门票将于周五开始发售。

（伦敦 Alan Baldwin 报道，Toby Davis 编辑）

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