Eddie Hearn would consider staging Anthony Joshua against Kubrat Pulev at the Royal Albert Hall or London's Olympia if smaller crowds are allowed this year.
The Matchroom chief has given up hope of putting on the WBA, IBF and WBO title clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with little chance of gatherings that size being allowed in 2020 due to the coronavirus.
But he has not thrown the towel in on the bout being in front of a smaller crowd if Government advice allows. Hearn is plotting a glamorous dinner show-style event at a well-known venue as he is keen for the fight to stay in the UK. “I definitely see crowds coming back as early as September,” Hearn told BoxingScene. “I really want to do the fight in the UK. "So I am thinking AJ boxes in