I've been told that Tyson Fury has family living in Brisbane." I think that fight would be absolutely massive. "Tyson Fury would see tens of thousands of ex-Pat Brits who live down here turn out to see him, and Irish. "I think Tyson Fury is one of the best, and I think he said it himself, the best boxing promoter since Muhammad Ali. "But if you want to come to one of the safest places in the world and give yourself a guaranteed crowd, well perhaps Australia is the place to be. "You've got a very good sports administrator down here, Peter V'landys, pushing very hard with the National Rugby League to get crowds back and next week you're going to see, I think for the first time, between 500 and 1,000 people allowed back into corporate boxes.
Speaking to Sky Sports he said: "I put an email up to Bob Arum, maybe a month ago, maybe six weeks ago, with a budget attached suggesting that Australia is going to be one of the first countries in the world to open up to crowds. Lonergan believes therefore that Australia's management of the virus means a return to normalcy - which includes a return of crowds to sporting events - can be expected far earlier Down Under than in other countries.
And boxing promoter Dean Lonergan insists it is entirely possible Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne could host Fury vs Wilder 3 - and also provide a sea of spectators.Īustralia has suffered 102 COVID-19 deaths, compared to over 40,000 in the United Kingdom and more than 100,000 in the United States.
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