Anthony Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn says efforts are ongoing to finalize a rematch with Andy Ruiz by next week, noting that the rematch could take place in Madison Square Garden.
Speaking to Skysports, Hearn said the team was considering a number of British venues, including Wembley Stadium for a date in November or December, although Joshua is still open to the idea of staging the return bout at the scene of his first defeat.
"The job over the next week is just to finalize the details now of just where and when that will be. I can't tell you too much, just because I don't know other than, between November 16 and December 14 will be the date of the fight. We've had offers from five different countries to stage the fight. For me, it's a straight decision between the UK or America.
"In the UK, we're talking to Cardiff, to Wembley, to Tottenham and in America, we've had a couple of approaches, but our preference is Madison Square Garden. A sensible man would say 'Do it in the UK'.
"Anthony feels as though it would be special to rewrite history and get the win at Madison Square Garden. It's really not about the money so much, it's just about where we believe this fight should take place and those decisions will be made in the next week."
"He's going to make the decision at the end of the day, wherever he wants the fight is where it's going to be," said Hearn. "Right now, there's definitely an element of 'I feel like I should do it there'.
"We've seen him in great performances in Wembley and in Cardiff and it would be a special night to do it there, 80,000, 90,000 - it's the biggest fight in boxing in the moment. But like I said, he will be the one who calls the final shots, and once we give him all the information, the dates, the possible venues, he'll make a decision.
"Right now, I couldn't tell you what that will be, but I would definitely say it will be between the UK and America."
