Talking to Colm McGuigan on IFL TV, Hearn laid out a scheme to lobby London mayor Sadiq Khan for an overnight license. Netflix insists on a broadcast schedule tailored to evening viewers in North America, throwing a massive wrench into the proposed November 20 date in London.
Hearn made his stance plain: “If the question is the fight will take place in the UK, but it will be a 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning main event, or it has to go to New York, we’ll do it at 1:00 or 2 o’clock in the morning. And I believe I can get the mayor of London to come on board for that.”
The promoter treats this as pure brilliance. Jo
