longawaited

The fight had initially been discussed for November but, with negotiations over the venue dragging on, it now looks set for December.

Staging an open-air stadium fight in the UK at that time carries immense risk.

While Wembley offers unmatched prestige, exposing tens of thousands of fans and a massive international broadcast operation to potentially freezing temperatures, wind and rain was deemed unacceptable.

Moving the event indoors to an arena like London’s O2 would eliminate weather risks, but at the cost of sacrificing tens of thousands of ticket sales.

The Principality Stadium’s retractable roof allows organisers to capture the immense scale, atmosphere and gate revenue of a stadium show while offering full protection from the elements.

The venue’s official seated capacity is just under 74,000, but boxing configurations allow for even larger crowds.

Joshua has already proven he can sell out the venue, having defended his WBA and IBF titles there against Carlos Takam in front of nearly 80,000 fans in 2017 before adding the WBO belt against Joseph Parker five months later.

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18/09/2026 – 12:25 GMT+2

Britain’s most valuable private company has clarified where it intends to sell its shares.

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Nik Storonsky, Revolut’s founder and CEO, told French newspaper Les Echos on Thursday that the group is weighing a dual listing across the London Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq, confirming earlier media reports.

A spokesperson for Revolut confirmed the report to Euronews.

The US remains Storonsky preference, and he was candid about why, stating that “it’s a larger market. It includes institutional investors, hedge funds, fund managers and a considerable number of individual investors.”

“So we have the choice between selling in a small market with few buyers, or in a gigantic market with a huge number of buyers who will compete fiercely for our shares,” Storonsky added.

The comments mark a softening.

The Revolut CEO argued in 2024 that the London Stock Exchange simply could not compete with American venues, citing thin liquidity and the UK’s 0.5% stamp duty on share purchases, and had appeared to rule out listing at home altogether.

The London exchange has endured a prolonged drought of new listings, with companies either staying private or heading west. For instance, payments group Wise moved its primary listing to New York this year, and AstraZeneca has also expanded its presence in the US.

Revolut going public at anything near its current valuation would make it one of Britain’s largest listed companies, potentially worth more than Barclays or NatWest.

A secondary share sale in July valued the business at roughly $115 billion (€100bn), up from $75 billion (€65bn) in November.

No date for the IPO yet

When asked by Euronews about internal discussions regarding a timeline for the IPO, the spokesperson refused to comment, but pointed to a previous interview with Bloomberg in April of this year where the Revolut CEO stated “in two years time, but it depends on how good the market is.”

Progress as certainly been made as the company has spent this year assembling the regulatory foundations a listing will require.

It secured a full UK banking licence in March after a long wait that Storonsky has publicly blamed on British regulators, obtained a French licence in August, received conditional approval for a US national bank charter this month, and announced on Wednesday that it had applied for a Swiss licence alongside plans to invest more than 150 million Swiss francs (€158m) there.

Revolut has not stated which venue would host the primary listing, whether the two would happen simultaneously, or when formal preparations might begin.

Fans had travelled from across the UK and the world to see the rapper, including Prince Dean Sithole, who hailed Jay-Z as one of his role models.

“I think he’s very impacting, especially for us black people because we don’t get a lot of recognition,” the 19-year-old from Leeds told BBC Newsbeat.

“Seeing him today shows that dreams are possible and you can be that person that you want to be.”

Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, broke through with his 1996 debut album, but it was his third record, Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life, in 1998 which landed him the top spot in the US charts for the first time and a best rap album Grammy.

He went on to establish himself as one of the most influential figures in hip-hop, releasing 13 solo studio albums and several collaboration records, which have secured him 25 Grammy Awards.

He was also the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017, as well being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.

Over the years, he has also become one of the most prominent music mogul’s in the world, with his company Roc Nation representing a host of top talent and, in recent years, it has been behind the Super Bowl half-time show.

In 2019, he was declared hip hop’s first billionaire by Forbes, having built an empire based on music, property, fashion and investments alongside his wife Beyoncé.

The power couple have three children, daughter Blue Ivy, 14, and 9-year-old twins, Rumi and Sir.