Bosses around Britain can expect very little productivity on Monday July 11.
Why? Because the weekend before could possibly be the most epic two days of sport for the whole of 2016… maybe ever?
Confirmation that Tyson Fury’s re-match against Wladimir Klitschko will take place on July 9 in Manchester has ensured an already sport-heavy weekend will be totally off the scale.
Here’s the list of sport that weekend. You might need a pen.
It’s the Euro 2016 final, the men’s and women’s Wimbledon finals, the British Grand Prix, the Tour de France, European Athletics Championships and, wait for it fight fans, Ireland’s UFC featherweight Conor McGregor will look to avenge his loss to Nate Diaz in Vegas on the same night as the Fury fight.
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And we’ve not even mentioned the European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Bulgaria…
Safe to say everyone is already pretty excited.
UFC 200. Euro 2016 Final. Wimbledon final. British formula 1. Fury Klitschko. Hope you don’t have anything planned for the 9/10th July
— Jake Staines (@JakeOlly14) April 8, 2016
I won’t be moving from the couch on July 9th. Euro 2016 final, Wimbledon finals, Fury v Klitschko, McGregor v Diaz #ILIKESPORTS @alady111
— Daithi Hol (@TayakenTony) April 8, 2016
Fury-Klitschko II heading to Manchester on July 9. That’s a serious weekend of sport. Add Euro 2016, Wimbledon & UFC 200. Madness.
— Conor (@ConorC_) April 8, 2016
July 9/10/16 –
*Fury vs Klitschko
*British Grand Prix
*Wimbledon men’s final
*Euro 2016 final
July 11 being booked off immediately
?— Adam Sekula (@Sekulalalala) April 8, 2016
July 9th/10th:
Euro 2016 final ⚽
Wimbledon final ?
Fury vs Klitschko ?
McGregor vs Diaz ?Best. Weekend. Ever. pic.twitter.com/vXVpKTnPuS
— BreatheSport (@BreatheSport) April 8, 2016
Fury/Klitschko II, Diaz/McGregor II, both Wimbledon finals, the British GP & the Euro 2016 final! July 9/10, a couch potato’s dream weekend!
— Sam Wright (@SamWright_92) April 8, 2016
The scramble for tickets to the Fury-Klitschko fight is going to be insane.
So how fast will fury tickets sell out? ?
— Jack Flatley (@JackFlatley_) April 8, 2016
Fury vs klitchsko rematch in Manchester!!! I need tickets for that ??
— Jimmy Sherlz (@jsherlock90) April 8, 2016
Fury V Klitschko in Manchester will be mega, couple week before my 21st n’all, deffo getting tickets for that
— Xavier (@XavLester) April 8, 2016
That’s the news we have been waiting for @Tyson_Fury time to go to work and put the hours in the gym, deffo getting tickets @peterfury
— ian crossling (@IanCrossling) April 8, 2016
The news isn’t great for all sports fans though. Do you call this a diary malfunction?
Just been informed by the missus 2forget about going 2Manc the Fury fight shes got Beyoncé tickets for the same night&im minding the kids??
— Sir Lineal Champ MBE (@TheJackalsDen14) April 8, 2016