Eddie Hearn is not prepared to settle for a post-war record crowd of 80,000 and thinks breaking the 100,000 barrier at a second boxing event at Wembley Stadium could be attainable next year.

Promoter Hearn, the managing director of Matchroom Sport, is responsible for staging tomorrow’s huge show beneath The Arch, where Carl Froch and George Groves meet in arguably the biggest ever all-British clash.

But despite the incredible ticket sales, certain restrictions, such as those imposed by Transport For London, mean the stadium will not be at its full capacity. Such difficulties could be overcome next year once overnight underground services start running in the capital at the weekends.

Five of the best British fights 5 show all Five of the best British fights 1/5 Jimmy Wilde v George Clarke (London, 1917) Welshman Wilde became the first world flyweight champion by beating Young Zulu Kid at the Holborn Stadium in 1916. His first defence was against Clarke, whom he had beaten before. The 20-round fight lasted only four rounds before the referee stepped in. 2/5 Henry Cooper v Joe Bugner (London, 1971) A 15-round points loss in front of a Wembley crowd marked the end of the road for Cooper. It was a deeply controversial fight, awarded to the defensive but accurate Bugner by a quarter-point. Many still feel that Cooper should have won. 3/5 Nigel Benn v Chris Eubank (Birmingham 1990, Manchester, 1993) Perhaps the most famous grudge match in British boxing. The first fight, for the WBO middleweight title, was a brutal affair, won by Eubank on a TKO in the ninth. The rematch, to unify the super-middleweight title, was less dramatic and was drawn. 4/5 Frank Bruno v Lennox Lewis (Cardiff, 1993) An ageing Bruno met a rising Lewis for the younger man’s WBC title: it was the first time two Brits had met for a world heavyweight belt. Bruno had the better start, but was caught several times in the seventh and the referee stopped the fight. 5/5 David Haye v Enzo Maccarinelli (London, 2008) An all-British unification fight for the world cruiserweight titles was fought in the dead of night at the O2 to suit American TV. Haye produced his definitive cruiserweight performance, stopping the Welshman inside two rounds. 1/5 Jimmy Wilde v George Clarke (London, 1917) Welshman Wilde became the first world flyweight champion by beating Young Zulu Kid at the Holborn Stadium in 1916. His first defence was against Clarke, whom he had beaten before. The 20-round fight lasted only four rounds before the referee stepped in. 2/5 Henry Cooper v Joe Bugner (London, 1971) A 15-round points loss in front of a Wembley crowd marked the end of the road for Cooper. It was a deeply controversial fight, awarded to the defensive but accurate Bugner by a quarter-point. Many still feel that Cooper should have won. 3/5 Nigel Benn v Chris Eubank (Birmingham 1990, Manchester, 1993) Perhaps the most famous grudge match in British boxing. The first fight, for the WBO middleweight title, was a brutal affair, won by Eubank on a TKO in the ninth. The rematch, to unify the super-middleweight title, was less dramatic and was drawn. 4/5 Frank Bruno v Lennox Lewis (Cardiff, 1993) An ageing Bruno met a rising Lewis for the younger man’s WBC title: it was the first time two Brits had met for a world heavyweight belt. Bruno had the better start, but was caught several times in the seventh and the referee stopped the fight. 5/5 David Haye v Enzo Maccarinelli (London, 2008) An all-British unification fight for the world cruiserweight titles was fought in the dead of night at the O2 to suit American TV. Haye produced his definitive cruiserweight performance, stopping the Welshman inside two rounds.

When asked whether he anticipates a six-figure crowd at a boxing event here in 2015, Hearn said: “Let’s just say that we could have easily sold 150,000 tickets for this one, and that’s no exaggeration.

“There will be 10,000 on the pitch and then virtually the last five or six rows that we weren’t allowed to sell. It will be unbelievable, but there is space for more fans.”

It could be argued that there is not another fight on the horizon that could achieve such nationwide interest, but nobody predicted Froch v Groves would catch the imagination when the first fight was announced last summer.

James DeGale, who boxes American Brandon Gonzales on the undercard tomorrow, and Groves shared a sell-out pay-per-view show when they clashed for the British and Commonwealth titles at the 02 Arena three years ago. So a rematch with world titles on the line has been tipped as a potential stadium fight.