Dana White says the highly anticipated Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua showdown will generate the most lucrative gate in British boxing history. The December 11 fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, which holds more than 70,000 spectators, went on sale on Friday, with regular seats priced between £88.50 and £13,128.
White said fewer than 700 tickets remained by Friday evening, effectively a sellout. More than half a million people joined the Ticketmaster queue, and thousands of tickets sold within an hour of launch. "There were over 500,000 people in the queue. Incredible," White told Sky Sports. He added that the fight is not even arguable as the biggest UK fight ever between two British heavyweights. The figures exclude VIP, hotel, travel, group and concession packages.
White anticipates the bout will draw a gate of around $34 million. "Definitely. It will," he said. "The UK is the right place for this fight to happen but it will have done well anywhere." The most expensive tickets exceed face-value prices for some of the world's biggest sporting events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, where some seats were listed at £8,333. By comparison, Floyd Mayweather's 2015 bout against Manny Pacquiao sold out within a minute, with top face-value seats at £4,982.
Fury's most recent London fight, against Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in April, had ringside seats priced at £3,000, while his 2022 bout with Dillian Whyte at Wembley had ringside tickets at £2,250. The cheapest pitch seats for Fury vs Joshua were listed at £345, and some upper-terrace tickets started at £205.20. No rematch clause is included in the contract, though a second bout could still be negotiated.
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