Fury vs Joshua sells out 80,000 tickets in an hour
Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua sold out in an hour.
Around 80,000 tickets went on sale at 12:00 BST on Friday, 9 October for the heavyweight fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium. Minutes after the sale opened, more than 500,000 people were waiting in the online queue, BBC Sport reported.
Fury and Joshua are Britain's two most famous heavyweights. Heavyweight is boxing's top division, with no upper weight limit, where one clean punch can end a fight.
Official prices stretched from £88.50 for the cheapest seats to £13,128 including booking fees at the top end. That gap reflects how modern stadium boxing is sold, from the upper tier to exclusive floor seats close to the ring.
High demand moved quickly to resale websites. Ringside VIP seats were advertised at £73,645. Upper-tier seats were listed at £425, almost five times the cheapest face value.
Booking fees are the extra charges added at checkout on top of the face value. Resale listings come after the official allocation has gone, often at very different prices.
The fight itself is scheduled for Friday, 11 December 2026. The bill begins that evening, with ringwalks, the fighters' televised walks to the ring, expected at around 01:00 GMT on 12 December. In boxing, the bill means the full evening of fights, topped by the main event. The stadium will stay open until 03:30 to cover the late finish.
That late hour was part of the plan. Cardiff's stadium application sought a 1 a.m. slot for the ring walks, Reuters reported. Late main events are now common for big British cards shown to a worldwide audience.
This one will be shown globally on Netflix rather than traditional pay-per-view television. It is promoted as a collaboration between The Ring, backed by Saudi boxing figure Turki Alalshikh, and UFC chief Dana White, who runs the world's leading MMA promotion.
The two men are reported to be sharing a purse worth close to $200m (£151m). Joshua is no stranger to the venue. He has previously sold out the Principality Stadium twice, according to Matchroom Boxing.
Fury and Joshua held their first public face-off on 30 September ahead of the December date, Reuters reported. Tickets had already been announced for sale on 9 October.
What makes this stand out is the sheer speed of it. Eighty thousand seats in sixty minutes. A queue of half a million chasing them. For fans at home, it means a very late night in Britain, and for those who missed out, the wait now turns to resale or Netflix.
