Fury-Joshua Cardiff fight sells out within an hour as 500,000 join ticket queue

Tickets for Tyson Fury’s heavyweight fight against Anthony Joshua at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium sold out within an hour on Friday, according to BBC Sport. Around 80,000 tickets were released at midday BST, and more than 500,000 people had joined the online queue within minutes. The two British former world champions have never faced each other in a professional bout.

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The official ticket prices ranged from £88.50 to £13,128, with booking fees included in the highest figure. BBC Sport reported that seats soon appeared on resale websites, where ringside VIP tickets were advertised at £73,645 and upper-tier seats at £425. Those figures were asking prices on resale platforms, not confirmed amounts paid by buyers. The sellout followed the announcement of the fight in September.

The event’s schedule spans two dates. The bill begins on 11 December, but Fury and Joshua are not expected to box until the early hours of 12 December. Ringwalks are currently expected at around 01:00 GMT on the Saturday, after a brief musical performance. The stadium is due to stay open until 03:30, and Netflix will broadcast the contest worldwide.

Fury, 38, and Joshua, 36, are both former two-time world champions. They signed contracts earlier in the year, before the date and venue were settled. Wembley Stadium in London and Madison Square Garden in New York had been leading options to host the contest, BBC Sport reported, but difficulties with both venues preceded Cardiff’s emergence as an alternative.

The promotion has also faced a dispute over UFC chief Dana White’s involvement. Netflix said White would work with Turki Alalshikh’s The Ring on the event, while Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said his boxer’s contract barred White from a promotional role. The event is now being presented as a collaboration between The Ring and White. Fury and Joshua appeared together at a news conference on 30 September.

Organisers have yet to announce any undercard bouts. Although tickets for the stadium event have sold out, that part of the programme remains unconfirmed, and the stated ringwalk time is still an expectation rather than a guaranteed start for the main event.