Fury vs Joshua all but sold out as Dana White says the gate is scaled for $34 million

More than 500,000 people queued for around 80,000 tickets, priced from £88.50 to £13,128. White says it will be the most lucrative gate in British boxing history.

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Sat 10 Oct, 11:11 UK · AI-assisted reporting

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua — Photo: Sky Sports

More than 500,000 people were in the online queue within minutes of around 80,000 tickets for Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua going on sale at midday on Friday 9 October, and the Principality Stadium was close to full within the hour.

Prices ran from £88.50 to £13,128 including booking fees. Ringside VIP seats were soon advertised on resale sites for £73,645.

Dana White told Sky Sports on Friday evening: "I think there's less than 700 tickets left. You can consider this thing a sellout already." He expects it to be the most lucrative gate in British boxing history: "Definitely. It will. I don't want to mis-speak here but we have this thing scaled for around $34 million."

"There were over 500,000 people in the queue. Incredible," White said. "And not even arguable it's the biggest UK fight ever between two British heavyweights."

White said his role was to have "helped them with the gate, putting everything together. We're going to do all the production, produce the show and do what I do every Saturday." Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has said White cannot be involved.

The fight is billed for Friday 11 December, with the ring walks expected at around 1am GMT on Saturday 12 December. Fury and Joshua are reported to be sharing a purse of close to $200m. No undercard fights have been confirmed, though Deontay Wilder has accepted an offer to face Jai Opetaia. It is live on Netflix; UK start times are on our Fury vs Joshua page.