Fury-Joshua tickets priced up to £13,000 sell out in one hour
Tickets for the heavyweight boxing match between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in Cardiff sold out within an hour, with prices reaching up to £13,000. The event, scheduled for December, will be broadcast globally on Netflix and is being promoted by Saudi-backed interests.
Why it matters
The event underscores the massive commercialization of global sports and the increasing influence of Saudi investment in international boxing.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Tyson Fury (left) and Anthony Joshua (right) are two of the biggest names in British boxing but have never shared the ring in a professional fight
Tickets for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua's fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium have sold out in just one hour.
Fury and Joshua will meet on a bill that begins on 11 December but they are not expected to fight until the early hours of 12 December.
The highest-priced tickets were available at £13,128, including booking fees, with the lowest at £88.50.
The all-British heavyweight contest, which will be broadcast globally on Netflix, was announced in September and around 80,000 tickets went on sale at 12:00 BST on Friday.
Just minutes after the tickets went on sale more than 500,000 people were waiting in the online queue.
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