More than half a million people were in the queue for tickets to Tyson Fury's blockbuster showdown with Anthony Joshua as fans scrambled to secure their seats for the long-awaited heavyweight clash in Cardiff.
Tickets went on sale at midday on Friday, October 9, with demand surging for the December 11 fight at the Principality Stadium.
The extraordinary queue saw hundreds of thousands of fans disappointed ahead of a contest which has been years in the making, with the two former world heavyweight champions finally preparing to settle their long-running rivalry inside the ring.
Ticket prices and resale concerns
While the cheapest tickets are priced at £88.50, including fees, those at the other end of the scale will set fans back a staggering £13,128, according to Ticketmaster.
While many fans were left disappointed, tickets were being resold online within minutes of the official sale beginning amid fears scammers could target desperate fight fans.
Those prices do not include VIP packages, hotel and travel packages, group bookings or concession tickets, with all seats subject to availability. Official VIP packages are still available from £799 through Seat Unique.
Fan reaction
However, many fans were left gutted after being unable to beat the queue.
Bob Court wrote on WalesOnline's Facebook post: "Good to see the rip offs in full flow."
Sam added: "This is so bad. My son absolutely loves boxing and loves the two of these boxers, this fight would of been a perfect memory for him and many other young people but the asking price for these tickets are too high it’s sad for young people to miss this opportunity especially in Wales."
"Complete shambles of a sale on Ticketmaster as usual. I got in the queue with 12,500 people in front of me. When I got to the front of the queue I tried 5 times to book my tickets and each time it kicked me out of the site. When I tried a 6th time it then put me back at the back of the queue with over 50 thousand people in front of me," disgruntled reader Richard wrote.
"What a rip off," another said, while reader David called it a "money-making racket".
"Tried to buy tickets for Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury, and they put me in a queue. Now I am behind over HALF A MILLION people just to get a chance to buy a ticket and watch the fight live. This better be the fight of the century!" one account wrote on X.
"Fury vs Joshua tickets.. 500,000 people ahead.. Oh hell no…" another wrote.
"516k people in front of me in the waiting queue," Paul wrote on Facebook to Ring Magazine.
Fight details and context
Netflix will stream the contest globally, ensuring millions more can watch as the British rivals finally meet in a professional ring.
Main-event ring walks are expected at approximately 1am local time on Saturday, December 12, although the final schedule remains subject to confirmation.
Fury and Joshua have been linked with a blockbuster showdown for more than a decade, with repeated negotiations failing to deliver the fight fans have long demanded.
Fury, 38, returned to the ring in April after another retirement announcement, beating Arslanbek Makhmudov on points. The former WBC heavyweight champion has won 36 of his 39 professional contests, suffering two defeats and recording one draw.
Joshua, 36, won Olympic gold at London 2012 before becoming a two-time unified heavyweight world champion. He has recorded 30 victories, including 27 knockouts, alongside four defeats.
His most recent high-profile outing came in December 2025, when he stopped Jake Paul, before returning to the ring in July 2026 to defeat Kristian Prenga by second-round knockout.
The December showdown will give both men the opportunity to claim a defining victory in front of a huge crowd and finally bring an end to one of British boxing's most enduring rivalries.
