Fury-Joshua tickets priced up to £13,000 sell out in one hour

Tickets for Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua's fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium sells out in just one hour. 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. Tickets quickly began emerging on resale websites, with ringside VIP seats being advertised for £73,645, while upper tier seats were available for £425. Ringwalks are expected to start around 01:00 GMT on Saturday 12 December, following a short live music performance, and the stadium will remain open until 03:30. The event is being promoted as a collaboration between Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh's The Ring and UFC chief Dana White.