Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua’s December 11 fight in Cardiff is projected to generate a $34 million gate, Dana White told Sky Sports, putting the delayed heavyweight showdown on course for a British boxing record.
The figure shows how much commercial appeal remains in a fight that fans wanted years ago. Fury and Joshua are meeting later in their careers, but the opportunity to finally see them settle their rivalry has persuaded ticket buyers to spend heavily.
“I don’t want to mis-speak here but we have this thing scaled for around $34 million,” White told Sky Sports.
Regular tickets for the Principality Stadium event ranged from £88.50 to £13,128, excluding VIP, hotel and travel packages. White said fewer than 700 tickets remained on Friday evening after more than half a million people joined the Ticketmaster queue.
Those prices are a major part of the story. Filling a stadium demonstrates demand, but generating a record gate requires fans to pay enough across the seating plan. The projected revenue suggests the promoters have found buyers willing to treat Fury-Joshua as a major occasion despite the long wait.
For both fighters, that is the benefit of spending years becoming familiar names beyond boxing’s regular audience. Their previous defeats have changed how fans assess them in the ring, yet neither needs an unbeaten record to sell this particular matchup.
The unanswered question of who wins between them remains valuable. Fans who have followed the arguments for years now have a date and a venue, and the ticket response suggests many still want to witness the answer in person.
A record gate would underline how much business Fury and Joshua can still do together. It would also give promoters reason to pursue a second meeting if the first fight produces enough action or controversy to keep buyers interested.
For now, the $34 million remains a projection. The final receipts will determine the record, but the reported sales already show that the years of delays have not exhausted demand for Fury-Joshua.