AJ-Fury tickets in Cardiff on sale for £20,000 Sport Business Tickets for the blockbuster boxing bout between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury in Cardiff are being sold for more than £20,000 each. Hospitality firm Seat Unique is offering “front row, inner ringside with offsite hospitality” for the December fight for £19,995, plus a £999 booking fee. It reflects demand for a fight that has been [...]
AJ-Fury boxing fight won’t impact Cardiff Champions Cup rugby game Sport Business Cardiff Rugby’s Investec Champions Cup match against Bath Rugby will not be moved even if it clashes with the blockbuster fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. The Battle of Britain boxing bout is closing in on Cardiff’s Principality Stadium as its host, with 11 December pencilled in as the date. Bath Rugby’s trip to [...]
Burnham 1-0 Khan: Cardiff right place for Fury vs Joshua boxing bout Sport Business Cardiff is a wonderful city in which to watch sport; the Millenium Principality Stadium is one of the world’s great arenas, the adjacent Cardiff Arms Park one of the country’s most historic grounds and Sophia Gardens will always be one of the nation’s premium Test cricket hosts. Throw in the famous Chippy Lane, an often [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo on Mars: Where will sport take us in the next five years? July 30, 2026 Tech disruption, athlete power and new formats: sport has changed dramatically since Ed Warner started writing weekly about the industry in 2021. This column – based on my weekly newsletter, Sport Inc. – has just reached its fifth anniversary. The book of the same name is three years older. In this short span of time, [...]
Anthony Joshua v Tyson Fury venue tug of war on pause, says Matchroom boss Hearn July 21, 2026 Talks over the venue for the long-awaited fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have been put on ice, says Matchroom boss Barry Hearn. Joshua is keen that the all-British heavyweight battle slated for later this year be held on home soil, with Wembley Stadium the most likely setting, but the final decision rests with [...]
Mayor gives green light for 4am Joshua vs Fury fight at Wembley July 8, 2026 Sadiq Khan has given the green light for a 4am start to the Battle of Britain boxing bout between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury if it is held at Wembley Stadium. Sources close to the Mayor of London told City AM it is “doable” in a move that would make for TV-friendly viewing times in [...]
Mayor Khan makes case for London to host Joshua vs Fury boxing bout June 18, 2026 The Mayor of London has said he will work to support any bid to see Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury fight in the capital. The two heavyweights are on a collision course in the ring in what would be a Battle of Britain bout. And despite the pair both losing their undefeated records in recent [...]
Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn on darts in US, Bruin Capital, Saudi and Dana White May 19, 2026 Matchroom Sport chair Eddie Hearn on wooing Bruin Capital, darts breaking America, Saudi Arabian money, AJ-Fury and getting back at Dana White. A night at the darts might not seem the obvious place to clinch a billion-pound deal but that’s where Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn invited Bruin Capital to show the US firm why it [...]
David Beckham becomes Britain’s first billionaire sportsman May 15, 2026 David Beckham has become Britain’s first billionaire sportsman after his wealth doubled in the last year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. The former captain of the England football team and his wife, Victoria Beckham, are now estimated to be worth almost £1.2bn. Beckham has benefited from the surging valuation of Inter Miami, the [...]
Fury: The real fight is not in the ring or ad spend, but brand alignment April 11, 2026 Tonight, when Tyson Fury steps back into the ring, the spectacle will be available live on Netflix to 300m customers worldwide. It is a knockout for audiences. And it will be a showcase event for brand partners too. However, in high-profile environments like this where brands want to make an impression, it is not just [...]