Online tickets for the highly anticipated heavyweight world title fight between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko are reaching an asking price of more than NZ$60,000. Joshua is the IBF heavyweight world champion while Klitschko is the former WBA, WBO and IBO champion. The April 29 bout at Wembley Stadium is a 90,000 sell out. The heavyweight showdown became the biggest fight in British history when ticket sales hitt the 80,000 mark. Ticket sales alone could make 8 million pounds (NZ$14.3m) with the broadcast rights another reported 42 million pounds (NZ$74.8m).

Source: New Zealand Herald April 03, 2017 20:03 UTC