Boxing fans have been left fuming after Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte tickets sold out quickly yesterday with thousands of tickets have appearing on resale websites for extortionate prices. Around 200,000 attempted to buy a seat at Wembley Stadium wiht the queue growing as large as 150,000 at one point.
And with tens of thousands more attempting to buy tickets many fans were inevitably disappointed with Wembley's capacity being only 90,000 - but all hope is not lost if you're looking to get a seat. Tickets are still available on Ticketmaster, but be prepared to pay a pretty penny.
The tickets that are being sold are on resale, meaning people who were able to get a ticket yesterday have looked to make a profit by putting their seat up for sale. With the massive demand for tickets, these individuals will know that they're going to be able to turn a huge profit, and ticket prices are still sky-rocketing.
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The seats in the top tier of Wembley Stadium - the cheapest tickets - cost buyers £61.88 on first sale. If you're looking to buy those now though, you'll be paying north of £280. And tickets on the lower tier of the stadium originally will have cost you around £280, now though, you will have to pay as much as £890. Any floor seats have also doubled in price, with seats close to ringside costing around £5,000.
Wednesday saw the race for tickets begin when they had gone on sale on midday - a day after Fury held a press conference with Whyte refusing to show up. Fury later claimed all 90,000 tickets were snapped up within hours, celebrating on his social media platforms as he stated: "This is for all the people who bought tickets for Wembley and made it a sell-out; I salute them."
Ticketmaster received criticism throughout the day as some thought that it had been their lucky day, making it to the ticket section before choosing their seats and preparing to pay hundreds to confirm their spots. However, their still had been hurdles from this point as some had been booted out of the section as they attempted to pay for their seats.
Hundreds took to social media on Wednesday after being gutted - thinking that they had their tickets secured before cruelly having them taken away from them. Others had also been furious after seeing tickets being sold on resale prices for four times the original price. This coming just minutes after the original sale was went public.
Ticketmaster issued a brief statement on social media explaining why a queue system was put into place. They tweeted: "As expected, Tyson Fury v Dillian Whyte is super popular this morning. To make it as fair as possible, we have put everyone in a queue. Be patient and don’t refresh or you’ll lose your place."
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