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Fury v Joshua tickets go on sale for 11 December fight at Cardiff's Principality Stadium

General sale for Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua at Cardiff's Principality Stadium opens at 12pm on Friday 9 October, with seats from £75. Coverage is mainly buying guidance, and the two outlets differ on some details.

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Image: Daily Mirror
Image: Radio Times

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The story, neutrally told

Left · 1Tickets for the heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua go on sale at 12pm on Friday 9 October 2026, for a bout at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 11 December. Mixed · 2The Daily Mirror describes the fight as a decade in the making and says it pits two former world champions against each other for the first time. Radio Times calls it a long-anticipated fight after earlier attempts to stage it did not come off. Mixed · 2Both outlets say the cheapest seats start at £75 and that the stadium holds more than 80,000 people. The Mirror says the cheapest seats are high in the upper tiers, while Radio Times says fans can expect to pay over £1,000 for VIP tickets on Ticketmaster.

Mixed · 2General admission tickets are sold through Ticketmaster, and hospitality packages through Seat Unique. The Mirror says Seat Unique's VIP and hospitality packages are on sale, while Radio Times says fans can currently register interest for hospitality on Seat Unique's website. Mixed · 2Both outlets expect very high demand. The Mirror says buyers may be placed in an online queue, and that Ticketmaster advises being online 15 minutes early and turning off VPNs and similar tools. Radio Times advises logging on at least half an hour before the sale, and says there were no pre-sale releases. Left · 1The Mirror adds that resale tickets may appear on sites such as viagogo, at prices above or below face value. It says the fight will be shown live on Netflix at no extra cost to subscribers, with subscriptions starting at £7.99 a month in the UK.

Left · 1According to the Mirror, official timings and the full fight card are unconfirmed. Ringwalks for the main event are expected around 1am UK time, and Netflix has promised a 'star-studded undercard'. Left · 1The Mirror gives the boxers' records as Fury 36-2-1 with 25 knockouts and Joshua 30-4 with 27 knockouts. It notes that Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 and that Joshua won Olympic gold at London 2012.

Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.

Left1 outlet

Framing
A practical buying guide that opens with the fight and the ticket sale. It lists retailers, prices, resale options and how to watch on Netflix.
Emphasis
Where to buy, prices from £75, queue tips, resale on viagogo, Netflix viewing and subscription costs, and the boxers' records.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not mention the sale-date or hospitality-registration details given by Radio Times.
Charged language
“huge fight”“caused a huge update”
For example
“Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will face off later this year at a huge fight in Cardiff.” — Daily Mirror
“General admission tickets will be available at Ticketmaster, with prices starting at £75.” — Daily Mirror

Centre1 outlet

Framing
A ticket guide that treats the fight as a long-awaited event, with tips for getting tickets in a high-demand sale.
Emphasis
The long-awaited nature of the bout, demand, the advice that hospitality is a smart route, and the £75 and £1,000+ price points.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not mention the 11 December fight date, Netflix coverage or resale sites. Its sale date is given as 9 December, which is inconsistent.
Charged language
“boxing battle of Britain”“ultra-high demand”
For example
“Now the boxing battle of Britain has finally arrived” — Radio Times
“this event is set to be in ultra-high demand” — Radio Times

Right0 outlets

No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.