Pat McAfee on Tuesday<\/a>, White confirmed as such and reiterated his involvement in the fight.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re promoting and producing the fight,\u201d White said. \u201cIt\u2019s at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, and I\u2019m excited that I get to be there. It\u2019s basically already sold out. I haven\u2019t looked today yet, but when we launched tickets on sale, it was less than 700 left, which is basically considered a sellout. So it just goes to show that people are interested and care about this fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
This summer, the UFC held arguably its biggest event of all time, UFC Freedom 250 from the South Lawn of the White House. The one-off specialty event drew numerous celebrities, including Fury, who even had a brief segment talking to the camera, where many expected Fury to officially announce the matchup with Joshua; however, that didn\u2019t end up happening, leading to a slightly awkward moment. But White revealed that originally the plan was to announce the fight there, until other unspecified factors got in the way.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah. F*ckery [happened]. A lot of f*ckery has gone on since then,\u201d White said. \u201cAnd here we are. We finally got here. We have tickets on sale. Tickets did well. So it\u2019s been interesting, but I knew these types of things were going to happen when I got involved in the sport of boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aside from White\u2019s involvement in the fight, the biggest blocker was the location. Joshua and Hearn insisted the bout be held in the United Kingdom, while White, who represents no fighter in the bout, pushed for Madison Square Garden. In the end, Joshua and Hearn won that dispute, and even White had to acknowledge how successful that move has been for the promotion.<\/p>\n
\u201cListen, if you guys have never seen a fight in the U.K.\u2014I mean, sporting events period in the U.K. are just different. This is the biggest heavyweight fight ever in England, so I expect this to be really special live. \u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just one of those things where generational guys are finally fighting, and it\u2019s going to be split. You\u2019re gonna have the A.J. fans, the Fury fans, and I guarantee you the arena is going to be electric that night. It\u2019s a lot of fun. \u2026 Listen, whatever\u2019s happened between me and Eddie Hearn\u2014Frank Warren is also involved in this fight\u2014the fight sold out. Listen, Eddie pushed hard for this thing to be in the U.K. I was trying to do it in MSG. It\u2019s in the U.K. and sold out an 80,000-seat stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd like I said, I truly believe Madison Square Garden is a five-hour flight from the U.K. That would have sold out immediately, too, and the energy would have been the same. Because I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve ever seen when the Irish come over for a Conor McGregor fight, it\u2019s absolutely insane. Ricky Hatton fights in Vegas were insane. The U.K. is a fun, fun place for sports.\u201d<\/p>\n
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