Anthony Joshua is scheduled to face Daniel Dubois for the IBF Heavyweight Championship on Saturday, September 21 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Riyadh Season has listed 97,723 seats for the boxing event. According to Boxing Tickets, 2,307 tickets had remained as of July 28.
On X, Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, stated that they have requested to extend the capacity of Wembley Stadium due to high demand. Alalshikh added that he hopes to break the all-time boxing attendance record at Wembley Stadium.
“Due to high tickets demand..We’ve requested to extend the capacity at Wembley Stadium for the highly anticipated bout between Joshua and Dubois at #RiyadhSeasonCard Wembley Edition 🔥
We hope to set a record for the largest attendance in boxing history at Wembley Stadium😎🇸🇦🥊🗓️ September 21, 2024
#BigTime
#RiyadhSeason”
Due to high tickets demand..We've requested to extend the capacity at Wembley Stadium for the highly anticipated bout between Joshua and Dubois at #RiyadhSeasonCard Wembley Edition 🔥
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) August 27, 2024
We hope to set a record for the largest attendance in boxing history at Wembley Stadium😎🇸🇦🥊… pic.twitter.com/dSumJwVv48
The boxing fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte holds the all-time boxing attendance record at Wembley Stadium. 94,000 fans have attended the event in 2022. Fury knocked out Whyte in round 6 to retain the WBC Heavyweight Title.
The official all-time boxing paid attendance record was set in 1993. Julio Cesar Chavez knocked out Greg Haugen in round 5 to retain the WBC Super Lightweight Title in front of 132,274 fans at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.