World Boxing News has been informed about some strange happenings with Mike Tyson tickets for his fight on November 15.
As WBN reported in June, Most Valuable Promotions pushed Tyson’s professional comeback against YouTuber Jake Paul back four months due to a stomach ulcer, and seats hit a massive spike.
As the ticketing outlet Game Time told WBN at the time, the postponement caused a surge in cost.
“With Mike Tyson now taking on Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington in November, Gametime [Gametime.co], the leading app/site for last-minute tickets, has released updated ticket price details for the highly-anticipated boxing match. The lowest-cost/get-in tickets are available for $420 each [including taxes and fees]. The day before the fight was delayed, the lowest-priced seats were $129.
“Meanwhile, top tickets to the fight are now $9,927, up from $5,522 the day before the bout was postponed. All seats can be seen at: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Tickets on Gametime.”
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In a further update, something bizarre has happened since then, with over two months to go until fight night at the AT&T Stadium in Texas.
According to Game Time, low-end tickets have dropped back to pre-delay levels. However, the price of the top-level seat has increased by over 400 percent.
“Currently, the lowest-cost/get-in tickets are available for $132 each [including taxes and fees]. That is down significantly from June [right after the fight was delayed] when the lowest-cost tickets were $420 each [including taxes and fees]. However, the top tickets to the fight are now $49,226, up from about $9,000 when the fight was postponed.
“All seats can be seen at Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Tickets on Gametime.co,” a Game Time spokesperson exclusively told World Boxing News.
It’s a headscratcher why those $9,000 tickets have increased so much. Organizers may have experienced a push from celebrities and influencers to purchase those higher-tier seats.
Whatever the reason, the possibility of a sellout is raised because fans can fill the arena in the bleachers. Meanwhile, if those high-priced tickets fail to sell as expected at nearly $50k a pop, another decrease will be on the cards before November hits.
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