December 13, 2021
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Khan-Brook sells out in just ten minutes

Two months out from the night both boxers will enter the ring to settle one of the bitterest rivalries in British sport, the February 19 clash between Amir ‘King’ Khan (34-5, 21 KOs) and Kell ‘Special K’ Brook (39-3, 27 KOs) has already written itself into the record books. Tickets for the event have sold out in just ten minutes, making Khan vs Brook at the Manchester AO Arena one of the fastest-selling events not only in British boxing history but in British sporting history as a whole.

A clue to the unprecedented level of demand came when fans signed up for last week’s presale at a ratio of six fans for every one ticket available. When Friday’s presale opened, it sold out in just four minutes.

The speed of the presale sellout was echoed on Monday when a final batch of tickets went on sale to the general public, with the event officially being declared a sell-out just six minutes after the public sale began.

Following the lightning-fast sellout and value of the ticket inventory sold, BOXXER – which took over as the Sky Sports Boxing promoter just three months ago – now lays claim to records for biggest box office take for an indoor UK sports event and fastest sell-out for UK boxing event.

“We knew we could sell the arena out a few times over but the demand for tickets has been mind-blowing. The arena told us they haven’t seen anything like this in years. The level of national interest in this fight is just off the scale – it’s the biggest British battle in decades. We’re looking forward to an electric night on February 19 for what will be an iconic and legacy-defining fight in front of a sold-out arena and televised live and exclusively on Sky Sports Box Office,”said Ben Shalom, BOXXER’s founder and CEO.

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  • Easily one of the most demanded matches in British Boxing history.
    This is what happens when u give the fans the fights they want. Not bs “I want to make history” excuse.
    The successful ticket sales shows the belts dont matter much to fans. Both fighters are counter punchers and I doubt their styles live up to the hype. This Huge stage will mostly benefit the standouts featured on the undercards.

  • This just goes to show if you listen to the public and make the fights happen the public will pay money to see these fights and you can walk away with a nice payday.

  • No surprise here because they really need to toss the trash talking and resolve this matter in the ring. I wish I could attend this fight while drinking beer and running my mouth (talking) with the proud folks from England (Dang it!!).

  • battle of whose eye sockets or glass jaw shatter first, I’m going with the latter

  • I’m actually looking forward to this all-British event. Not rooting for either fighter. Just looking to see a good scrap.

  • You people can say whatever you want but they’re still selling out arenas in the UK and getting a great payday. People call them “has-beens” or “wash-up” but they’re probably doing better than a lot of these stars at 135 who should be bigger stars by now.

  • How many people claimed this could never sell and way past its sell by date!

    If you did, quit watching boxing

  • Good promotion and great fan response from two class b fighters, could this create more matchups like Gatti vs ward ? This would be nice but I don’t think so.

  • Definitely a few years to late and Khan thinks Kell is shot.. i doubt he’d take the fight otherwise. I’m intrigued to see it and glad their getting a good pay day, should be a good 4-5 round fight

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