Joseph Parker's promoters have set the pay per view price for his world heavyweight title fight against Andy Ruiz Jr at $59.95, saying it reflects the enormous cost of putting on such a historic event, plus the quality of the undercard.
There was speculation the price would be $70 or more, but in reality Duco Events would never have taken that risk, despite the cost of the December 10 fight card at Vector Arena costing $4.2 million, a sum which has risen from just over $4 million two weeks ago.
"We think that that price strikes a good balance, recognising the significance of the moment in time and... it helps us further to mitigate the risks that we've got in staging this event," Duco Events chief executive Martin Snedden said. "We're relaxed about the fact we've got that right. We think people will respond.
"There was a lot of criticism and comment about the step up... for the Takam fight, but the pay per view numbers for that fight, which I have to say are confidential, were by far the best that we've had for any Parker fight."
The price for the Takam fight in October, an IBF elimination bout, was $49.95, a sum which some used as an excuse to illegally live stream the event.
Since then Sky Television and Duco Events have taken a hard line on illegal streamers, taking several to court.