well....there are still SOME tickets left...but it's a virtual sellout. Seats 32,000. And it's live in the US on EPIX.
Sorry can't rate a near 50 year old Thompson any differently, no matter what the IBF says. This guy knocked out a series of bums and journeymen such as Maurice Harris (out-of-shape slob recently seen on Prizefighter) or Owen Beck (another fat pig, recently got beaten up by Deontay 'Dimitrenko' Wilder). And now they say he's mandatory? This is beyond laughable. Thompson is now 41 and hasn't beaten a single top 20 contender since his last loss. I mean seriously, how can anyone rate this guy at all.
Like they got the message when Austin was IBF mando and Wlad laid him out in 2 rounds with literally one hand? IBF doesn't care, they get the sanctioning fee.