I suspect the "paid" attendance will be less than ten thousand. Check Dan Raphaels logs at espn.com. Lately, he has been publishing the numbers for major boxing events, when the numbers come in.
From an article I 'seen' somewhere: failed ticket sales Never says anymore about it in the article though. Could be the card was so packed it was kinda hard to pay for? Or maybe the statement is flat out wrong. I have no way of knowing.
Michael Woods, SI.com: "The Oct. 20 debut for boxing at the Barclays Center, promoted by Golden Boy, drew 11,869 patrons, 9,635 of them purchased tickets, and the gate was approximately $1 million, according to a reputable source..." http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/bo...allies-in-for-oct-20-boxing-debut-at-barclays