Twm Jones, assistant manager of On the River, a venue opposite the Principality Stadium, says they are “really excited” for the event.
The bar opened on the first weekend of the Oasis tour, which kicked off in Cardiff, which gave him a sense of how busy the city can be when big events take place.
“We’ll probably be buying in triple the amount of barrels that we usually would,” he said.
They expect to have a couple of hundred people in the venue on fight night and Jones said they intend to stay open until “at least before the fight, and probably after as well”.
“It gets a bit rowdy but its all good fun,” he added.
But Sarah Hill, who lives close the Principality Stadium, disagrees and says she “doesn’t see the appeal” of the fight.
“Why are they doing it? I don’t really pay attention to boxing at all,” she added.
Hill realises that Cardiff is no stranger to hosting big events, but said “every big event at the Principality Stadium is an inconvenience to the people that live here”.
“Rock concerts, rugby games. Any kind of sporting event is just a nightmare,” she added.
“The entire city shuts. So if you want to get from the train station to your house, you have to go out of your way just to get a taxi.”
She said the taxis can “cost a fortune” on event days, due to surge pricing, and the late start time has also left her questioning how Cardiff’s infrastructure will cope, with the event feeling like “it’s just about money”.
“The trains only run so late so it’s just about selling as much booze before and after the event,” Hill added.
“If the start time is there to benefit the audience in the United States, why is it even here?”
