UOne of the most anticipated fights in recent years, will also be the one that defines the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years.
Tyson Fury y Oleksandr Usyk They will go up to the ring on Saturday Kingdom Arena, in Raid, Saudi Arabiato define the absolute monarch of the highest category of world boxing.
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Since Lennox Lewis He established himself as the definitive heavyweight champion in 2000, Fury and Usyk They will seek to emulate the feat of the British.
Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) is the current WBC champion, while Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) He holds the WBA, WBO and IBF belts.
In his last fight, the 35-year-old Englishman Fury overcame a shocking and unexpected fall to overcome the former champion of UFCFrancis Ngannou in October 2023.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian Usyk, 37, entered the ring for the last time in August, defeating Daniel Dubois with a controversial low blow.
Now, they both face the most important fight of their lives with three months lateafter Fury suffered a cut on his eyebrow in a fight against a sparring partner.
How much money could the winner of the fight take home?
Although the final figure will not be known until after the fight, the American promoter Bob Arumsaid that his fighter Fury could take home more than $100 million.
That amount means 70 percent of the total profit for both boxers, which means that Usyk would get close to $30 million dollars to your bank account.
“If you told Tyson Fury he was going to make $100 million dollars, he would really get angry because he thinks, and I think he’s right, that he’s going to make a lot more,” Arum said. “I don’t know the figure, but it’s much more than $100 million dollars.”
That would then mean that Usyk would take home much more than $30 million.
