$1 million will be the purse of the WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney (23-0, 15 KOs) in his fight against Alfredo Santiago (12-0, 4 KOs) on the boxing evening in Los Angeles. According to official data on purses of the participants, provided by the Athletic Commission of California, the opponent of the American will earn only 90 thousand dollars for a title fight.
At the same card Billy Joe Saunders will hold his first fight since signing with Matchroom Boxing. WBO super middleweight champion will earn 750 thousand dollars, and his opponent Marcelo Coceres - 80 thousand dollars.
In the main event of the evening in the 6-round professional fight two Youtube stars KSI and Logan Paul will battle. Their official purses will be $900 thousand. However, both fighters will also participate in the distribution of profits from the sale of PPV in the UK. It is expected that the total revenue from the PPV sales and tickets for the fight will be more than 174 million euros.
Nearly 20 million people watched the first fight of KSI and Logan Paul on YouTube. The number of sold PPVs was 1.3 million. For comparison, the fight Mayweather vs McGregor gathered 4.3 million sales. KSI and Logan Paul made about 35-40 million dollars each.
