The fight between Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) sold 1.5 million pay-per-view broadcasts. This figure was announced by ESPN journalist Mike Coppinger. The broadcast was carried by ...
The event also recorded $40 million in sponsorship revenue and $3 million in ticket revenue, according to Coppinger. The total cost of organizing the fight was around $120 million.
The Fury-Usyk fight was the main event of the boxing evening organized on May 18 in Riyadh. The Ukrainian won on points and unified four world heavyweight titles.
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