Most people think that Francis Ngannou no chance in a boxing fight against Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs), but there are also those who are waiting for their confrontation with interest. The former UFC champion has always dreamed of a boxing career. And already in his debut, he will meet with the king of heavyweights. Their fight will take place on October 28 in Saudi Arabia and is designed for ten rounds.
Devin Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) announced that he would donate to help Ukraine the money that was frozen from his fee for pushing Vasily Lomachenko (17-3, 11 KOs) at the official weigh-in ceremony before their fight.
It looks like the chances of an agreement on revenge between Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) and Dillian Whyte (29-3, 19 KOs), which was originally scheduled for August 12, is no more.
Devin Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) will face Vasily Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs) for all four lightweight belts. The final fees of these boxers will become known only after some time, when there will be information about the sales of paid PPV broadcasts, on which their final earnings will depend. But both already have guaranteed fees that they are guaranteed to receive in their accounts.
Forbes magazine has published a list of the fifty highest paid athletes of 2023. Two boxers were included in this list. In fifth place was Saul Alvarez (59-2-2, 39 KOs), who earned $110 million in and out of the ring this year. Twenty-eighth place in this ranking is occupied by Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) who increased his bank account by $53 million.
The California State Athletic Commission has published data on the fees of boxers for today's boxing evening in Stockton, in the schedule of which boxing fans will see two championship fights.
Tonight in Mexico Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) and John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) will fight for all four super middleweight titles and both will earn good money. Of course, the final amount of their royalties will depend on pay-per-view sales, but both will also have guaranteed amounts.
talkSPORT columnist Simon Jordan was the first to report on the mega-tournament in Saudi Arabia, where boxing fans will see heavyweight leaders in head-to-head confrontations. Now Jordan has named specific amounts of specific participants.
Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) took fifth place in the list of the highest paid athletes in the world according to Forbes magazine. According to Forbes, the Mexican has earned $110 million over the past 12 months.
As Bob Arum said in an interview with Steve Kim, Oleksandr Usyk could earn for a duel with Tyson Fury On April 29, almost $20 million if it took place at Wembley Stadium in London. Previously, Usyk's team reached an agreement with sponsors from Saudi Arabia for 60 million if the fight took place on their territory. According to Arum, this was one of the reasons why negotiations for this fight ended in failure.
