Eddie Hearn continues to criticize Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) for the failure of negotiations on the fight with Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs). Ukrainian took IBF, WBA and WBO titles from Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs), with whom Hearn has been working since the very beginning of his career, and then defended them in a rematch. Despite this, Fury wanted to impose very unfavorable conditions on Usyk, which ultimately led to the breakdown of negotiations.
Former World Super Lightweight Champion Jose Carlos Ramirez (27-1, 17 KOs) will earn $1 million for the fight with Richard Commey (30-4-1, 27 KOs). This fight will be the main event of the Top Rank boxing evening in Fresno.
Tyson Fury spoke about the fight with Oleksandr Usyk and declared that he deserved a 70/30 division of the total fee in his favor. In the latter, there were many statements from the promoter of the Ukrainian, while Fury himself was silent. Finally, the WBC heavyweight champion spoke up and openly explained his position.
The Sportico website has published a ranking of the highest paid athletes in the history of sports, summing up their earnings throughout their careers and adjusting them taking into account inflation data for these years.
Two boxers entered the list of the twenty highest paid athletes in the world in 2022. For many years, the biggest star of fisticuffs remained Saul Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs) who may consider this season less successful in terms of sporting performance, but financially Canelo has nothing to complain about. However, like Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs), who had two fights in British stadiums in 2022.
The California State Athletic Commission announced the fees of boxers who competed at the evenings organized last Saturday. Three major boxing tournaments took place in California last weekend. In the most important of them Jermell Charlo knocked out Brian Castagno, unifying all major junior middleweight titles. The American earned a million dollars for his performance, while the Argentinean's salary was half a million.
According to figures provided by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC), tonight's boxers in San Diego will receive the following honoraria. Roman Gonzalez will earn $725 thousand, his opponent Julio Cesar Martinez $250,000 minus a 20% fine for a $50,000 overweight at the weigh-in, half of which goes to Gonzalez and the other half to CSAC.
Nonito Donaire (42-6, 28 KOs) earned $300,000 for Saturday's fight with Reimart Gaballo (24-1, 20 KOs). The duel was the highlight of the evening in Carson, California.
Vasily Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) and Richard Commey (30-3, 27 KOs) are making good money in their bout on Saturday, and the best of two will be back in the game with higher stakes.
A million dollars will receive Gervonta Davis (25-0, 15 KOs) for a fight with Isaac Cruz (22-1-1, 15 KOs) Sunday night in Los Angeles. The Mexican's fee will be $ 300,000.
