Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will each receive a guaranteed minimum of £33.2 million ($40m) for their world heavyweight championship rematch.
This is the second highest purse ever paid to a British boxer since Joshua’s own record of $60 million for the rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia in which he regained the WBA, IBF, and WBO titles following his first career defeat.
Usyk successfully outboxed Joshua over the course of 12 rounds in their first encounter, winning him the unified WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight world belts.
This weekend’s bonanza could rise close to $50 million for either Joshua or Usyk if pay-per-view television sales reach a level sufficient to justify adding a bonus for the winner.
Joshua will also fight for the Ring Magazine title after Tyson Fury vacated the belt earlier this week.
