Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are reportedly expected to earn even more money for their second fight.
The heavyweight titans duked it out in a Saudi Arabia thriller in May for an estimated purse of £115million.
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There is an extra £45m on the line for the Fury vs Usyk rematchCredit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank
Fury is understood to have banked roughly £85m, while Usyk, who won all the belts, is said to have earned around £30m despite getting his hand raised via split decision.
They are now set to run it back on December 21 after Fury activated the two-way rematch clause in their contract.
Given how exciting their first fight was the rematch is generating even more interest and therefore more money.
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According to the Sun, a staggering prize pot of £150m will be split between the pair at the back end of the year – a whopping £45m more than their May date.
The split hasn’t been disclosed in the report, although Usyk is expected to bank a lion’s share of the purse as he is now the A-side fighter.
Money was a point of contention when the fight first collapsed in early 2023.
Usyk had given into Fury’s demands for 70/30 split in the Brit’s favour.
However, he did so on the understanding that the split would be reversed should he win their first outing.
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Fury got a lion’s share of their last prize pot but now that Usyk is the A-side he should earn moreCredit: GETTY
ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reported at the time that Fury was unwilling to compromise on anything greater than an even share which angered Team Usyk.
This caused Usyk to pull out of the fight until Saudi Arabia got involved and put up the money that both fighters wanted for the historic clash.
Fury claims Usyk was offered £13m for their fight which was initially been targeted for April 2023 at Wembley Stadium.
“Fact is he is a b***h ass p***y boy. Ran from 13 million pounds and now taking 6 million dollars. Joker,” said Fury in a furious social media rant when the fight collapsed.
By sitting it out, Usyk earned more than double for their fight at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh and is set to pocket an even bigger payday for bout number two.
