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Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk fight purses: How much AJ & Ukrainian rival could bank from world title clash


ANTHONY JOSHUA could bank a massive £30million for Saturday night’s defence against Oleksandr Usyk.

The 60,000-plus seater Spurs stadium sold out in just about 30 minutes – and could have done so three more times over.

Anthony Joshua could bank £30m against Oleksandr UsykCredit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing

If the average price of those seats is £250 then the standard gate alone could be as much as £15million.

And that is without totting up the 80 VIP hospitality boxes in the stadium that go for around £10,000 a pop and could coin in an extra £800,000.

The Sky Sports Box Office Show is priced at £24.95 and if it hits the magic 1,000,000 mark then that’s around another £25million in the kitty.

That equates to a conservative sum of around £40million.

And it will be split between champion AJ – who is fighting on a home show as the unquestionable A-side of the equation – and the brilliant but certainly B-side challenger.

With Joshua, 31, taking home the lion’s share, it could leave Usyk, 34, still with a handsome £10m payday.

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Joshua’s rematch with Ruiz sold 1.2m pay-per-views, Parker in 2018 did 1.1m, Povetkin sold 800,000, and the first Ruiz fight drew around 500,000 – even at 4am.

AJ banked close to £20m against Kubrat Pulev, his last fight in December, and that was behind closed doors with just 1000 fans.

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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk


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