JAKE PAUL has revealed that Francis Ngannou will be earning far more for fighting Tyson Fury than the rumoured sum of $8million (£6.1m).
It was confirmed this week that the former UFC heavyweight champion would be facing the Gypsy King in Saudi Arabia on October 28.
The pair will fight for ten rounds under Queensberry rules – with Fury’s heavyweight belts NOT on the line.
Following the official announcement, it was rumoured that Ngannou would be earning $8m for the bout.
But Paul has clarified that this figure is way off – and that is merely what he’d been offered by the UFC, before he ditched Dana White’s promotion.
The Problem Child, like Ngannou, is signed to PFL’s Super Fight Division.
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He has also fought in Saudi Arabia this year, losing to Tommy Fury in February.
Addressing rumours surrounding Ngannou’s purse, Paul tweeted: “Francis got eight figures. Not $8million. Get it right.”
The 26-year-old then added: “To all the Twitter geniuses: eight figures = $10,000,000+ and Francis deserves every bit of it.”
White, 53, has called Ngannou vs Fury a “gimmick fight”.
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After securing the biggest payday of his career, Ngannou cheekily set up his own company, calling it “GIMIK Fight Promotions”.
Appearing on Sirius XM, the 36-year-old said: “For some reason, I always prove Dana White wrong – even when he’s on my side. I always prove him wrong, every single time. This is just our story.
“They were ready to do Jon Jones and Tyson Fury in MMA – why couldn’t they do Ngannou and Fury in boxing? I don’t know. I think [he] did that to try to take the fight away from me, and Dana did send out a contract [for the Jones fight].
“He sent out the contract, which I think was very embarrassing because that contract was rejected, and he signed mine for the GIMIK Fight Promotions.
“It’s not a secret that so many people wanted me to fail. They don’t want me to succeed, it’s not a secret, it’s quite obvious, and you all know about it.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
