OLEKSANDR USYK’s purse for his axed fight with Tyson Fury has been revealed.
The undefeated Ukranian was due to throw down with the Gypsy King in a historic undisputed heavyweight title fight – the first in nearly 25 years – on April 29.
But Team Usyk pulled the plug on the bout after being given the run around by the WBC heavyweight champion and giving into his outrageous 70-30 purse split demand.
And Fury co-promoter Bob Arum has revealed the former undisputed cruiserweight king was in line to take home a cool £15million for the Wembley war.
He told Steve Kim: “If Usyk was in London, he was pretty well guaranteed between £12m-£15m (close to being $20M).”
Fury vs Usyk was originally due to take place in Saudi Arabia, with both fighters set to receive a 50-50 split of the lucrative purse.
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And according to Arum, both men stood to make a whopping £48m for the desert dust-up.
He continued: “But he [Usyk] had talked previously to the Saudis who were interested in doing this fight but not until the winter.
“They had apparently agreed to pay him $60m.”
Usyk, 36, is now in talks to face Brit Daniel Dubois – the mandatory challenger for his WBA heavyweight crown.
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But Triple D could be offered a step-aside deal in order for Usyk to have a summer showdown with Fury.
Fury and Dubois’ promoter Frank Warren told talkSPORT: “If Usyk remains undefeated then there is a chance to get that done if it goes on in Saudi.
“The other option is – Daniel Dubois is now the official mandatory – if there was a step aside situation and do the fight in July.”
Usyk and Fury’s failure to finalise their clash was recently slammed by Anthony Joshua – who returns to the ring on Saturday night.
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AJ said: “Honestly, I just can’t believe that no fights have been made at championship level.
“But I’m just so happy that I can get back to work and get on with my job.
“I’m looking forward to this assignment and I can’t wait.
“Honestly, I’m really looking forward to it.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
