The prize cash for Saturday’s (right now) heavyweight title rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia has been revealed.
In line with Night Normal, Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will every obtain a assured minimal of £33.2m ($40m) for his or her rematch.
Recall that the duo went head-to-head on Wednesday on the closing press convention forward of the rematch.
On noticing that Usyk had gotten larger for the second battle, Joshua warned the Ukrainian that it gained’t be sufficient and would solely assist him (Usyk) take in extra punishment.
“For those who’re a puncher, punchers aren’t made, they’re born,” Joshua instructed Sky Sports activities Information.
In the meantime, additional experiences say the pay for the rematch may rise near $50m for both Joshua or Usyk if pay-per-view tv gross sales attain a stage adequate to justify including a bonus for the winner.
Joshua will probably be trying to reclaim the misplaced world heavyweight titles when he locks horns with Usyk as soon as once more in Saudi Arabia.
That is must-win territory for ‘AJ’, who paid dearly for a misguided strategy through the first battle on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium final September as he slumped to a dismal second skilled loss.
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