A fight to determine the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999 will air on ESPN+ and DAZN PPV on May 18 when WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury faces Oleksandr Usyk for all the gold in Saudi Arabia.
Fury, the WBC champ, is already an accomplished and decorated fighter. “The Gypsy King” beat Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 to become the WBA, IBF, WBO, and Ring heavyweight champion. When he returned from a two-and-half-year layoff, Fury didn’t lose a step, beating Deontay Wilder in 2020 for his current WBC title.
Usyk is a former undisputed champion at cruiserweight, having consolidated all the belts in 2018. In 2021, the Ukrainian southpaw defeated Anthony Joshua for the IBF, WBO and WBA titles before adding The Ring championship for his victory in the rematch. If he beats Fury, Usyk will join Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue as boxing's only other male double undisputed champs.
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For the heavyweight division, this bout is the richest in boxing history. And with Saudi Arabia involved, the purses of the two should grow exponentially.
Here’s a breakdown of Fury and Usyk's purse history and what they could potentially make when they clash.
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk fight purse, prize money
In October, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum stated that Fury would make over $100 million for a fight against Usyk.
“If you told Tyson Fury he’s set to make $100 million, he’d really get p___d off because he thinks, and I think he’s right, that he’s going to make a lot more. I don’t know the number, but it’s a lot more than $100 million," Arum told ESNews via Mirror”
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When initially negotiating with Fury, Usyk accepted a 70/30 purse split in favor or Fury. For a potential rematch, if Usyk won the first fight, his team reportedly requested a 70/30 the other way, which Fury's team refused.
Tyson Fury's net worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Fury's net worth is around $65 million (£54 million).
Tyson Fury’s career earnings
Numbers provided by Sports Payouts
Before his career-defining win over Wladimir Klitschko, Fury made over $12 million (£9.9 million) in his second fight against Derek Chisora in 2014. Against Klitschko, he made over $7 million (£5.8 million).
After taking a few years away from the ring due to mental health issues, as well as alcohol and drug problems, Fury returned in June 2018 to face Sefer Seferi. In a fight he won in the fourth round, the Englishman made approximately $2 million (£1.6 million).
Later that year, Fury faced off against Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight title. He made a guaranteed purse of $3 million (£2.5 million) for that fight, which ended in a controversial draw. With the event earning one million PPV buys, Fury took home roughly $10 million (£8.4 million).
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The rematch between Fury and Wilder saw Fury earn a guaranteed purse of $5 million (£4.1 million). Both fighters earned $25 million (£20.6 million) each after pay-per-view upside. Fury beat Wilder via TKO when the latter's corner threw in the towel and claimed the WBC and Ring heavyweight titles.
For the third fight against Wilder, which Fury won via knockout, he made somewhere between $10-$13 million (£8-£10 million). That total increased to about $27 million (£22 million) following the bout's pay-per-view success.
Fury had an 80/20 edge in the purse split against Dillian Whyte in April 2022, which resulted in a $30 million (£25 million) payday for “The Gypsy King.” For the third Chisora fight, Fury took home a guaranteed purse of $25 million (£20 million).
Per Chisora, Fury made about $50 million (£39 million) against Francis Ngannou before PPV shares and sponsorships.
Oleksandr Usyk's net worth
Per Sporskeeda and the U.S. Sun, Usyk's net worth is about $50 million. The initial number was around $4 million until the Anthony Joshua fights.
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Oleksandr Usyk’s career earnings
Per SPORTEKZ, Usyk reportedly made $1.5 million in his heavyweight debut against Chazz Witherspoon. When he won the undisputed cruiserweight title by outpointing Murat Gassiev, Usyk made $400,000. He then earned roughly $1 million for his maiden title defense against Tony Bellew.
Usyk made about $4.1 million in the first Anthony Joshua fight, including an extra 40 percent of the pay-per-view share.
Per SportsZion and talkSPORT, the base money for the rematch was a 50-50 split, with Usyk earning a colossal $75 million payday. Per talkSPORT, Usyk earned around $6 million when he faced Daniel Dubois.