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Boxing – Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder – WBC Heavyweight Title – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. – October 9, 2021 Tyson Fury before the fight REUTERS/Steve Marcus
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Boxing – Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder – WBC Heavyweight Title – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. – October 9, 2021 Tyson Fury before the fight REUTERS/Steve Marcus
The heavyweight division turned even more alluring with Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte’s fight getting confirmed. The two teams were in talks earlier and after some extensive meetings and delays, the fight went to purse bids. That said, many promoters were expected to jump in to finance this fight.
In the end, ‘The Gypsy King’s promoters, Frank Warren and Bob Arum won the bids to host this fight on a huge scale.
The duo won the purse bids for $41 million.
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A few days ago, the WBC announced an 80/20 split for this fight, with the majority going in Fury‘s favor. That said, the WBC heavyweight champ will bank around $29.5 million compared to Whyte, who’ll receive $7.4 million.
Earlier, Whyte demanded a staggering 45% cut for this fight. As a result, the talks between the two teams were prolonged and at one point, it seemed as if this contest won’t happen. Also, the WBC gave many deadlines to Whyte and Fury’s teams to reach a conclusion.
‘The Body Snatcher’ and his team seemed adamant, and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, too was in the race for this bid. However, Hearn failed to win the bids for this clash, and ultimately Whyte agreed upon getting the above-mentioned purse.
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Out of all, the highlight in this entire fight development is the winner, getting 10% as the bonus. The WBC itself announced this out-of-the-box purse allotment, keeping 10% aside for the winner. This rule remains pretty much in line with the UFC and its fight bonus rule for athletes who come out on top, bagging electrifying wins.
Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte purse – How much is the 10% bonus in monetary terms?
The 10% bonus for the Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte fight will hold $4.1 million dollars on the line. That said, both the fighters have a fair chance of making this extra amount.
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The WBC have announced that the Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte purse bids money will be split in a unique way with 10% kept as a winner's bonus.
Of the $41million winning bid – Fury gets $29.5million, Whyte gets $7.4million, and winner gets additional $4.1million.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) January 28, 2022
If Fury wins this fight, his entire purse for the contest might surge around $34 million. Similarly, if Whyte pulls off an upset and wins the fight, he will certainly take home around $12 million.
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The 10% bonus will push the fighters to do even better on the fight night. In all, fans are in for a treat, and it’ll be interesting to see who wins.
