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Oleksandr Usyk Net Worth: How much he's paid per fight?

Take a look at the fortune of Oleksandr Usyk and how much he could earn to fight Tyson Fury

Oleksandr Usyk at weigh-in vs Tyson Fury
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Actualizado

Oleksandr Usyk is a Ukrainian boxer who currently holds the Ring, WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight belts. The only belt he is missing is the WBC belt that Tyson Fury currently has. Winning those championship belts was a historic moment for Usyk that turned him into a worldclass super star. But because he is not from a more powerful country like Russia, the U.K. or the U.S. Usyk took some time to become more known as Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua. That also translated into less sponsorship deals and not that big of a box office draw. But beating Joshua twice was what did the trick, that opened up the door for him to start having the biggest fights in the heavyweight division today.

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk nearly come to blows in intense pre-fight showdown

Oleksandr Usyk is worth how much?

According to multiple financial studies of Oleksandr Usyk's career, theinformation is that Usyk earned a reported $6 million for his ninth-round KO against Daniel Dubois. Mind you, he was already out of beating Joshua twice and he still made that relatively short amount for a world champion. However, fighting Joshua was an entirely different ordeal and Tyson Fury will be even more impressive in terms of earnings. Against AJ, Usyk earned an estimated $75 million from his 2022 match alone. In the first fight he had against the Brit, Usyk earned a reported $20 million. Once you take a look at what he might earn against Fury, you will see another example of this low box office draw.

Although Usyk might be probably one of the scariest individuals in boxing right now, that doesn't always translate into the charisma to get fans interested. Based on this, that was the main reason Tyson Fury took so long to agree on this fight if the money was right for him. As expected, Fury might walk away with $100 million while Usyk could only walk away with $40 million. The rematch clause numbers are impossible to know right now but surely they already negotiated this when they signed the contracts. Still, what usyk will earn represents around $30% of the total purse for the fight while Fury is taking $70%. Currently, Usyk's net worth is at around $50 million but it may increase dramatically if he wins later on Saturday.

BoxingOleksandr Usyk's team complains about the ring last-minute before Tyson Fury fight
BoxingOleksandr Usyk's two-word warning for Tyson Fury ahead of their unification fight
BoxingTyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk almost go to blows in a tense final face-off ahead of fight