The NYT learned about the record fee of Fury and Joshua for the fight in December
British boxers will receive about $ 200 million for the match, which will be held on December 11 in Cardiff
Former world champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will share a fee of about $ 200 million for the upcoming fight. The New York Times reports.
The fight will take place on 11 December at the national stadium in Cardiff. According to The Ring, this fight will be the most significant in British boxing since the fight between Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno, which took place in the Welsh capital in 1993 and ended in favor of Lewis.
According to the NYT, $200 million will be the largest earnings in the entire career of boxers.
38-year-old ex-WBC champion Fury 36 wins with two defeats (from Alexander Usyk) and one draw (with Deontay Wilder). His last fight was in July, knocking out Mariusz Waha in the seventh round.
Joshua, 36, who previously owned the WBA, WBO and IBF belts, has 30 wins with four defeats (two from Usyk and one each from Andy Ruiz and Daniel Dubois). In July, the Briton knocked out Albanian Christian Prengu in the second round.
