Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora are set to face off for the third and hopefully last time tonight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
The match will be streamed live on BT Sport Box Office for the controversial price of £26.95.
After hopes from fans that Fury would face off against Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed crown, or Anthony Joshua in a highly anticipated domestic bloody bout, the ‘King of Gypsy’ has decided, according to his way of saying, helping his old friend.
The announcement of Chisora as the challenger was met with criticism from fans, many of whom deemed it uncompetitive and inappropriate. Chisora has lost 4 of her last 8 fights and has been completely defeated by Fury not once but twice in her career.
Famed coach and commentator, Teddy Atlas, recently called the match a ‘golden watch’ for ‘Del Boy’, and the wallets are reported by Sports Zion Backup this up.
Fury will leave the arena with a guaranteed $25m (£21m), while Chisora is expected to be $3.8m (£3.1m). Add to that an 80:20 pay-per-view revenue share and it’s a profitable night for both – especially the champion, who could see his wallet busted. break $35 million depending on broadcast performance.
It looks like the amount the champion received against Dillian Whyte in April looks to be increasing slightly but steadily. Frank Warren sent a record $41 million, split $29.5 million to Fury with a reported $4.1 million bonus post-win.
The ‘King of Gypsy’ recently said in an interview that ‘it’s not the money that matters’, so the tens of millions in the bank are supported by the career-high pay-per-view rates for those the fan in crisis over the cost of living must be a nice bonus beyond anything he wants to gain from the battle of Chisora.
However, the pair promised that everyone would get their money’s worth, agreeing to openly meet in the middle of the ring at the bell and exchange big punches.
Boxers are expected to do their roams sometime earlier than 9:15pm.
