There is a month left until the main fight of December – the second fight between Alexander Usik and Tyson Fury
On December 21 in Riyadh, the former WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KO) and holder of WBC, IBO, WBA and WBO heavyweight belts Alexander Usik (22-0, 14 KOs) will meet in the ring in a rematch. A month before second fight between Usyk and Fury Sport Arena talks about money for the main fight in December: fees, tickets, broadcasts.
A ticket for the Usyk-Fury rematch can be bought for 670 hryvnia
Compared to a month ago, the organizers put up additional sectors of the 30,000-capacity Kingdom Arena for sale. In mid-October, on a resale site, the cheapest ticket cost $65 (2,653 hryvnia), the most expensive – in Ringside – 20 thousand dollars (825,000 hryvnia).
On November 21, the cheapest ticket for the Usyk-Fury rematch can be purchased for 670 hryvnia ($16).
On the other hand, the most expensive ticket available for sale already costs 1,443,000 hryvnia ($34,350).
Usik and Fury’s fees in rematch
According to media reports, Fury’s total income for the first fight with Usyk, including a percentage of PPV sales and advertising contracts, amounted to $110 million (50 is a guaranteed fee, 50 is a percentage of paid broadcasts, 10 is advertising revenue). Usik earned $55 million (30+20+5) for the fight with Fury.
Now, according to unofficial information, the total prize fund for the Usyk-Fury rematch will be $190 million. Usik will earn 115 million (60%), Fury – 75 million (40%). However, it is not yet clear whether boxers will have payments from PPV included.
Cost of broadcasting the Usyk-Fury rematch
The official broadcaster of the Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury rematch will be the DAZN platform. The Usyk-Fury rematch will be broadcast via the Pay-Per-View system. The subscription price will be $39.99.
The first fight between Usik and Fury was also exclusively broadcast by the MEGOGO media service with Ukrainian commentators.
Boxing evening card Usyk – Fury
As part of the boxing evening on December 21, Alexander Usik – Tyson Fury, several interesting fights await us: first of all, this is, of course, the fight of the former WBC interim world champion in junior middleweight, Ukrainian Sergei Bogachuk (24-2, 23 KO) with ex-world champion from Uzbekistan Israil Madrimov (10-0-2, 7 KOs).
Read also: UNCONDITIONAL! 10 facts proving the greatness of Usik
Two heavyweight bouts worth noting include prospect Moses Itauma taking on experienced Demsey McKean, while Johnny Fisher and Dave Allen square off in an all-British bout.
Source: Sportarena
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