Fury tops payout for Saturday’s Top Rank event
June 18, 2019
MMA Payout has obtained the full roster of salaries from the Nevada Athletic Commission from Saturday’s Top Rank promoted event featuring Tyson Fury at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Tyson Fury’s reported salary was $1 million although its been known that he’s receiving around $12.5 million for the fight. According to the NAC paysheet, he’s paying $300,000 to the IRS as well as a $25,000 sanctioning fee. Fury also paid incidentals which equated to him taking home $673,428. His opponent Tom Schwarz received $250,000 for the fight. He paid $75,000 to the IRS and $7,500 in sanction fees for a take home of $167,450.
The rest of the roster payout from Saturday’s event are as follows:
Jesse Hart: $150,000
Sullivan Barrerra: $125,000
Mikaela Meyer: $20,000
Lizbeth Crespo: $10,000
Andy Vences: $20,000
Albert Bell: $20,000
Isaac Lowe: $20,000
Duam Vue: $20,000
Cem Kilic: $4,000
Martez McGregor: $5,000
Guido Vianello: $10,000
Keenan Hickman: $4,000
Peter Kadiru: $1,000
Juan A. Torres: $4,000
Sonny Conto: $4,000
Daniel Infante: $3,000
Payout Perspective:
The disparity in salaries from the top of the card to the mid-tier fighters to the starters is glaring. One boxer just made $1,000 on the card in which Fury will reportedly making $12 million. Fury did pay the most in sanctioning fees and to the IRS.
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