MMA Payout has obtained the Payoff Sheet from the California State Athletic Commission from Saturday night’s event at the Stockton Arena promoted by Top Rank Boxing.
The event featured Artur Beterbiev as he defeated Radivoje Kalajdzic. Beterbiev earned $850,000 while Kalajdzic made $200,000. After $314,500 miscellaneous fee and a $25,500 sanction that was not explained, Beterbiev netted $509,400. Similarly, Kalajdzic received a sanction of $6,000 and an advance of $5,000 and another $500 for gloves. After these and other miscellaneous deductions, he netted $181,000.
The rest of the payouts are as follows:
Jersin Ancajas: $90,000
Ryuchi Funai: $20,000
Gabriel Flores, Jr.: $7,500
Eduardo Pereira dos Reis: $6,000
Jesus Algandar Godlinez: $2,000
Marco Antonio Arroyo: $1,500
Vincent Jennings: $6,000
Vislan Dalkhaev: $6,000
Carlos Rodriguez: $8,000
Brian Mendoza: $10,000
Mario Aguilar: $2,000
Felix Valera: $30,000
Osbaldo Camacho Gonzales: $4,000
Quillisto Madera: $3,000
Joey Montoya: $5,500
Blake McKernan: $800
The $850,000 purse for the IBF light heavyweight titleholder gives pause to many casual fans considering his fight was the second lowest-rated Top Rank on ESPN event this year. Obviously, opposite Canelo-Jacobs, this televised event was going to be a tough sell. Still, the main eventers received top payouts which rival most top-tier UFC fighters but past the semi-main event, the salaries resemble more of a UFC card. It is interesting to look at the differing ways MMA and Boxing pay their respective independent contractors.
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