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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