The Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder fight Saturday night broke the record for the biggest attendance and gate for a heavyweight fight in Las Vegas. The event drew 15,816 for a gate of $16,916,440 according to multiple outlets reporting on the event.
In addition, the Nevada Athletic Commission disclosed the purse for Saturday. While Fury and Wilder are going to make more than the reported amount, the purse money was the one provided to the commission.
Tyson Fury $5 million DEF
Deontay Wilder $5 million
Charles Martin $250,000 DEF
Gerald Washington $275,000
Emanuel Navarrete-Martinez $300,000 DEF
Jeo Tupas Santismima $25,000
Sebastian Fundora $40,000 DEF
Daniel Jason Lewis $35,000
Javier Molina $35,000 DEF
Amir Imam $35,000
Gabriel Felix Flores, Jr. $15,000 DEF
Matthew Conway $20,000
Petros Ananyan $30,000 DEF
Subriel Matias $50,000
Isaac Lowe $7,500 W
Alberto Guevera $10,000
Vito Mielnicki, Jr. $4,000 DEF
Corey Champion $5,000
Rolando Romero $8,000 DEF
Arthur Ahmetoys $7,000
Payout Perspective:
With such a huge build for the event, it would be disappointing if the event didn’t set some sort of record for attendance and gate. Wilder and Fury will exceed the reported $5M as Mike Coppinger of The Athletic reports that each have a $28M guarantee.
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