Boxing

Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 Fight Purse, Payouts, Salaries: How Much Will The Fighters Make?

by
Nafiz Tahmid
October 10, 2021

Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 fight is finally going to take place on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. However, the fight was scheduled to take place on July 24, 2021, which was canceled as Fury was tested positive for Covid-19.

Meanwhile, Fury was eyeing to fight Anthony Joshua. But he had to put aside that thought as Wilder vs Fury contract had a rematch clause to meet for the third time. Hence, Fury has no choice but to fight Wilder. They will enter in ring for WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles where Fury will defend his titles.

Although, the Fury vs Wilder trilogy boxing fight may not have much hype like their second clash, but a huge purse is being offered!

So, how much will Fury and Wilder earn? Let’s break it down.

Wilder vs Fury 3 Purse, Payouts, Salaries, PPV Share

Reportedly Fury is set to bank a guaranteed $30 million from the trilogy fight. On the other hand, Wilder will make a guaranteed $20 million. However, this payout may fluctuate depending on the PPV sales. Fury and Wilder have agreed to share the PPV revenues at a 60-40 rate. Therefore, Gypsy King will take 60% of the PPV profit while Wilder will get 40% of the sales.

As per the Nevada State Athletic Commission, the official contract purses for Wilder vs Fury 2 were $5 million base purse. For the third fight, the base purse is expected to remain the same. Hence, the both fighters will earn $5 million as base purse at T-Mobile Arena, though the guaranteed earning will be way more than that after adding the PPV share.

Fighters	Base Purse	PPV Share	Total Guaranteed Payout (approx.)
Tyson Fury	$5m/£3.7m	60%	$30m/£22.3m
Deontay Wilder	$5m/£3.7m	40%	$20m/£14.5m

Wilder vs Fury 2 Purse, Payouts, Salaries, PPV Share

In their second rematch, both fighters had base salaries of $5 million, they earned more than $28 million guaranteed payout, which included the PPV profits. The PPV sales of the fight was between 800,000 to 850,000 in the USA and priced at $79.99. However, the PPV share was 50-50 for both fighters.

Wilder vs Fury Purse

Professional boxers Deontay Wilder (L) and Tyson Fury butt heads onstage during their press conference to promote their upcoming December 1, 2018 fight in Los Angeles at The Novo by Microsoft on October 3, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. ( Credits: Getty Images)

According to the California State Athletic Commission, Fury had a guaranteed base purse of $3 million and it was $4 million for the wilder. However, the PPV revenue was split by 50-50. The first fight generated 1 million PPV buys. Wilder earned $14 million (£11 million) and Fury earned around $10.25 million (£8 million) in total.