Tyson Fury may not be fighting either Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk next, but he’s still set for a career-high payday thanks to the largest purse bid in boxing history.
Queensberry Promotions, Fury’s main UK-based promoter headed by Frank Warren, submitted a $41,025,000 bid to take promotional control of Fury’s WBC heavyweight title defense versus mandatory challenger and fellow Brit Dillian Whyte. That mega offer beat out the bid by Matchroom Boxing (Whyte’s promoter), which was $32,222,222.
This is the coin flipped to determine the opening of the bids
$32,222,222 by @MatchroomBoxing
$41,025,000 by
Queensberry Promotions
This is the biggest purse bid in the history of boxing
Congratulations #FuryWhyte @WBCBoxing Heavyweight championship@Tyson_Fury @DillianWhyte pic.