The official purses for the Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz rematch list Wilder at $3 million and Ortiz at $1.5 million. Of course, high-level boxers usually are making much more than that for major shows, but since not everyone will read past the headline, the actual guarantees are in there.
Wilder is one of the highest paid boxers in the world, and both The Athletic and ESPN report that the WBC heavyweight champion’s real guarantee is about $20 million. As for Ortiz, who spurned a late replacement bout vs. Anthony Joshua — this wound up going to Andy Ruiz Jr instead — he’s getting a career-high of roughly $7 million for what is his pay-per-view debut.