Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul are set to make astronomical amounts for their huge fight in Miami on Friday.
Paul and Joshua will meet in an eight-round professional heavyweight bout at the Kaseya Center, live on Netflix.
And Joshua is set to bolster his bank account with a career-high payday, according to reports.
The eagerly-anticipated clash is to generate £140m, according to The Daily Mail, with both fighters reportedly netting £70m each.
This would be the biggest purse of the 36-year-old’s career, smashing the reported £39m he took home when he blitzed ex-UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou in two rounds last February.
Even his memorable 2017 victory over Wladimir Klitschko only bagged him a modest £15m, while he has also earned several eight figure pay cheques with two fights against Oleksandr Usyk and his last outing against Daniel Dubois in September 2024.
As for Paul, his purse against ‘AJ’ is over double what he banked in his fight with Mike Tyson last November, which was reportedly a £30m payday.
Up until facing Tyson, the American’s biggest previous purse came in his grudge match against Tommy Fury in February 2023, with ‘The Problem Child’ reportedly earning close to £10m.
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The 28-year-old reportedly pocketed $300,000 in his June victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, before pay-per-views sales are accounted for.
Paul is a major underdog to pull off a shock upset win over the former two-time heavyweight world champion.
Joshua cannot weigh in any higher than 245lbs at Thursday’s weigh in, over seven pounds lighter than he weighed against Dubois.
‘AJ’ who is on course for a long-awaited showdown with Tyson Fury next year, has promised a vicious victory over the YouTuber-turned-boxer.
“I’m going to break his face, break his body up, and stomp all over him,” he said in the press conference.
“That’s a fighter’s mentality.
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“I know what’s in my heart.
“I’m here to prove I’m the better fighter.”
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