Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou purse and prize money for heavyweight clash

28 October 2023 , 10:00

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Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou purse and prize money for heavyweight clash

Tyson Fury will bank at least £50million from his clash with Francis Ngannou tonight - with his rival taking home around £10m.

Fury has struck a huge deal with Saudi Arabia which will see him return in two months' time to take on Oleksandr Usyk in their long-awaited undisputed fight. But first he must come through unscathed against former UFC heavyweight ruler Ngannou who is making his boxing debut in the desert.

And Ngannou will earn more money than he has in this previous 20 MMA fights put together as he cashes in on a crossover fight nobody believes he can win. Fury, meanwhile, has been earning tens of millions of pounds for his fights since he returned to the ring against Deontay Wilder in 2018.

Meanwhile, after weighing in yesterday, Fury likened his boxing showdown against former Ngannou to Novak Djokovic taking on a table tennis player in the Wimbledon final. Fury is the prohibitive favourite for the 10-round fight to be held under boxing rules although he will not be defending his WBC title while it is unclear whether this counts towards his professional record.

Unbeaten in 34 contests, with 33 wins and one draw, Fury scoffed at suggestions of a monumental upset in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ahead of taking on an opponent who has never before boxed professionally. “It’s like a tennis table champion facing Djokovic in the Wimbledon final – it’s totally different,” Fury said. “Let’s just say this, boxing is a gentleman’s sport, boxing is the sweet science.

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“It’s not two men brawling in the middle of a ring, it’s not who is the biggest and strongest will win, it’s whoever’s got the most boxing skill. I’ll knock him spark out. We don’t get paid for long, I’m going to make it nice and short for him.” Fury was 19st 11lbs on Friday, equalling how much he weighed for his trilogy bout against Deontay Wilder two years ago, but he kept his tracksuit, trainers and cap on when stepping on to the scales.

Ngannou is accustomed to having to weigh in at 18st 13lbs or under in the UFC but without any restrictions in boxing, he scaled 19st 6lbs while wearing white jeans, a shirt and trainers. The fighters took off their tops for the customary staredown, with the 6ft 9in Fury leaning into and towering over the 6ft 4in Ngannou, who initially refused to meet his opponent’s gaze.

But Ngannou brushed off Fury using his chest before they prodded each other and exchanged words on stage. “So many people play mind games, but this can’t get to me,” Ngannou said. “I’ve been in the game so long now, I consider it a part of the game. It’s nothing personal.”

Martin Domin