Riyadh Season card returns at Wembley on Saturday 3 PM ET of 9th September with champion titles on the line for players in the ring. Here we will get to know about the boxing bout between Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois and their payouts from the bout.
A Fight to Witness
The upcoming boxing bout promoted by Matchroom Boxing will see Dubois defending his IBF World heavyweight title against the challenger Joshua.
Anthony Joshua nicknamed AJ is a renowned face in the world of boxing. Through his top notch performance AJ made a name for himself and earned a lot of titles for himself in the past. Even though he has recently lost a major title he is still a strong contender and favorite. Joshua has an impeccable record of 25 wins by KO, winning 28 of his bouts while losing only 3. Consequently the odds are in his favor.
Daniel Dubois also known as Dynamite is a underdog who is going to defend his title against the heavy favorite AJ. Even though he is not as popular as Joshua he will have the opportunity to exalt himself to the next level should he defeat Joshua in the next boxing bout. With 21 wins and only 2 loses Dubois has the performance to back himself up during a hard bout and not someone to sneer at.
The Purse and Payout of the Boxing Match
Purse of a boxing bout is not announced beforehand. But through careful analysis of past events we can deduce near accurate information pertaining to the purse of the bout. So the Joshua vs. Dubois boxing bout will have a purse of $28.5 million including the PPV shares.
Payout for Anthony Joshua
Through impressive wins against top contenders Joshua earned himself top spots when it comes to payouts. In 2017 his win against the famous Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko earned him $17 million. Following that he earned another $12.5 million that same year.
Even in his defeat against Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019 he earned a hefty sum of $25 million including PPV share. Later in a rematch he secured $60 million as his payout. In 2022 he bagged a total of $119 for his fight against Usyk. Later in 2024 he earned a supposed $50 million for his bout against Ngannou.
Since Joshua is a big name he will get the lion’s share of the purse even if he loses. Joshua is set to earn a guaranteed payout of $9.7 million as well as 60% of the PPV share.
Payout for Daniel Dubois
Dubois earned $2 million from his 25-75 split of purse when he faced Usyk in 2023. Previously in 2020 he secured a $2.22 million payout against Joyce. Even though Dubois gets paid above the million marker he earned a relatively lower amount in his win against Hrgovic in June of 2024.
It’s no doubt that Dubois will earn the highest payout till now in his upcoming bout against Joshua. Dubois will earn a payout of $4.6 million plus 40% of the PPV share.