A $1 Billion Purse? Usyk Believes One Man Can Make It Happen

Two-time undisputed world champion Oleksandr Usyk believes that boxing purses still have room to grow beyond their current record-breaking numbers.

– The media reports that the most expensive fight in history—Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao—generated $350 million in prize money. But what makes up the prize fund? Will we see a $1 billion fight in our lifetime?

– In the case of Mayweather and Pacquiao, that $350 million came from media revenue. Mayweather sold an enormous amount of pay-per-view buys.

In professional boxing, a significant part of the sport’s financial growth is thanks to Saudi Arabia. Boxing has reached a new level in terms of fighter pay. I believe that thanks to Turki Alalshikh, the world may one day witness a $1 billion purse, Usyk stated.