Tyson Fury's massive net worth boost despite losing chunk of prize money after Oleksandr Usyk blow
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Tyson Fury has split around £150million with his opponent Oleksandr Usyk in a massive boost to his net worth – despite missing out on another £30m for losing the rematch. Fury was defeated by Usyk via unanimous decision – with all three judges scoring the contest 116-112 – as the Ukrainian retained his WBA Super heavyweight, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles. The 37-year-old initially beat the Gypsy King in a split decision in May, setting the pair up for a rematch just before Christmas in Saudi Arabia.
While Fury was on the ascendancy in the first half of the fight, Usyk battled back and dominated the rest of the bout to defeat the 36-year-old. The British fighter had raked in £79m from the first fight against Usyk, and he was estimated to be worth around £41m before this initial match-up in May.
The pair were set to split around £150m in this fight, meaning they'd be getting around £75m whether they won or lost. It was reported that Fury was set to earn an estimated £60m for the fight – but tax issues meant that he would lose around half of this money just by leaving the country.
Celebrity Net Worth reports that Fury was worth an estimated £111m before the fight – and his earnings will only boost this wealth more. Since the Gypsy King was defeated, JeffBet's data analysis has calculated that almost £30m of his prize money will be claimed by tax authorities thanks to UK income tax and national insurance contributions when he heads back to his home country.
