How Much Money Did Anthony Joshua Make By Knocking Out Dillian Whyte: Boxing News: By winning the British title vacated by Tyson Fury on Saturday night, in 2015 eight years ago. Anthony Joshua cemented his position at the top of the heavyweight division. Joshua overcame a valiant but futile challenge from Dillian Whyte as well as a similarly ill-advised ring invasion by a group of the Brixton fighter’s supporters. Follow Boxing News Updates with InsideSports.IN.
The Londoner reportedly earned over £3 million for knocking out Dillian Whyte in the seventh round at the O2 Arena in London.
Unbeaten Joshua recently agreed to a five-year contract with Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn that included a share of the revenue from pay-per-view sales. As a result, Joshua is now making the kind of money that many boxers can only imagine.
Money Did Anthony Joshua Make By Knocking Out Dillian Whyte 8 Years Ago At The O2 Arena?
For the fight against Whyte, the 18,000-seat O2 sold out in less than six hours, and pay-per-view sales had been dubbed “staggering.”
When he returned to the ring in April against an undetermined opponent at London’s O2, Joshua attempted to make it 16 fights in a row so that he wins.
Joshua had already stated that he would be open to a rematch with Whyte, who handed him his toughest test then and nearly pulled off a shock before being knocked out.
In his grudge bout against his amateur foe Whyte, AJ won his first million-pound payout. For his back-and-forth battle with the Brixton Body Snatcher, which he won by knockout in the seventh round, the Watford fighter took home a tidy £3 million.
How Much Money Did Anthony Joshua Make By Knocking Out Dillian Whyte 8 Years Ago At The O2 Arena?
The heavyweight professional boxing match Anthony Joshua vs. Dillian Whyte, dubbed ‘Bad Intentions’, featured the unbeaten Commonwealth and World Boxing Council (WBC) International champion Anthony Joshua and the unbeaten WBC International Silver champion Dillian Whyte. Joshua’s Commonwealth and WBC International titles, as well as the vacant British titles, were on the line. The fight took place at The O2 Arena in London, England, on December 12, 2015.
By using a technical knockout in the seventh round to defeat Whyte, Joshua added the British title to his Commonwealth and WBC International belts.
Follow InsideSport on GOOGLE NEWS / For UFC News updates with InsideSport.IN
Editor's Pick
Top Stories
