so is Kovalev only making approx $750k for this fight??? Even if its around a $1M that's still criminal for a P4P, PPV fight at light heavy, if dude loses this fight Duva and the rest of them Main Event white broads better be moving through Vegas with armed security. No wonder Ward sent that tweet out a few months ago telling Kovalev he better check the numbers, they're robbing him.
Andre Ward, Sergey Kovalev set to make vastly different purses - The Rng
According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission payout sheet, Ward is guaranteed to pull in $6.5 million for Saturday’s rematch for the vacant RING light heavyweight championship. Kovalev? Nothing is listed at all.
The Russian’s promoter, Main Events CEO Kathy Duva, told a group of reporters that
Kovalev will earn 75 percent of Main Event’s 40 percent cut of the promotion’s net revenue (pay-per-view sales, the gate, merchandise, etc.). That figures to be around $1 million if the fight generates similar numbers to their first fight.