WBC heavyweight king, American Deontay Wilder is guaranteed approximately $20m for his rematch with Cuba’s Luis Ortiz, scheduled for tomorrow, in Las Vegas.
In that March 3, 2018 fight during which Ortiz tried to upset the applecart, the Wilder-Man stepped up the demolition voltage, and stopped the Cuban in R10.
An espn tweet within the hour cited both the official and guaranteed purses, as follows:
Per the Nevada State Athletic Commission, here are the official contract purses for Saturday night’s PBC/Fox PPV card in Las Vegas:
Deontay Wilder $3 million (but his guarantee is really about $20 million), Luis Ortiz $1.5 million (but his guarantee is closer to $7 million).
The tweet quoted the following figures, as well:
Leo Santa Cruz $750, 000, Miguel Flores $100, 000, Brandon Figueroa $200, 000, Julio Ceja $50, 000, Luis Nery $300, 000 and Emmanuel Rodriguez $75, 000.