Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Jermaine Franklin may get him up to £10 million.
It represents a wage drop for the former heavyweight champion, who is now beltless, despite the potential eight-figure payday.
In the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night, live on talkSPORT, AJ will try to revive his career after three losses in his last five fights.
A sold-out crowd will attend the 33-year-performance old’s at the 20,000-seat facility.
Joshua, meanwhile, is accustomed to title fights at Wembley Stadium and enormous pay-per-view payouts.
The Englishman earned £65 million with his final match against Oleksandr Usyk in August 2022 in Saudi Arabia.
Joshua will make much less money because this is his first fight since September 2015 that won’t be shown on pay-per-view.
According to the Mirror, AJ will receive six figures for the Franklin bout, and depending on how well it goes, his profits might reach £10 million.
Joshua’s contract with DAZN is also anticipated to increase his fight-day compensation.
Franklin, an American competitor, will receive a guaranteed £500,000 with a potential increase to £1m.
Eddie Hearn, the promoter for the boxing match, asked AJ what was driving him at this crucial point in his career during a press conference to promote the fight in February.
Before Hearn had even finished his inquiry, Joshua repeated, “Money.”
“I enjoy earning money. upfront. He continued, “Like, this is a prizefighting sport.
“I was once bankrupt. My household has struggled with financial difficulties. I’m brilliant at what I do and work hard, so I do it even though I know what this s*** implies.
“When everything is said and done, nobody will care about me any longer. I must take advantage of my time here as much as possible.
With fights against Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on the horizon, Joshua’s paydays after defeating Franklin are anticipated to increase.