LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 22: Tyson Fury punches Deontay Wilder during their Heavyweight bout for Wilder's WBC and Fury's lineal heavyweight title on February 22, 2020 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 22: Tyson Fury punches Deontay Wilder during their Heavyweight bout for Wilder's WBC and Fury's lineal heavyweight title on February 22, 2020 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP
The highly anticipated rematch between heavyweight boxing champions Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder has broken the weight class’ Las Vegas gate record, per Top Rank President Todd duBoef. He tweeted, “Today’s heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder has officially broken the record for a heavyweight gate in Las Vegas.Kevin Iole ofnoted that the fight has set a record in terms of dollar amount but that the rematch between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis in 1999 is still No. 1 when adjusted for inflation.
Iole tweeted, “Adjusted for inflation, the $16.88 million Holyfield-Lewis 2 gate would be $25.87 million. But in terms of pure dollars, tonight’s gate is the heavyweight record.Fury and Wilder, who are both undefeated, are set to fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.Wilder and Fury are also set to make well into the seven figures for this fight, with Iole reporting Thursday that they’ll each get $5 million purses in addition to pay-per-view cuts.
The latest Caesars Palace odds list Wilder as a -135 favorite . Wilder winning by knockout, TKO or disqualification is -120.The 34-year-old Wilder is 42-0-1 with 41 knockouts. Only one of his wins has come via decision, and it was a unanimous one against Bermane Stiverne in January 2015.The 31-year-old Fury is 29-0-1 with 20 knockouts. He has fought twice since facing Fury, beating Tom Schwarz by second-round TKO and Otto Wallin via unanimous decision.
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