Big boxing main events bring big money to the fighters involved.
The Fox pay-per-view heavyweight rematch between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz is no different in that respect, with the two men making a combined 4.5 million US dollars in disclosed purses.
From the Nevada Athletic Commission, purses for Saturday's PPV card at the @mgmgrand pic.twitter.com/h54SFwn7Ok
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Wilder defeated Ortiz by a 10th round knockout in their first meeting in March 2018.
He is set to make 3 million US dollars as he puts the WBC heavyweight championship on the line once again.
Cbssports.com reports Ortiz will take home 1.5 million US dollars after three straight wins earned him another shot at the title.
The fight program will start at 3pm tomorrow.
[Source:Cbssports.com]
