Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez is finally upon us. The pair of boxing super-lightweights are set to do battle on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden for the WBO World Super-Lightweight Title. But just how much is the winner expected to make from the fight?
Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez Purses
Josh Taylor returns to action this weekend for the first time since his contentious victory over Jack Catterall 15 months ago. This will be Taylor’s first fight in well over a year, but he is jumping right back in at the top level to take on a former lightweight champion in Teofimo Lopez.
Both men are expected to make huge sums of money for this fight. For Josh Taylor, his base salary is estimated to be around $1,025,000 for this fight. However, this figure will likely double after you take into account that Taylor will be taking home the higher percentage of the pay-per-view as the champion.
Of course, fighting Catterall for all four belts is completely different from fighting Teo Lopez for just one. However, Taylor will still be making an absolute fortune here. Do not be surprised if we find out ‘The Tartan Tornado’ is earning upward of $2.5 million for this fight on Saturday night.
For Teofimo Lopez, he is expected to earn a guarantee of $1.5 million for this fight against the great Scotsman. This is up there are the fourth of fifth biggest purse of Lopez’s career. Again, like Taylor, if he can win the fight, he will take home an even bigger purse, plus the guarantee of a share of the PPV sales too.
All in all, Teofimo Lopez could actually take home more than Josh Taylor this weekend if he were to become world champion. Provided he wins, ‘The Takeover’ could earn somewhere in the region of $3 million for this bout alone.
Purse info gathered from insidesport.in
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How Much Will The Taylor vs Lopez Winner Make?
Well, the answer to that question entirely depends on who wins the fight. Both men are expected to receive a different fight purse depending on which man has their hand raised. As Josh Taylor is the reigning champion, he is expected to take home a slightly bigger purse than his opponent.
However, that may not be the case given the fact that Lopez is a bigger name in the United States and is fighting in his hometown of New York at Madison Square Garden.
If Taylor wins, he fight purse could be heavily enhanced with a win bonus, that is for sure. Taylor’s earnings for this fight are not set in stone, but he will earn a guaranteed purse, which is then heavily enhanced by the likes of a win bonus, gate money and his share of the pay-per-view.
If it’s Teofimo Lopez who gets his hand raised at the end of the fight, he too could earn far more money than his official fight purse states. He is expected to earn $1.5m for the fight alone, with even more money up for grabs if he wins the fight, as well as money from his various sponsorship deals. The 25-year-old could earn well over $3 million for this one fight alone against the British fighter if indeed he is successful. What an incentive that is!
As of today for the main event, Josh Taylor is the 1/2 favourite to win the fight with the best UK sports betting sites. However, a lot of people will fancy the chances of the former lightweight champion here, Teofimo Lopez, as the betting underdog in this fight. He is currently priced around 8/5 with the best online gambling sites to become a two-weight world champion this weekend at Madison Square Garden in his hometown of New York.
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Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez – Fight Info
- 🥊 Boxing Match: Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez
- 📊 Records: Josh Taylor (19-0, 13 KO’s) | Teofimo Lopez (18-1, 13 KO’s)
- 📅 Date: Sunday, 11th June 2023
- 🕛 Main Event Time: Approx. 5.00am BST
- 🏆 Title: WBO World Super-Lightweight Title
- 📺 TV Channel: UK: Sky Sports
- 🏟 Venue: Madison Square Garden | New York, USA
- 🎲 Fight Odds: Taylor 1/2 | Lopez 8/5
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