Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith is finally here with the two fighters meeting in the centre of the ring for three world light-heavyweight title belts. Both boxers are expected to earn an extremely lucrative purse for the bout, but just what is the Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith prize money?
Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith Prize Money & Purses
The anticipation is palpable for this colossal Beterbiev vs Smith pay-per-view event in Quebec City, Canada this weekend. This huge boxing clash set for 12 rounds goes down in the early hours of Sunday morning (GMT) for three of the four world title belts at light-heavyweight.
Over 17,000 boxing fans are expected to be packed into the Videotron Centre in Quebec City for this unified 175-pound world title clash. Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith takes centre stage in the main event, with several high-class fights on the undercard too.
For Callum Smith and the champion Artur Beterbiev, both men are expected to make huge sums of money for this fight. Given the calibre of both fighters and their respective records at world level, the purses for each fighter are set to be rather lucrative.
For the champion, Artur Beterbiev, he is expected to earn a purse of $1,332,450 (£1.05 million). This is his lion share of the $2,115,000 (£1,662,760) purse bid Top Rank put in to stage the bout. Interestingly, Top Rank outbid Matchroom Boxing and promoter Eddie Hearn by just $15,000.
In the opposite corner, the challenger Callum Smith is also set to receive a rather high purse. ‘Mundo’ is expected to earn $571,050 (£450,000) for this bout for the unified IBF, WBC & WBO World Light-Heavyweight Titles. This is set to be Smith’s third highest purse behind his bouts with ‘Canelo’ and George Groves.
Both men are set to earn a fortune this weekend, but the question on everyone’s lips is just how much money will the winner make exactly?
How Much Will The Beterbiev vs Smith Winner Make?
Both men are expected to receive an individual fight purse, so depending on which man has their hand raised will determine how much the winner receives. There is so much riding on this fight, both in terms of money and stature.
If Artur Beterbiev is to win and set up the undisputed clash with Dmitrii Bivol, which the best online gambling sites expect him to do judging by the odds, he could earn closer to £1.5 million in total, perhaps even more. This is because the winner is set to receive at least an additional $211,500 (£166,276), according to The Ring Magazine.
Similarly, Callum Smith is set to receive one of the biggest purses of his career too. He is likely to earn somewhere in the region of £450k for the bout in total. This isn’t set to be the biggest purse of his career or close to his earnings for the George Groves or Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez fights, but is still one of the Top 5 biggest purses to date for ‘Mundo’.
In Saturday’s main event, Artur Beterbiev is the 2/9 favourite to win the fight with the best boxing betting sites. Some punters will of course fancy Callum Smith though as the betting underdog in this fight. He is currently priced around 3/1 with the best UK bookmakers to shock the world and become a two-division world champion.
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Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith – Fight Info
- 🥊 Boxing Fight: Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith
- 📊 Records: Artur Beterbiev (19-0, 19 KO’s) | Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KO’s)
- 📅 Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024
- 🕛 Main Event Time: Approx. 03:00am GMT
- 🏆 Titles: WBC, IBF & WBO World Light-Heavyweight Titles
- 📺 TV Channel: Sky Sports (UK)
- 🏟 Venue: Centre Videotron | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- 🎲 Fight Odds: Beterbiev 2/9 | Smith 3/1
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