The fight was heavily contested – but the Ukrainian took the victory (Image: Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
Tyson Fury has reportedly shared a whopping £150million with his rival Oleksandr Usyk and significantly increased his net worth – despite potentially losing out on an additional £30m after Usyk’s win. Fury was beaten by Usyk via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 116-112 in favour of the Ukrainian.
The 37-year-old retained his WBA Super heavyweight, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles, after initially beating the Gypsy King in a split decision in May. Despite a strong start from Fury in the rematch, dominated the latter part of the fight, securing victory over the British boxer.
Prior to their initial bout in May, had amassed £79m from his first fight against Usyk and was estimated to have a net worth of around £41m.
The duo were expected to divide approximately £150m from this fight, equating to roughly £75m each – regardless of the outcome. However, tax complications meant that Fury will lose about half of his estimated £60m earnings from the upon returning to the UK.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Fury’s net worth was estimated at £111m before the fight – a figure that is set to increase with his latest earnings.
Data analysis from JeffBet suggests that nearly £30m of Tyson’s prize money will be claimed by tax authorities due to UK income tax and national insurance contributions upon his return to his home country.
The prize money he received for losing will be affected by this, with about 47 per cent headed for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs () – including £28m in income tax and £1.2m in national insurance contributions.
Fury’s net worth will only continue to increase (Image: Getty)
A spokesperson from JeffBet said: “If you are a resident in the UK you have to pay tax on overseas earnings in the same way, and that remains the same no matter how much someone might earn. Good tax advice is always important and in this case you can be sure the Fury camp will have looked at an agreement that would be the most beneficial.”
Fury’s frustrations aren’t just financial following his second loss in a row to Usyk, as he insists that he was the rightful winner of the match.
The 36-year-old was visibly annoyed after the fight, as he said: “He never hurt me once. Not a mark on me. I took it more serious. I was on that front foot more.”
Fury added: “The judges gave him a Christmas gift. I feel like I won both fights. I know I had to knock him out but it’s boxing and this happens. There is no doubt in my mind I won this fight. Frank [Warren] had me three or four rounds up and a lot of people had me up by at least two.”