Deontay Wilder Vs. Zhilei Zhang Purse and Payouts: Reports Reveal ‘Big Bang’ Earned a Seven-Figure Payday by Knocking Out the “The Bronze Bomber”

Allan Binoy | 02/06/2024
Deontay Wilder Vs. Zhilei Zhang Purse and Payouts: Estimated Earnings of ‘The Bronze Bomber’ and ‘Big Bang’ This Weekend

Like many feared when they saw Zhilei Zhang being almost 70 kgs heavier than Deontay Wilder, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ got KOed in the fifth round. The pair took each other in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Although there are no official figures from the fight yet, we can make a safe prediction on the fight purses based on the last available data.

According to Marca, Deontay Wilder will earn around $4-$5 million from this fight, while Zhilei Zhang, with a purse of $3 million from his last fight, could earn a higher amount after this heavyweight clash.

 

The Saudi Arabian events always have the highest fight purses, especially when it comes to heavyweight boxing fights. This is one of the main reasons why the sport is hosting more and more fights in the Kingdom.

Following the fight, Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotion fighters were in a celebratory mood and received a special message from Zhilei Zhang.

Zhilei Zhang gives out a special message to Matchroom following Queensberry Promotion’s 5v5 victory

This weekend’s event was a Queensberry Promotions vs. Matchroom boxing event. Both promotions had put up 5 of their best fighter to go head-to-head in Saudi Arabia.

Fortunately for Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, it was a whitewash. This resulted in a massive celebration, which eventually led to Zhilei Zhang sharing this very special message with his teammates.

“Chinese power. I’m big bang and I bang everything. Today Queensberry banged Matchroom.”

 

To be fair to Zhang, after what we saw tonight, that is a fair assessment.

Following the incredible victory, Zhang is taking in all the love and support the fans are showering him with. As for Wilder and Co, the fall from the top in just the last few years has been difficult to witness. But that is the sport we are in. Goliaths fall every so often and we are always there to witness it.

Post Edited By: Smrutisnat Jena
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Allan Binoy

Allan Binoy is a MMA journalist at The SportsRush. Taken to the sport in 2015, thanks to a certain Conor McGregor, Allan has himself dabbled in the martial arts. And having graduated from Loyola College, Chennai, with a degree in English Literature, he has learnt to use his love for language to have a voice in the MMA community. Allan has been writing about the gladiatorial stories for more than three years now and has pursued excellence at a number of reputable media organizations, covering every UFC PPV in the last couple of years. In addition to this, the southpaw is also a semi-professional soccer player for Diego Juniors FC in Pune, playing in the Pune Super Division League.

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