This upcoming weekend, Dmitry Bivol and Lyndon Arthur both will fight for the WBA World Light Heavyweight title. The fight between these two is confirmed and currently part of the main-card of (Joshua vs Wallin) pay-per-view fight. Pay-per-view holds official coverage rights for the fight in the United States. Both the fighters are seemingly set to secure lucrative paydays in their upcoming boxing showdown. Bivol is the reigning WBA (Super) light heavyweight champion, who’ll be looking to make his 11th title defense when he clashes against Arthur. Thus, the fans are curious about how much are Dmitry Bivol and Lyndon Arthur seemingly guaranteed to earn as a purse from the fight.
Their fight will take place at the highly-anticipated ‘Day of Reckoning’ boxing event at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 23, 2023. It’ll mark Bivol’s first fight in over a year. The Russian pugilist last competed in November 2022, notching a successful title defense against Gilberto Ramirez via unanimous decision.
Before the Ramirez fight, Bivol picked up the biggest win of his career to date, as he defended his belt by beating boxing megastar Saul Canelo Alvarez via unanimous decision in May 2022. Now, let’s take explore their potential purse and payouts from the upcoming fight.
Dmitry Bivol vs Lyndon Arthur potential purse and earnings
As reported by The Story Insiders, the Bivol vs. Arthur purses are likely to go up to around £2 million combined. Moreover, Bivol could reportedly gain a payout of approximately £1.5m for the matchup. Thus, it is likely that Bivol could earn more than Arthur from the fight.
Nevertheless, the Russian boxer is no stranger to big paydays. Bivol potentially had a payday of $5 million for his fight against Saul Canelo Alvarez. Additionally, a $2.5 million guaranteed to pay for the Gilberto Ramirez matchup.
There will be more updates on Dmitry Bivol and Lyndon Arthur’s purse after their fight. The fight may held before Daniel Dubois and Jarrell Miller fight.