There is a good boxing fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this weekend. Nick Ball will defend his WBA featherweight world title in a 12-round bout against Sam Goodman
The event is part of the Esports World Cup and there will be a heavyweight co-main event between Moser Itauma and Dillian Whyte
Nick Ball will earn more than a million
The fact is that both 122-pound boxers are unbeaten, so the title will remain in the hands of an undefeated fighter. Another will come out with his first loss of his career, unless there is a draw
Ball (22-0-1) comes to defend his world crown for the second time, he did so against TJ Doheny. How much did he earn? According to Sporty Salaries, he earned the sum of half a million dollars (500,000)
He is now expected to earn $1.2 million for this defense against Goodman. But it doesn’t stop there, as Ball usually earns beyond the purse.
According to Marca, Ball received $50,000 against Nathanael Kakololo and Isaac Lowe, $75,000 for each of his bouts against Ludumo Lamati and Jesus Ramirez Rubio, and $100,000 for each of his fights against Raymond Ford, Rey Vargas and Isaac Dogboe.
So the money has been increasing and now it is expected to exceed the million-dollar mark with this fight
Sam Goodman will receive half a million dollars
Goodman (20-0), meanwhile, is moving up in weight. He is reportedly set to earn half a million dollars for this fight. The Australian was set to earn up to $1 million at super bantamweight in a fight that did not take place against champion Naoya Inoue.
The Oceanic fighter’s biggest payday is $200,000, in May this year, when he defeated Cesar Vaca by unanimous decision at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia
The table is set and everything is ready in Riyadh for Saturday’s card. Goodman knows that this is his big chance to climb to the top and start to take control of his division
Ball, for his part, is more settled and stable as a world champion. He is going into his first million-dollar challenge and this is something that should be an incentive for the monarch. If he wins, he knows that more purses of this type will come.
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