How much Anthony Joshua could earn from Fury blockbuster

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Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will finally meet in Cardiff on December 11, bringing together two of Britain’s biggest heavyweight stars after years of failed attempts to make the fight.

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The long-awaited fight will take place at the Principality Stadium, with the bout expected to become the richest fight in British boxing history.

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Joshua and Fury had been scheduled to meet in 2021 when they held the major heavyweight titles, but the proposed two-fight series collapsed after Fury was required to fulfil his contractual obligation for a trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder.

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The pair eventually went in different directions, with both later facing Oleksandr Usyk, who defeated Fury twice and Joshua twice.

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Now, six years after their original agreement, the British rivals are set to settle their long-running rivalry in Cardiff.

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The Sun reports on Friday that the fight is expected to generate a £150m ($198m) prize pot, with neither boxer having an A-side advantage in the purse split.

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That means Joshua is expected to receive £75m ($99m), with Fury receiving the same amount.

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The reported payday would be significantly higher than the pair’s previous career-best purses.

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SunSport reported that both fighters have previously earned around £65m ($85m) for a single fight, putting their potential £75m earnings from the December clash about £10m above that figure.

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Joshua could have earned even more had the fight been staged in the United States, with Madison Square Garden in New York reportedly considered for the contest.

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However, the former two-time unified heavyweight champion insisted that the fight take place in Britain.

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Speaking to SunSport, Joshua said, “British boxing gave me everything, it changed my life,”

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“I was going down the wrong path until I found Sean Murphy and Johnny Oliver at Finchley ABC.

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“And then Team GB in Sheffield – and all the amazing coaches that worked every day for the love of the sport.

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“Not the money – because there was no money.”

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“It was the UK or nothing.”

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The December fight could be the final bout for either fighter, with both men now in the latter stages of their careers.

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The contest will also be staged without a rematch clause.

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