George Kambosos Jr. vs Maxi Hughes: The two lightweight fighters faced each other in the IBF World Eliminator Title bout. The 12-round championship bout was a big win for boxing fans as George Kambosos Jr won his first fight since two consecutive losses. Maxi Hughes surpassed his limits to overpower the former champion. However, the judges’ decision scored sided with the Australian fighter. As a result, Kmabosos Jr. defeated Hughes by a majority decision. But how much money did George Kambosos Jr. earn by defeating Maxi Hughes?
George Kambosos Jr. vs Maxi Hughes: How much money did Kambosos Jr. earn by defeating Hughes?
The fight purse for the George Kambosos Jr. vs Maxi Hughes is yet to be revealed. However, according to their past fight purses, we could conclude the Ferocious Emperor would go home with a big payday. Meanwhile, this is Maxi Hughes’s big fight against the orthodox fighter featuring a former champion. Maximus will also earn a fair share of the earnings.
George Kambosos Jr. will earn an estimated fight purse worth $2.5 million with additional PPV bonuses. His total fight pay for the night will be doubled, with PPV Shares adding his total fight purse worth $5 million. Meanwhile, Maxi Hughes did an excellent job in overpowering the Australian fighter and will go home with a fight purse worth $1 million. He will also receive a fair share of the PPV Shares, adding to his total fight payout worth $2 million.
Although Kambosos Jr. won the fight via majority decision, many fans were upset to watch Maxi Hughes being defeated. Maximus clearly dominated his opponent since round 1 as Kambosos Jr. struggled against a southpaw. Maxi Hughes landed more significant punches and jabs on George Kambosos Jr. to win the scorecard. However, the final decision has left the fans upset. (Scorecard-114-114, 117-111, 115-113)
In the final round, both fighters were neutral and hardly landed a decisive blow. This also resulted in a big game-changer for both fighters. With this win, Kambosos Jr. will have another shot at the unified lightweight title.
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