2021 is now weeks away from completion; Devin Haney is still the WBC champ. Teofimo Lopez has lost his throne while George Kambosos Jr. successfully caused the biggest upset of the year, and Gervonta Davis beat Isaac Cruz. These past few weeks have put boxing’s lightweight division on the map. However, Bob Arum’s Top-Rank has now got the staunchest fans salivating hours ahead of possibly the most underrated matchup of the year – Vasyl Lomachenko vs Richard Commey.
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This fight will indubitably be a treat for fans as both Commey and Lomachenko are fighting for a much bigger purpose; neither corner will shy away from giving it all to inch closer to the ultimate goal – the crown at 135 pounds.
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As both Lomachenko and Commey are now all set to step into the ring and fight for another shot at the lightweight throne, here’s what we know about the purse payouts for the main event of the night –
Vasyl Lomachenko vs Richard Commey: How much will they earn?
Vasyl Lomachenko has been a champion before and has fought some of the biggest names at 135 – Teofimo Lopez, Masayoshi Nakatani, Jorge Linares, and even Luke Campbell. Naturally, Loma has seen big paydays before.
However, after fighting Teofimo Lopez in 2019, Richard Commey is now a name to be reckoned with; The Accra native is gradually scaling up the money charts.
This is not a pay-per-view feature, so both fighters will end up earning a guaranteed purse, and sponsorship payouts. Both Richard Commey and Vasyl Lomachenko have been promised a $250,000 guaranteed purse.
All in all, Vasyl Lomachenko might end up earning close to $750,000 and the former IBF titlist from Ghana could walk into one of his biggest paydays yet – $700,000.
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