Ahead of Gennady Golovkin’s title defense against David Lemieux tonight, many fans were wondering how the main-event fighters would be paid for their time in the ring.
Golovkin who last fought Martin Murray is looking to extend his record to 34-0 with a win over Lemieux, who is looking to build on a 9-fight win streak.
Dan Rafael of ESPN took to Twitter to report the disclosed earnings of many of the fighters.
#GGGLemieux purses: GGG $2M, Lemieux $1.5M, Gonzalez $250k, Viloria $100k. If PPV is hit GGG/DL probably have upsides. #boxing
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) October 16, 2015
More purses for #GGGLemieux: Ortiz $120k, Vidondo 60k, Johnson 35k, O'Kane $7,500. #boxing
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) October 17, 2015