Tim Tszyu set to earn biggest payday in Australian sport history as he prepares to shatter Cameron Smith’s record
Tim Tszyu will earn the highest sporting purse in Australian history when he faces Sebastian Fundora.
Tszyu was set to face Keith Thurman on March 30, but he will now take on late-notice replacement in the shape of 6ft 5in Fundora after the American withdrew.
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The Australian fighter. who is 5ft 9in, will headline in Las Vegas, as he looks to add the WBC Super-welterweight title to his WBO strap.
He will follow in the footsteps of his father Kostya Tszyu, who fought some of the best including Ricky Hatton and Julio Cesar Chavez.
But he will set his own name in Australian history, as he is set to bank a mega $10 million (AU $15.3 million) for the risky contest according to
The figure stands at more than double the existing record, which is held by golf superstar Cameron Smith who pocketed $6.56 million in one day for winning LIV Golf London in 2023.
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Smith banked a huge $100 million sign-on fee for the duration of his contract with LIV Golf, but has never earned $10 million for playing in a single event.
A huge showdown with pound-for-pound regular Terence Crawford lays in waiting, with the WBO set to enforce Bud's mandatory challenge if he wins.
This is expected to earn him another $10 million (AU $15.3 million) which would equal the record he will set against Fundora.
Tszyu must first focus on the task at hand, as he faces a rugged test against Fundora on extremely short-notice.
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His rival stands an incredible 22cm taller than him, and fans were quick to notice the advantage when the pair came face-to-face.
However, he confidently backed himself to deliver the winning formula in Sin City.
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"I'm not the one to fear," he said. "He should be fearing me. That's the difference. Nothing stops me, no matter what.
"In my mind, I live in a different era to where we are now. We live in an era of Twitter battles rather than fighters.
"So I hope I can inspire more boxes out there. I saved the show - T-Mobile Arena, all of this stuff.
"Every other fighter that's fighting on the undercard, it's all because of my decision, and it was like that (without hesitation)."
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