On February 22, the next boxing competition within the Riyadh Season took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The main fight of the tournament was held between Dmitriy Bivol and Artur Beterbiev. In a 12-round match, Bivol, originally from Kyrgyzstan, defeated Beterbiev by points, becoming the undisputed champion in the light heavyweight category.
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Within this tournament, Uzbek boxer Isroil Madrimov, who fought for the WBC Interim title in the super middleweight category, lost to American Virgil Ortiz by points.
Yesterday, reports emerged on social media about how much money the athletes earned in this competition.
According to it, Madrimov earned 800 thousand dollars in this tournament, while Virgil Ortiz, who retained his title, became the owner of 2 million dollars. The highest earnings were received by the main fight participants Dmitriy Bivol and Artur Beterbiev (10 million dollars).
Full list:
- Bivol — 10 million dollars;
- Beterbiev — 10 million dollars;
- Parker — 2 million dollars;
- Bakole — 600,000 dollars;
- Ortiz — 2 million dollars;
- Madrimov — 800,000 dollars;
- Stevenson — 2.1 million dollars;
- Pedli — 500,000 dollars;
- Adames — 1.2 million dollars;
- Shiraz — 800,000 dollars;
- Chan - 2.5 million dollars;
- Kabayel — 1.2 million dollars;
- Buatsi — 550,000 dollars;
- Smith — 660,000 dollars.
For your information, up to now, 29-year-old Isroil Madrimov has had 13 fights, recording 10 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
