Monday 1 May 2017

British boxer, Anthony Joshua netted £15m from Klitschko fight...but his first payment after win was £120 laundrette bill

Credits: Getty

British boxer, Anthony Joshua may have bagged £15m from his stunning knock out win over Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday - but his first payment after the win was a humble laundry bill.

Heavyweight champions of the world Joshua still takes his clothes to a laundry parlour in Golders Green, north London, near the flat he shares with his mum.

And the 27-year-old has a £120 bill to pay off with a chunk of his huge purse and he hasn't forgotten.


“First off, I’ve got to pay my bill," Joshua joked.
“It’s very big.”
Joshua downed Ukrainian boxing legend Klitschko in the 11th round of an epic battle at Wembley Stadium at the weekend.

Both fighters were already guaranteed at least £10m from the 50/50 purse split and that figure could push towards £15m on the back of record pay-per-view sales.

Now Joshua has become a millionaire, the boxer has his eyes on even more money - with sponsors likely to flood on him.

“When I first started my career my aim was to become a millionaire.
“I need to be a billionaire.”

No comments:

Post a Comment