British born Nigerian boxer, Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua, Saturday night victory has advanced his achievements in the ring and paved away for him to become the first Nigerian-born athlete Billionaire.
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How Anthony Joshua becomes first Nigerian billionaire Athlete
Anthony Joshua is estimated to have earned over £15 million about (N5.92bn) from Saturday night’s heavyweight match victory against Wladimir Klitschko, and he could soon become first Nigeria-born and Britain’s richest sportsman.
Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua, current world heavyweight champion
The revenue statistics from the historic match showed that, the 27-year-old former Olympic champion, will be earning about £15 million ($30 million) from the fight home, alongside the value of its eleven endorsements from different organizations which were estimated to be accruing to about £5 million ($10 million).
There are records that organisers have already sold tickets worth £8 million, which indicated it was a sell-out for the 90,000 capacity Wembley Stadium.
In the same vein, Joshua’s fight on the UK box office cost fans at home £19.99, and over 1.5 Britons were estimated to have watched from home. This is expected to have racked in almost £30m.
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How much will the fight earn in pay-per-view revenue?
The heavyweight fight was noted have surpassed the current £1.2 million British PPV best revenue from Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jnr's Las Vegas fight in 2007.
The Britons pay £19.99 to watch on pay-per-view, and over £20 million more was generated from international TV revenue - £4m from German RTL TV station and £2m from the US.
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