Francis Ngannou denied receiving $20 million for his fight against Joshua and cast doubt on his salary.
In an interview with Philippe Simo on the YouTube channel Investir au pays, Francis Ngannou provided more details about his boxing earnings but refuted certain amounts attributed to him and continued to sow doubt about his official salaries. The Batié native denied receiving the astronomical sum of $20 million during his bout against Anthony Joshua.
In one of his rare media appearances following his fight against Anthony Joshua, the Cameroonian denied receiving $20 million during the encounter. Ngannou did not provide any specific figure for his salary and explained that few people could estimate it accurately.
The Cameroonian explained that the figures put forward by some media outlets and combat sports fans were purely estimations and that the reality of the numbers was much more complex and confidential.
Ngannou did not provide any specific figure for his salary and explained that few people could estimate it accurately. “Where does the internet get this information from? A few years ago, I stumbled upon videos talking about my net worth, and I thought maybe I hadn’t looked at my account properly.
I go back to check my account again, redo the calculations, and realize that I wasn’t wrong. I think in boxing, there’s a form of inflation, numbers are inflated. I’m not sure, but I think so. Where does the internet come up with this information? I reject these figures (the $20 million). It’s not reality,” he confided.
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