![]() Those two events sold around 1 and 1.5m respectively, netting promoters and fighters huge amounts of cash.īut the Paul brothers both were not guaranteed anything close to what Hall is claiming, and Logan barely scraped that after sales figures came in for his exhibition with Mayweather. It means that the promotion must be confident of pay-per-view sales reaching similar numbers to Logan Paul's recent bout with Floyd Mayweather and Jake's fight with Ben Askren.īryce Hall and Austin McBroom clash tonight The exorbitant sum of money amounts to almost double both Kamaru Usman and Francis Ngannou's most recent UFC title fight purses put together. Hall has previously said that he only agreed to do the fight if he were able to earn a considerably higher purse than his opponent, who initially tabled the deal. He has also said he will earn 4 per cent of the event's pay-per-view sales, and a knockout bonus of $1m should he stop McBroom at the Hard Rock Stadium. You can check out the outlet’s full rundown of the ongoing melee right here.The stars of YouTube and Tik Tok will square off for an amateur boxing showcase in Miami tonight - and some of them will be paid handsomely to do so.īryce Hall, who competes in the main event against Austin McBroom, has claimed that he is earning an eye-watering $5million as a base purse, more than double what Khabib Nurmagomedov earned to beat Conor McGregor in the biggest UFC fight ever in 2018. If LiveXLive and those seeking payment cannot come to an agreement, the situation could end in a bankruptcy or a lawsuit, Billboard reports. Others involved with the event, however, claim McBroom is at fault for approving an untenable budget and improperly marketing the event. He also claims that LiveXLive failed to clamp down on piracy of the stream, enabling hundreds of thousands of viewers to tune in on YouTube for free. LiveXLive is overseeing revenues from PPV purchases and sponsorship sales, per Billboard, though on a June 28 earnings call, chairman and CEO Rob Ellin said that the company had no ownership stake in Battle Of The Platforms and therefore was taking on “no risk.” When it was announced in March, Ellin said LiveXLive would serve as a partner in the venture alongside producer Social Gloves, an entity led by former CAA agent Paul Cazers.Īccordingly, McBroom has threatened legal action against LiveXLive and called for an audit of the event’s numbers. It is unclear how much money was brought in via sponsorships.īillboard notes that DJ Khaled and Lil Baby - who provided musical entertainment - appear to have been paid in full. ![]() ![]() But the event only sold 135,000 packages, per Billboard, generating revenues of $6.75 million. With packages priced at $50 each, that would have accounted for $85 million to $115 million in revenues. Hall, for his part, was promised $5 million to participate in the fight.īoth Hall and McBroom predicted that the event would generate between 1.7 million and 2.3 million pay-per-view packages on LiveXLive, which is where the event aired. Accordingly, investors (including NBA star James Harden), producers, and 15 boxers have yet to be compensated. Now, various participants involved in the venture - including the aforementioned fighters, investors, and producers - are seeking to get paid their rightful due.īillboard reports that the event cost $20 million to produce, but has only brought in between $6.5 million and $10 million in revenues. ![]() Battle Of The Platforms, a first-of-its-kind boxing event featuring YouTubers and TikTokers facing off in the ring - with a headline fight between Austin McBroom and Bryce Hall - reportedly lost at least $10 million.
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