In the early morning of April 16, Beijing time, the heavyweight battle Zhang Zhilei VS Wilder, which has attracted the attention of Chinese fans, was finally officially announced. This battle of the heavyweight giants between China and the United States will be staged on June 1, local time in Saudi Arabia, in addition to the outside world is concerned about who can win this game, the most concerned is how much is the appearance fee of Wilder and Zhang Zhilei?
Although the industry has not disclosed their respective appearance fees, a general promotion can be made by combining the income and results of the last match between the two. Wilder's last game was in December, when he lost to Parker and lost the chance to fight Joshua. Foreign media revealed that Wilder scored about $10 million in that game, while Parker scored $2 million to $3 million.
Zhang's last fight took place in March of this year, when he suffered a big comeback after knocking out Parker twice, losing to Parker by close points and losing the WBO interim title. A sports reporter from a domestic portal revealed that Zhang Zhilei and Parker received about $3 million from the confrontation.
According to Zhang Zhilei's video of the post-game response to "fake boxing", if he loses to Parker, the appearance fee for the next game will be halved, and his appearance fee for the match with Parker is said to be $800,000, and if he replays with Parker immediately, the appearance fee may only be $40-500,000. However, Parker didn't want to have an immediate rematch with Zhang Zhilei, so he chose other opponents for Zhang Zhilei through the promotion company, and Hearn thought of Wilder at this time.
Although Wilder lost to Parker, his influence and value are still higher than Parker, and even if the appearance fee is halved, the guaranteed appearance fee between him and Zhang Zhilei can be $5 million. And Zhang Zhilei faces Wilder, who is much more famous than Parker, and his appearance fee will also rise, and it is expected to be $800,000. There is no doubt that Zhang Zhilei was compensated in terms of income despite not being able to replay Parker immediately, and if he can beat Wilder, the total revenue of this game is still expected to exceed $2 million!
At today's press conference, Wild has already stated that he wants to regain his former glory, but if he loses to Zhang Zhilei, he is likely to retire! In fact, if Zhang Zhilei loses to Wilder, he will not be qualified for a rematch with Parker, and he is not far from retiring! As for whether Zhang Zhilei can defeat Wilder and thus retain the possibility of fighting Tyson Fury, Usyk, Joshua, and Parker, let us wait and see!