No be small thing o! Dem don announce say Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul fight don happen, and e clear say money no fit follow straight.
This weekend wey don pass, our guy Joshua go chop knockout for hand of Jake Paul, but as e dey be, na the taxman wey go give am bigger blow! Wetin dem dey call this one? Tax wahala!
Reports show say both fighters each make around $93 million USD (no be joke o!) for that bout wey dem do for Florida. But while Florida no get state tax, na federal government go take its cut! Omo, e no easy!
So, because Joshua fight for U.S. land, e go face the gully tax wey dey reach 37 percent, wey mean say na about $52 million go waka for im purse. E no finish there, oh!
When e return go UK, dem go still tax am for im global income again! Reports dey talk say e go owe about $11.3 million for UK tax plus another $2.8 million for National Insurance. Na serious matter be this!
After all the tax wahala, dem don calculate say Joshua go end up with roughly $74 million from the fight. Abeg, na wah o! E go still chop better money, but wey no reach wetin e suppose enjoy after victory.
Meanwhile, Jake Paul wey lose for fight go still dey carry bigger bag of cash because e no get UK tax matter to worry about. E go pocket more money than Joshua, even after dem knock am out!
This serous irony dey give us sense on top how tax matter fit make person wey lose for fight dey smile pass winner. Na so am dey for this combat sports matter, always get stronger opponent wey no dey wear boxing gloves!
As we dey follow all the updates on top dis Joshua and Paul fight matter, make we no forget say money matter no dey small. We go continue dey watch as this story dey unfold, e fit teach us lesson about money, taxes, and boxing!
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