Nawa o! Big boxing man Anthony Joshua don land wahala after him recent fight for Miami. E beat dat American wey dey do YouTube, Jake Paul, but na for him pocket e go chop pepper! Dem say na almost half of him prize money dey waka go.
AJ do am well for round six, but as him dey shine, taxman dey wait for am like shark wey dey hungry. Reports show say dem share £140 million for dis fight, meaning say each fighter fit carry around £4 million for every minute wey dem dey punch each other.
But as dem no dey play for America, tax law come dey flex muscles. Joshua go need to pay 37% of him money to IRS because law sabi no dey respect any fighter. Na wah! Dis one mean say about £5.5 million go carry leg dey waka enter HMRC for UK level too. All these taxes don make AJ pocket dey feel am small-small.
Him still get around £38 million left for bank, after dem don share about £32 million to taxman. But wetin AJ dey talk? E say money no be wetin dey drive am. “No be my biggest payday, na about the opportunity to showcase my skills,” he yarn. Chai! No be so dem dey talk about rich people matter?
As e dey so, Joshua no dey broke. According to Sunday Times Rich List, him dey carry £195 million for body already, thanks to all the fights wey e don do and endorsement contracts wey dey land for him side. Dis guy don chop money; him don go collect over £200 million from just ten of him biggest fights. Na serious cash!
His pocket dey swell with big paydays, wey include £54 million from as e fight Oleksandr Usyk and £36 million from him to-and-fro with Andy Ruiz Jr. Na real jackpot matter o!
AJ no dey only punch; him dey manage properties wey worth around £75 million and him dey chop better endorsement from top brands like Under Armour, Lucozade, and Jaguar. Dis guy sabi hustle well well!
So as we dey celebrate him win for Kaseya Center, make we no forget say, dem taxman dey, and e no dey joke. But for Anthony Joshua, e don prove say e be no only champion for ring but also for life hustle. Na serious ogbonge lesson!
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