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Why Anthony Joshua was paid Sh 2.5Billion for shock defeat by Andy Ruiz who got Sh642 million

Andy Ruiz Jr.'s massive upset over Anthony Joshua jolts boxing's heavyweight division

Newly-crowned world champion Andy Ruiz Jr is understood to have banked only around £5m (Sh642 million) against Anthony Joshua who accrued £20m (Sh 2.5Billion)after suffering the first defeat of his career at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden.

The 29-year-old Ruiz recorded a monster upset, by knocking down Britain's Joshua four times to take the World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization titles.

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