Tyson Fury promises to donate $10 million from Deontay Wilder bout to help the homeless, drug addicts, and alcoholics
Tyson Fury's epic battle with WBC champion Deontay Wilder on Saturday night in Los Angeles controversially ended in a draw, with several professionals and former world champions like Floyd Mayweather, Lennox Lewis, Tony Bellew, and Carl Froch coming out to state that Fury deserved to be called the winner. Promoter Frank Warren even said he and the British Boxing Board of Control will be writing to the WBC demanding a rematch, but all the negative reactions drew attention away from Fury's philanthropy.
According to the Daily Mail, the 30-year-old former heavyweight champion had promised to donate the £8 million ($10.1 million) he earned from the bout so it could build homes for the poor and homeless. His battles with depression, alcoholism, and a debilitating cocaine addiction are well-documented, and Fury said he hoped the money could also help drug addicts and alcoholics.