Tyson Fury made £400,000 by Wagering £200,000 on himself to beat Wladimir Klitschko

Tyson Fury had 400,000 extra reasons to smile on Sunday after his heavyweight championship fight against Wladimir Klitschkoin Dusseldorf on Saturday night.

The Manchester-born boxer had placed a £200,000 (approximately $300,000) bet that he would defeat the 39-year-old Ukrainian, reports the Lancashire Evening Post (via Mirror).
To be fair, he stood to make around £5 million just by competing, but it's still a gutsy wager to make.



In the understatement of the week, the Mirror reports that Fury placed the bet with a "wealthy relative."
His uncle and trainer, Peter Fury, confirmed the new heavyweight champion of the world doubled his money with the victory.

[Mirror]