Epic Sports wins Pulev – Whte purse bid

Epic Sports won the purse bid to stage a IBF heavyweight elimination bout between Kubrat Pulev and Dillian Whyte, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Epic Sports & Entertainment, headed by former longtime Don King attorney John Wirt, won with a bid of $1,500,111 to easily beat two other bidders. Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn, Whyte’s promoter, offered $831,111, while Pulev promoter Team Sauerland bid $801,305.

Pulev is entitled to 75 percent of the winning bid ($1,125,083.25), and Whyte will receive the remaining 25 percent ($375,027.75).