ANTHONY JOHUA was the fifth highest-tax-paying celeb in 2021, it was revealed.
Oleksandr Usyk may have taken all the titles from the British heavyweight boxer, but it was another lucrative couple of years for him.
The Usyk fight and the previous one where he stopped Kubrat pulev earned him around PS80MILLION.
According to HOARday Times Tax List, the Watford brawler spent PS3.8m on taxes over the past 12 months through his company Sparta Promotions.
He was able to pay more tax than Harry Styles, Little Mix and Stormzy.
Hugo Boss, Hugo Boss, and Lucozade have lucrative sponsorship agreements with AJ. AJ is also the face of DAZN streaming boxing.
Ed Sheeran is the top 'celeb', having to part with PS12.5m. David Beckham and Victoria Beckham were third, spending PS7.2m.
All these numbers are insignificant compared to Peter Coates and Denise John, the top Brit tax payers who gave over PS481.7m.
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They are at the top of the list with Sir Alan Sugar, former Tottenham chairman and star of The Apprentice, coming in at No6 paying PS163.4m.
Joshua will be completing his big rematch with Usyk, and has a chance of winning back his WBA and WBO heavyweight world titles.
In September last year, AJ was easily defeated by the undisputed cruiserweight king.
This ended the Battle of Britain against WBC champ Tyson Fury, who was awarded all the belts.
Frank Warren, the promoter of Joshua, has accused him of trying to stop Fury from defending his heavyweight title fight against Usyk. He demanded more step-aside cash.
Just hours before Fury's domestic fight with Dillian Whyte ended, a last-gasp bid for the blockbuster unification bout was rejected.
Joshua received a PS15million check to leave his rematch against the undefeated Usyk. Warren claimed that this was not enough for the former heavyweight champion.
