{"id":46496,"date":"2021-07-21T19:50:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T16:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=46496"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T13:43:21","slug":"boxer-tyson-fury-sells-nft-for-nearly-1m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/boxer-tyson-fury-sells-nft-for-nearly-1m\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxer Tyson Fury sells NFT for nearly $1m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professional boxer Tyson Fury sold a non-fungible token (NFT) for $987,000. The sale took place on the HoDooi marketplace.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">One of the highest selling sports NFTs ever! <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tyson_Fury?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@Tyson_Fury<\/a> \ud83e\udd4a <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLineal by Tyson Fury\u201d <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFT?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#NFT<\/a> has sold for close to $1 million USD \ud83d\udea8<a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/NEsIfsTWS9\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/NEsIfsTWS9<\/a><a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFTArt?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#NFTArt<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFTs?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#NFTs<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24HOD&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">$HOD<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFTCommunity?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#NFTCommunity<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BSC?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#BSC<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BinanceSmartChain?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#BinanceSmartChain<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CryptoNews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#CryptoNews<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFTCollector?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#NFTCollector<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFTCollection?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#NFTCollection<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFTArtist?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#NFTArtist<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CryptoArt?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#CryptoArt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HoDooi.com (@hodooicom) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hodooicom\/status\/1417199086210531341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">July 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The NFT, titled Lineal by Tyson Fury, has become one of the most expensive sports NFTs.<\/p>\n<p>For comparison: footballer Cristiano Ronaldo sold an NFT for $300,000, and basketball star LeBron James for $200,000.<\/p>\n<p>The NFT buyer will also receive a 5-by-5-foot physical image of the token, measuring about 152-by-152 cm, signed by Tyson Fury, a boxing glove with his autograph, and a video greeting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\\\">\n<p>\u201cIt was great to work with the HoDooi team, and I\u2019m glad we are all part of history with one of the highest bids on a single sports NFT,\u201d Fury commented.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The collection of the boxer\u2019s non-fungible tokens is also offered in five rarity levels: Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze.<\/p>\n<p>Launched on July 14, the HoDooi marketplace operates on the Binance Smart Chain.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Floyd Mayweather, a multiple-time world boxing champion, <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/floyd-mayweather-to-release-nft-collection\">launched<\/a> his NFT collection.<\/p>\n<p>In the first half of 2021, the volume of NFT sales <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/nft-sales-hit-2-5-billion-in-first-half-of-2021\">reached $2,5 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog&#8217;s Bitcoin news on our <a href=\\\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"\u201c_blank\u201d\\\" rel=\\\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\\\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional boxer Tyson Fury sold an NFT for $987,000. 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