Professional Boxing Earnings – How Much Do Boxers, Coaches And Superstars Earn

Among all sports, boxing is one of the most “money”, second only to football, tennis and basketball. Stars’ fees can consist of 7-8 digits (that is, up to several million or tens of millions) in dollars.

Since amateurs and semi-professionals do not earn anything (except for rare exceptions in tournaments where there are cash prizes for the first places), we will talk about earnings in boxing among professionals.

What does income depend on and what does it consist of?

How much a fighter will receive depends primarily on the popularity of him and the opponent, the status of the battle (champion battles bring more than usual) and on the experience of agents and organizers.

Professional boxing income comes from several sources:

Sponsorship payments;

Percentage from PPV broadcasts (not all boxers are paid, mostly only the “best” have them);

Payments from the organizers, which consist of a fixed amount and bonuses;

Selling merchandise (merchandise) if the boxer is famous enough to sell it.

Boxers can also earn money by acting as coaches, sparring partners and consultants for other boxers.

What can be the income?

Now let’s talk about how much a professional of different levels can earn in boxing.

Beginner Pros

It all depends on:

Countries – in the USA they pay several times more than in Russia;

Weight category (there are fewer heavyweight professionals than medium and lightweights, so it is easier for them to negotiate a higher price);

The status with which a boxer begins to compete (for example, if he previously showed himself cool in amateurs, or participated in the Olympic Games – of course, the fee for a boxing fight among professionals will also be higher than that of a beginner without such a track record);

How promising a newcomer is (this is usually determined by the results and staginess of several fights);

How disruptive is his agent (manager, promoter).

In Russia, the income of a beginner professional can start from 2-3 thousand per 1 round, excluding bonuses. But in the USA, even beginners can have several thousand even in their first battles. If they oppose more or less promoted boxers, the beginner’s fee will also be higher, and can go up to $ 10-30 thousand.

In addition to earnings from the fights themselves, newcomers-pros often earn extra money as sparring partners from more promoted rivals. In the United States, the price tag for such services can be several hundred dollars per workout.

Boxing trainers

Now about how much a boxing coach earns from a famous professional. Usually, trainers do not have a fixed salary, but% of the fees. According to Stephen Edwards (author of Boxingscene.com), a trainer usually gets about 10%, a second trainer about 5%, and 2% can have a specialist who trains a fighter in physical control. That is, if a boxer earns $ 2,000,000 for a fight, he will give the coach up to $ 200,000 thousand.

Russian

There are many famous boxers in Russia who compete in the United States. Let’s tell you how much our athletes earn in boxing:

Alexander Povetkin. The record fees of “Russian Knight” are $ 6.5 million for the fight against Anthony Joshua (2018, Povetkin’s loss) and $ 5.8 million for the loss to Vladimir Klitschko in 2013. For the victory over Dillian White in August 2020, the fee is unknown, presumably in the region of $ 500-600 thousands – as well as for the fight against Michael Hunter at the end of 2019.

Sergey Kovalev. He received the most for the loss of the WBO light heavyweight championship belt to Mexican Saul Alvarez at the end of 2019 – more than $ 3 million (according to other sources – more than $ 10 million). And before the fight, it was about an amount of $ 12 million.Kovalev received about $ 3 million more for losing to Andre Ward in 2016.

Denis Lebedev. For the victory over Victor Ramirez (2016) he received about $ 210 thousand, and earned about $ 400 thousand from the loss to Murat Gassiev (at the end of 2016).

Arthur Beterbiev. He received the most in 2019 for the victory over Ukrainian Alexander Gvozdik – about $ 1.5 million.

Murad Gassiev. In 2018, he received $ 1.6 million for the victory over the Cuban Dorticos, and the record is $ 2 million for losing to Alexander Usik in the same 2018.

Dmitry Bivol. According to the promoter Andrei Ryabinsky, Bivol’s fee for the fight against Joe Smith Jr. was supposed to be $ 1.5 million. And according to Forbes estimates, in the “30 to 30” rating for 2020, the boxer’s earnings reached $ 1 million per fight.

Ruslan Provodnikov. “Siberian Rocky” received $ 750 thousand for the fight with Chris Algieri (2014) and $ 600 thousand for the fight with Michael Alvarado.

Gennady Golovkin. According to the calculations of the Sports.ru website, at the beginning of 2018, Golovkin’s total boxing fees exceeded $ 20 million per career. But the figure is definitely understated: for each of the two fights with Saul Alvarez (September 2017 and September 2018), the boxer received more than $ 20 million.

Kostya Ju. Record for Russian boxing (in 2005) $ 5 million Ju earned from losing in his last fight against Ricky Hatton.

World stars

Now let’s look at how much boxing champions and just world-class stars from different countries earn:

Andre Ward. For 2 fights against Sergey Kovalev, he received $ 6 and $ 6.5 million each. He earned another $ 1.85 million in 2016 for a fight with Sullivan Barrera.

Andre Berto. Only the guaranteed fee for the fight with Mayweather in 2015 was $ 4 million, and another $ 1.2 million was brought by the fight with Sean Porter in 2017.

Alexander Usik. For the fight with Derek Chisora ​​at the end of 2020, he received a little more than $ 2 million (although he was originally supposed to receive more than $ 3 million, but due to the pandemic and the lack of spectators, the fee was reduced). His opponent got more – about $ 5.5 million.

Vasily Lomachenko. He broke the income record in 2019, for the title fight with Luke Campbell – he earned $ 4 million.In the previous few fights he received about $ 1 million, and in just the previous 6 years of his career he earned about $ 15 million.

Keith Thurman. Only the “naked” fee from the fight with Manny Pacquiao amounted to $ 2.5 million, and this is still a record for Thurman.

Terence Crawford. $ 4 million was earned by Terence’s victory over Kell Brook TKO in 2020. Kell himself received $ 2 million.

Andy Ruiz. He earned the most in June 2019, sensationally defeating Anthony Joshua and taking possession of the championship belt – 5.6 million euros.

Errol Spence. For the fight against Mikey Garcia in 2019, the welterweight champion received $ 3 million in guaranteed royalties only, not counting the deductions for PPV. Garcia, by the way, received the same amount. Another $ 2 million was brought by the fight with Sean Porter.

Deontay Wilder. The record is $ 10 million from the fight with Dominic Brezil in May 2019. Another $ 3 million was brought by the fight with Luis Ortiz (September 2019).

Vladimir Klichko. Ukrainian record – $ 21.5 million for the fight with Anthony Joshua. Klitschko received another $ 17.5 million for the fight with Alexander Povetkin, $ 12.5 million was brought by David Haye, and another $ 12 million – by Tyson Fury.

The largest royalties in history

Now let’s talk about the biggest boxing fees:

Lennox Lewis. In 2002, he earned $ 35 million for the fight with Tyson, or about $ 50 million at the beginning of 2021.

Saul Alvarez. In 2018, the Mexican signed a contract with DAZN for 11 fights over 5 years, for which he should receive $ 365 million (or about $ 33 million for each of these fights).

Evander Holyfield. In 1999, Holyfield fought Lennox Lewis twice, and earned $ 20 and $ 15 million in fights (or $ 31.3 and $ 23.5 million today). But the fight with Mike Tyson in 2002 brought even more: $ 35 million (or just over $ 50 million today).

Anthony Joshua. Two fights against Andy Ruiz brought the Briton more than $ 100 million ($ 22.5 million for a loss and $ 85 million for a victorious rematch). The next boxing fees are $ 36 million for the fight with Povetkin, $ 30 million for Joseph Parker, $ 28 million for Carlos Takam and $ 25 million for Wladimir Klitschko.

Manny Pacquiao. Only for royalties + PPV-bonuses during his career, “Pacman” received about $ 420 million. Most of all – about $ 100 million – brought a boring fight with Floyd Mayweather, in which Pacquiao lost on points in 2015.

Mike Tyson. According to various estimates, “Iron Mike” throughout his career earned from $ 300 to $ 685 million. Most of all the money brought him fights with Lennox Lewis ($ 35 million), Evander Holyfield ($ 30 million and $ 20 million for a rematch) and Michael Spinks ( $ 22 million).

Oscar De La Hoya. When De La Hoya’s career was coming to an end, he had a chance to serve the already brilliant Mayweather Jr. For the fight, which took place in 2007, Oscar received about $ 52 million, while Mayweather received $ 25 million.

Mohamed Ali. For “Thriller in Manila” and the victory over Joe Fraser in 1975, Ali received $ 40.2 million. In terms of “today’s” dollars in early 2021, this would amount to about $ 200 million.

Floyd Mayweather. The largest single fight fee in boxing history was $ 275 million, for the victory over Conor McGregor in 2017 (and the total revenue from the fight exceeded $ 0.55 billion). The second place is also behind Mayweather – in 2015, for the fight with Manny Pacquiao, he received $ 210 million.

Summarize

The fee for a boxing fight, if we are talking about a professional ring and the United States, is one of the largest for all sports. Even boxers unknown outside the ring may well receive hundreds of thousands of dollars even for losses. And the royalties of the stars, even not very famous ones, will surely be calculated in the millions. But, you need to understand that there are countless boxers, even professional ones, in the world, and only a few receive such fees. And it’s not just their skills, but also the correct and competent “promotion” of the athlete.



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