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Top 10 Highest Paid Boxers Of 2025

Canelo Alvarez tops the boxing charts with $200 million earned in 2025.

Released: December 2025
Updated: 1 month ago

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Highest-paid boxers of 2025 reflect a year dominated by mega purses influenced by Saudi money. Unlike team sports, boxing earnings are event driven, with small number of fights accounting for the majority of earnings.

Showing 12 players

1 Canelo Alvarez
Canelo Alvarez

Boxing · -

$150m

Mexico

2 Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk

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$132m

Ukraine

3 Daniel Dubois
Daniel Dubois

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$71m

England

4 Anthony Joshua

Anthony Joshua

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$70m

England

5 Ryan Garcia
Ryan Garcia

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$70m

United States of America

6 Naoya Inoue
Naoya Inoue

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$35m

Japan

7 Chris Eubank Jr

Chris Eubank Jr

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$23.1m

England

8 Devin Haney
Devin Haney

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$22m

United States of America

9 Conor Benn

Conor Benn

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$20.3m

England

10 Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao

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$20m

Philippines

11 Terence Crawford
Terence Crawford

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$15m

United States of America

12 Dmitry Bivol
Dmitry Bivol

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$12m

Russian Federation

Methodology

This ranking is based on estimated total boxing earnings generated during the 2025 calendar year. SalaryLeaks analyzed reported fight purses and PPV bonuses linked to fights. Sponsorship or off-the-ring earnings are excluded.

Where official figures were not disclosed or nor publically available conservative estimates are used based on boxers's previous fights.

Insights

  • ➡️Saudi Arabia reshaped the boxing financials in 2025, Canelo Alvarez earned around $200 million from his two fights in 2025 thanks to his massive 4-fight contract with Riyadh Seasons. His fight against Terence Crawford was 2025's biggest showdown.

  • ➡️Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn cleared around $23.1 and $20.3 million respectively from their two fights in 2025. Both fights were the biggest boxing events in the UK.

  • ➡️Surprise inclusion include Japan's most marketable fighter Naoya Inoue. He fight three times in 2025 and earned the highest purse of any Japanese fighter in history.

  • ➡️Exibition fights involving youtubers are highly lucarative. Jake Paul is set to fight Joshua on 19th December which will be his third fight of the year. He is set to clear around estimated $50 million which will put him in the top 5 highest paid boxers in 2025.

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