Boxing purses in 2015
20 boxers were paid $503,449,000 across 44 bouts in 2015. The biggest single purse was $250,000,000, to Floyd Mayweather Jr against Manny Pacquiao.
Who was paid most in 2015
Every purse we hold from the year, folded into the boxer who took it.
Every purse we hold from 2015
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | BOXER | PURSE | OPPONENT | RESULT | DATE | DIVISION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Floyd Mayweather Jr | $250,000,000$250.0m | Manny Pacquiao | WinUD | 2 May 2015 | Welterweight |
| 02 | Manny Pacquiao | $150,000,000$150.0m | Floyd Mayweather Jr | LossUD | 2 May 2015 | Welterweight |
| 03 | Floyd Mayweather Jr | $44,000,000$44.0m | Andre Berto | WinUD | 12 September 2015 | Welterweight |
| 04 | Tyson Fury | $8,600,000$8.6m | Wladimir Klitschko | WinUD | 28 November 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 05 | Canelo Alvarez | $7,000,000$7.0m | Miguel Cotto | WinUD | 21 November 2015 | Middleweight |
| 06 | Anthony Joshua | $5,000,000$5.0m | Dillian Whyte | WinTKO 7 | 12 December 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 07 | Canelo Alvarez | $4,000,000$4.0m | James Kirkland | WinKO 3 | 9 May 2015 | Middleweight |
| 08 | Tyson Fury | $3,000,000$3.0m | Christian Ciocan | - | 28 February 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 09 | Deontay Wilder | $2,900,000$2.9m | Éric Molina | WinKO 9 | 13 June 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 10 | Anthony Joshua | $2,500,000$2.5m | Gary Cornish | WinTKO 1 | 12 September 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 11 | Danny Garcia | $2,500,000$2.5m | Lamont Peterson | WinMD | 11 April 2015 | Light Middleweight |
| 12 | Dillian Whyte | $2,500,000$2.5m | Anthony Joshua | LossTKO 7 | 12 December 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 13 | Leo Santa Cruz | $2,500,000$2.5m | Abner Mares | WinMD | 29 August 2015 | Super Featherweight |
| 14 | Danny Garcia | $2,450,000$2.5m | Paulie Malignaggi | WinTKO 9 | 1 August 2015 | Light Middleweight |
| 15 | Deontay Wilder | $2,400,000$2.4m | Johann Duhaupas | WinTKO 11 | 26 September 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 16 | Deontay Wilder | $2,200,000$2.2m | Bermane Stiverne | WinUD | 17 January 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 17 | Amir Khan | $1,500,000$1.5m | Chris Algieri | WinUD | 29 May 2015 | Welterweight |
| 18 | Anthony Joshua | $1,500,000$1.5m | Kevin Johnson | WinTKO 2 | 30 May 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 19 | Keith Thurman | $1,500,000$1.5m | Luis Collazo | WinRTD 7 | 11 July 2015 | Light Middleweight |
| 20 | Keith Thurman | $1,500,000$1.5m | Robert Guerrero | WinUD | 7 March 2015 | Light Middleweight |
| 21 | Leo Santa Cruz | $750,000$750k | Jesus Ruiz | WinTKO 8 | 17 January 2015 | Super Featherweight |
| 22 | Dillian Whyte | $600,000$600k | Brian Minto | WinKO 3 | 12 September 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 23 | Badou Jack | $500,000$500k | George Groves | WinSD | 12 September 2015 | Cruiserweight |
| 24 | Badou Jack | $500,000$500k | Anthony Dirrell | WinMD | 24 April 2015 | Cruiserweight |
| 25 | Leo Santa Cruz | $500,000$500k | Jose Cayetano | WinUD | 2 May 2015 | Super Featherweight |
| 26 | Luis Ortiz | $400,000$400k | Bryant Jennings | WinTKO 7 | 19 December 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 27 | Luis Ortiz | $375,000$375k | Matias Ariel Vidondo | WinKO 3 | 17 October 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 28 | Joseph Parker | $224,000$224k | Bowie Tupou | WinKO 1 | 1 August 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 29 | Joseph Parker | $200,000$200k | Daniel Martz | WinTKO 1 | 5 December 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 30 | Joseph Parker | $200,000$200k | Kali Meehan | WinTKO 3 | 15 October 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 31 | Kubrat Pulev | $200,000$200k | Maurice Harris | WinKO 1 | 5 December 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 32 | Kubrat Pulev | $200,000$200k | George Arias | WinUD | 17 October 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 33 | Oleksandr Usyk | $175,000$175k | Pedro Rodriguez | WinTKO 7 | 12 December 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 34 | Chris Eubank Jr | $150,000$150k | Dmitrii Chudinov | WinTKO | 28 February 2015 | Middleweight |
| 35 | Oleksandr Usyk | $150,000$150k | Johnny Muller | WinTKO 3 | 29 August 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 36 | Tony Bellew | $125,000$125k | Arturs Kulikaauskis | - | 5 September 2015 | Cruiserweight |
| 37 | Tony Bellew | $110,000$110k | Mateusz Masternak | WinUD | 12 December 2015 | Cruiserweight |
| 38 | Chris Eubank Jr | $100,000$100k | Tony Jeter | WinTKO 2 | 24 October 2015 | Middleweight |
| 39 | Oleksandr Usyk | $100,000$100k | Andrei Kniazev | - | 18 April 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 40 | Tony Bellew | $100,000$100k | Ivica Bacurin | WinTKO | 26 June 2015 | Cruiserweight |
| 41 | Gilberto Ramírez | $75,000$75k | Gevorg Khatchikian | WinUD | 20 November 2015 | Cruiserweight |
| 42 | Gilberto Ramírez | $75,000$75k | Derek Edwards | WinUD | 26 June 2015 | Cruiserweight |
| 43 | Andy Ruiz Jr | $50,000$50k | Raphael Zumbano | - | 24 October 2015 | Heavyweight |
| 44 | Gilberto Ramírez | $40,000$40k | Maxim Vlasov | WinUD | 24 January 2015 | Cruiserweight |
The belts on the line in 2015
31 of the 44 purses we hold from 2015 were paid for a night with a world title on it. The rows overlap: a unification puts more than one belt on the same fight.
| BELT | BOUTS | TOTAL PURSES | BIGGEST PURSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBC | 18 | $474,274,000$474.3m | Floyd Mayweather Jr |
| The Ring | 5 | $459,600,000$459.6m | Floyd Mayweather Jr |
| WBA | 13 | $459,549,000$459.5m | Floyd Mayweather Jr |
| WBO | 10 | $409,699,000$409.7m | Floyd Mayweather Jr |
| IBF | 1 | $8,600,000$8.6m | Tyson Fury |
| IBO | 1 | $8,600,000$8.6m | Tyson Fury |
20 of the 40 bouts we hold a result for ended before the last scheduled round.
How 2015 compares
Purses paid in each year we hold, in time order.
2015 ranks 3 of the 18 years on record, worth 9.2% of the $5,470,613,459 paid across them. That is 157.1% more than 2014, which paid $195,850,026.
What a purse is, and what it is not
Every figure on these pages is what a boxer was paid to fight: the contracted purse for one night. It is not what he earned that year and it is not his income. Pay-per-view points, sponsorship, ticket money and whatever a promoter settles afterwards sit outside it. A bonus written into the fight contract is inside it.
Frequently asked questions
How much were boxers paid in 2015?
$503,449,000, across 44 bouts and 20 boxers. That is a mean of $11,442,023 a bout.
Who was the highest paid boxer of 2015?
Floyd Mayweather Jr, on $294,000,000 from 2 bouts in 2015, ahead of Manny Pacquiao on $150,000,000.
What was the biggest purse of 2015?
$250,000,000, to Floyd Mayweather Jr against Manny Pacquiao on 2 May 2015.
Boxing purses year by year
The 18 years we hold enough purses to rank, newest first.