Boxing · PURSES · 2019
Boxing purses in 2019
32 boxers were paid $402,930,000 across 69 bouts in 2019. The biggest single purse was $88,500,000, to Anthony Joshua against Andy Ruiz Jr.
TOTAL PURSES$402,930,000$402.9m
BOUTS69
BOXERS32
BIGGEST PURSE$88,500,000$88.5m Anthony Joshua
MEAN PER BOUT$5,839,565$5.8m
TOP EARNER$120,500,000$120.5m Anthony Joshua
Who was paid most in 2019
Every purse we hold from the year, folded into the boxer who took it.
Every purse we hold from 2019
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | BOXER | PURSE | OPPONENT | RESULT | DATE | DIVISION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Anthony Joshua | $88,500,000$88.5m | Andy Ruiz Jr | LossTKO 7 | 1 June 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 02 | Canelo Alvarez | $35,000,000$35.0m | Sergey Kovalev | WinKO 11 | 2 November 2019 | Middleweight |
| 03 | Canelo Alvarez | $35,000,000$35.0m | Daniel Jacobs | WinUD | 4 May 2019 | Middleweight |
| 04 | Anthony Joshua | $32,000,000$32.0m | Andy Ruiz Jr | WinUD | 7 December 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 05 | Manny Pacquiao | $25,000,000$25.0m | Keith Thurman | WinSD | 20 July 2019 | Welterweight |
| 06 | Manny Pacquiao | $25,000,000$25.0m | Adrien Broner | WinUD | 19 January 2019 | Welterweight |
| 07 | Andy Ruiz Jr | $23,500,000$23.5m | Anthony Joshua | WinTKO 7 | 1 June 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 08 | Deontay Wilder | $20,000,000$20.0m | Luis Ortiz | WinKO 7 | 23 November 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 09 | Tyson Fury | $15,780,000$15.8m | Otto Wallin | WinUD | 14 September 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 10 | Tyson Fury | $15,500,000$15.5m | Tom Schwarz | WinTKO 2 | 15 June 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 11 | Deontay Wilder | $10,000,000$10.0m | Dominic Breazeale | WinKO 1 | 18 May 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 12 | Keith Thurman | $10,000,000$10.0m | Manny Pacquiao | LossSD | 20 July 2019 | Light Middleweight |
| 13 | Andy Ruiz Jr | $7,500,000$7.5m | Anthony Joshua | LossUD | 7 December 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 14 | Amir Khan | $7,000,000$7.0m | Terence Crawford | LossTKO 6 | 20 April 2019 | Welterweight |
| 15 | Luis Ortiz | $7,000,000$7.0m | Deontay Wilder | LossKO 7 | 23 November 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 16 | Terence Crawford | $6,000,000$6.0m | Amir Khan | WinTKO 6 | 20 April 2019 | Middleweight |
| 17 | Terence Crawford | $4,000,000$4.0m | Egidijus Kavaliauskas | WinTKO 9 | 14 December 2019 | Middleweight |
| 18 | Chris Eubank Jr | $3,800,000$3.8m | James DeGale | WinUD | 23 February 2019 | Middleweight |
| 19 | Keith Thurman | $3,500,000$3.5m | Josesito López | WinMD | 26 January 2019 | Light Middleweight |
| 20 | Danny Garcia | $2,000,000$2.0m | Adrian Granados | WinTKO 7 | 20 April 2019 | Light Middleweight |
| 21 | Dillian Whyte | $2,000,000$2.0m | Oscar Rivas | WinUD | 20 July 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 22 | Leo Santa Cruz | $2,000,000$2.0m | Miguel Flores | WinUD | 23 November 2019 | Super Featherweight |
| 23 | Leo Santa Cruz | $2,000,000$2.0m | Rafael Rivera | WinUD | 16 February 2019 | Super Featherweight |
| 24 | Oleksandr Usyk | $2,000,000$2.0m | Chazz Witherspoon | WinRTD 7 | 12 October 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 25 | Devin Haney | $1,250,000$1.3m | Zaur Abdullaev | WinRTD 4 | 13 September 2019 | Lightweight |
| 26 | Devin Haney | $1,250,000$1.3m | Antonio Moran | WinKO 7 | 25 May 2019 | Lightweight |
| 27 | Gervonta Davis | $1,200,000$1.2m | Yuriorkis Gamboa | WinTKO | 28 December 2019 | Super Featherweight |
| 28 | Dmitry Bivol | $1,050,000$1.1m | Joe Smith Jr | WinUD | 9 March 2019 | Light Heavyweight |
| 29 | Kubrat Pulev | $1,050,000$1.1m | Bogdan Dinu | WinKO 7 | 23 March 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 30 | Amir Khan | $1,000,000$1.0m | Billy Dib | WinTKO 4 | 12 July 2019 | Welterweight |
| 31 | Devin Haney | $1,000,000$1.0m | Alfredo Santiago | WinUD | 9 November 2019 | Lightweight |
| 32 | Devin Haney | $1,000,000$1.0m | Xolisani Ndongeni | WinUD | 11 January 2019 | Lightweight |
| 33 | Shakur Stevenson | $900,000$900k | Joet Gonzalez | WinUD | 26 October 2019 | Lightweight |
| 34 | Vergil Ortiz Jr | $750,000$750k | Brad Solomon | WinKO 5 | 13 December 2019 | Welterweight |
| 35 | Gervonta Davis | $550,000$550k | Ricardo Núñez | WinTKO 2 | 27 July 2019 | Super Featherweight |
| 36 | Badou Jack | $500,000$500k | Jean Pascal | LossSD | 28 December 2019 | Cruiserweight |
| 37 | Badou Jack | $500,000$500k | Marcus Browne | LossUD | 19 January 2019 | Cruiserweight |
| 38 | Derek Chisora | $500,000$500k | David Price | WinTKO 4 | 26 October 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 39 | Derek Chisora | $500,000$500k | Artur Szpilka | WinKO 2 | 20 July 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 40 | Derek Chisora | $500,000$500k | Senad Gashi | WinUD | 20 April 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 41 | Gervonta Davis | $500,000$500k | Hugo Ruiz | WinKO 1 | 9 February 2019 | Super Featherweight |
| 42 | Joseph Parker | $500,000$500k | Alex Leapai | WinTKO 10 | 29 June 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 43 | Teofimo Lopez Jr | $500,000$500k | Richard Commey | WinTKO 2 | 14 December 2019 | Super Lightweight |
| 44 | Chris Eubank Jr | $450,000$450k | Matt Korobov | WinTKO 2 | 7 December 2019 | Middleweight |
| 45 | Luis Ortiz | $350,000$350k | Christian Hammer | WinUD | 2 March 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 46 | Gilberto Ramírez | $275,000$275k | Tommy Karpency | WinRTD 4 | 12 April 2019 | Cruiserweight |
| 47 | David Benavidez | $250,000$250k | Anthony Dirrell | WinTKO 9 | 28 September 2019 | Super Lightweight |
| 48 | Dmitry Bivol | $250,000$250k | Lenin Castillo | WinUD | 12 October 2019 | Light Heavyweight |
| 49 | Kubrat Pulev | $250,000$250k | Rydell Booker | WinUD | 9 November 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 50 | Ryan Garcia | $250,000$250k | Romero Duno | WinKO 1 | 2 November 2019 | Super Lightweight |
| 51 | Teofimo Lopez Jr | $250,000$250k | Masayoshi Nakatani | WinUD | 19 July 2019 | Super Lightweight |
| 52 | Andy Ruiz Jr | $200,000$200k | Alexander Dimitrenko | WinRTD 5 | 20 April 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 53 | Teofimo Lopez Jr | $200,000$200k | Edis Tatli | WinKO 5 | 20 April 2019 | Super Lightweight |
| 54 | Lamont Roach Jr | $175,000$175k | Jamel Herring | LossUD | 9 November 2019 | Super Featherweight |
| 55 | Daniel Dubois | $150,000$150k | Kyotaro Fujimoto | WinKO 2 | 21 December 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 56 | Daniel Dubois | $100,000$100k | Ebenezer Tetteh | WinTKO 1 | 27 September 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 57 | Daniel Dubois | $75,000$75k | Nathan Gorman | WinKO 5 | 13 July 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 58 | Daniel Dubois | $75,000$75k | Richard Lartey | WinKO 4 | 27 April 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 59 | Daniel Dubois | $75,000$75k | Răzvan Cojanu | WinKO 2 | 8 March 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 60 | Lamont Roach Jr | $75,000$75k | Jonathan Oquendo | WinUD | 4 May 2019 | Super Featherweight |
| 61 | Shakur Stevenson | $75,000$75k | Alberto Guevara | WinKO 3 | 13 July 2019 | Lightweight |
| 62 | Vergil Ortiz Jr | $75,000$75k | Antonio Orozco | WinKO 6 | 10 August 2019 | Welterweight |
| 63 | Vergil Ortiz Jr | $75,000$75k | Mauricio Herrera | WinKO 3 | 4 May 2019 | Welterweight |
| 64 | David Allen | $60,000$60k | David Price | LossRTD 10 | 20 July 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 65 | Subriel Matías | $30,000$30k | Maxim Dadashev | WinRTD 11 | 19 July 2019 | Super Lightweight |
| 66 | David Allen | $25,000$25k | Lucas Browne | WinKO 3 | 20 April 2019 | Heavyweight |
| 67 | Shakur Stevenson | $25,000$25k | Christopher Diaz | WinUD | 20 April 2019 | Lightweight |
| 68 | Teofimo Lopez Jr | $25,000$25k | Diego Magdaleno | WinKO 7 | 2 February 2019 | Super Lightweight |
| 69 | Shakur Stevenson | $10,000$10k | Jessie Cris Rosales | WinTKO 4 | 18 January 2019 | Lightweight |
The belts on the line in 2019
50 of the 69 purses we hold from 2019 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBA | 22 | $261,075,000$261.1m | Anthony Joshua |
| WBO | 20 | $223,550,000$223.6m | Anthony Joshua |
| IBF | 8 | $187,035,000$187.0m | Anthony Joshua |
| IBO | 5 | $155,300,000$155.3m | Anthony Joshua |
| WBC | 17 | $83,160,000$83.2m | Canelo Alvarez |
| The Ring | 1 | $35,000,000$35.0m | Canelo Alvarez |
42 of the 69 bouts we hold a result for ended before the last scheduled round.
How 2019 compares
Purses paid in each year we hold, in time order.
$85m 09
$82m 10
$119m 11
$167m 12
$160m 13
$196m 14
$503m 15
$126m 16
$424m 17
$251m 18
$403m 19
$175m 20
$288m 21
$329m 22
$417m 23
$782m 24
$811m 25
$154m 26
2019 ranks 6 of the 18 years on record, worth 7.4% of the $5,470,613,459 paid across them. That is 60.5% more than 2018, which paid $251,008,334.
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 2019?
$402,930,000, across 69 bouts and 32 boxers. That is a mean of $5,839,565 a bout.
Who was the highest paid boxer of 2019?
Anthony Joshua, on $120,500,000 from 2 bouts in 2019, ahead of Canelo Alvarez on $70,000,000.
What was the biggest purse of 2019?
$88,500,000, to Anthony Joshua against Andy Ruiz Jr on 1 June 2019.
Boxing purses year by year
The 18 years we hold enough purses to rank, newest first.