Boxing purses in 2020
29 boxers were paid $174,990,000 across 36 bouts in 2020. The biggest single purse was $45,000,000, to Tyson Fury against Deontay Wilder.
Who was paid most in 2020
Every purse we hold from the year, folded into the boxer who took it.
Every purse we hold from 2020
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | BOXER | PURSE | OPPONENT | RESULT | DATE | DIVISION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tyson Fury | $45,000,000$45.0m | Deontay Wilder | WinTKO 7 | 22 February 2020 | Heavyweight |
| 02 | Deontay Wilder | $35,000,000$35.0m | Tyson Fury | LossTKO 7 | 22 February 2020 | Heavyweight |
| 03 | Canelo Alvarez | $25,000,000$25.0m | Callum Smith | - | 19 February 2020 | Middleweight |
| 04 | Anthony Joshua | $23,500,000$23.5m | Kubrat Pulev | WinKO 9 | 12 December 2020 | Heavyweight |
| 05 | Dillian Whyte | $6,000,000$6.0m | Alexander Povetkin | LossKO 5 | 22 August 2020 | Heavyweight |
| 06 | Kubrat Pulev | $6,000,000$6.0m | Anthony Joshua | LossKO 9 | 12 December 2020 | Heavyweight |
| 07 | Derek Chisora | $4,500,000$4.5m | Oleksandr Usyk | LossUD | 31 October 2020 | Heavyweight |
| 08 | Leo Santa Cruz | $4,500,000$4.5m | Gervonta Davis | LossKO 6 | 31 October 2020 | Super Featherweight |
| 09 | Oleksandr Usyk | $4,500,000$4.5m | Derek Chisora | WinUD | 31 October 2020 | Heavyweight |
| 10 | Terence Crawford | $4,000,000$4.0m | Kell Brook | WinTKO 4 | 14 November 2020 | Middleweight |
| 11 | Gervonta Davis | $2,500,000$2.5m | Leo Santa Cruz | WinKO 6 | 31 October 2020 | Super Featherweight |
| 12 | Devin Haney | $2,000,000$2.0m | Yuriorkis Gamboa | WinUD | 7 November 2020 | Lightweight |
| 13 | Danny Garcia | $1,750,000$1.8m | Errol Spence Jr | LossUD | 5 December 2020 | Light Middleweight |
| 14 | Danny Garcia | $1,700,000$1.7m | Ivan Redkach | WinUD | 25 January 2020 | Light Middleweight |
| 15 | Teofimo Lopez Jr | $1,460,000$1.5m | Vasyl Lomachenko | WinUD | 17 October 2020 | Super Lightweight |
| 16 | Daniel Dubois | $1,400,000$1.4m | Joe Joyce | LossKO 10 | 28 November 2020 | Heavyweight |
| 17 | Luis Ortiz | $1,250,000$1.3m | Alexander Flores | WinKO 1 | 7 November 2020 | Heavyweight |
| 18 | Jake Paul | $1,000,000$1.0m | AnEsonGib | WinTKO 1 | 30 January 2020 | Cruiserweight |
| 19 | Daniel Dubois | $800,000$800k | Ricardo Snijders | WinTKO 2 | 29 August 2020 | Heavyweight |
| 20 | Badou Jack | $500,000$500k | Blake McKernan | WinUD | 28 November 2020 | Cruiserweight |
| 21 | Jake Paul | $500,000$500k | Nate Robinson | WinKO 2 | 28 November 2020 | Cruiserweight |
| 22 | Joseph Parker | $500,000$500k | Shawndell Winters | WinTKO 5 | 29 February 2020 | Heavyweight |
| 23 | Ryan Garcia | $250,000$250k | Francisco Fonseca | WinKO 1 | 14 February 2020 | Super Lightweight |
| 24 | Shakur Stevenson | $250,000$250k | Toka Khan Clary | WinUD | 12 December 2020 | Lightweight |
| 25 | Shakur Stevenson | $250,000$250k | Felix Caraballo | WinKO 6 | 9 June 2020 | Lightweight |
| 26 | David Benavidez | $200,000$200k | Roamer Alexis Angulo | WinRTD 10 | 15 August 2020 | Super Lightweight |
| 27 | Gilberto Ramírez | $200,000$200k | Alfonso López | WinTKO 10 | 18 December 2020 | Cruiserweight |
| 28 | Isaac Cruz | $75,000$75k | Diego Magdaleno | WinKO 1 | 31 October 2020 | Super Lightweight |
| 29 | Subriel Matías | $75,000$75k | Malik Hawkins | WinRTD 7 | 24 October 2020 | Super Lightweight |
| 30 | Lamont Roach Jr | $60,000$60k | Neil John Tabanao | WinKO 3 | 30 October 2020 | Super Featherweight |
| 31 | Sebastian Fundora | $50,000$50k | Habib Ahmed | WinTKO 2 | 5 December 2020 | Light Middleweight |
| 32 | Sebastian Fundora | $50,000$50k | Nathaniel Gallimore | WinKO 6 | 22 August 2020 | Light Middleweight |
| 33 | Sebastian Fundora | $50,000$50k | Daniel Lewis | WinUD | 22 February 2020 | Light Middleweight |
| 34 | Subriel Matías | $50,000$50k | Petros Ananyan | LossUD | 22 February 2020 | Super Lightweight |
| 35 | Alexis Rocha | $40,000$40k | Rashidi Ellis | - | 30 October 2020 | Welterweight |
| 36 | Jaron Ennis | $30,000$30k | Chris van Heerden | No contestNC 1 | 19 December 2020 | Welterweight |
The belts on the line in 2020
17 of the 36 purses we hold from 2020 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 | 7 | $91,400,000$91.4m | Tyson Fury |
| The Ring | 3 | $81,460,000$81.5m | Tyson Fury |
| WBO | 8 | $46,160,000$46.2m | Anthony Joshua |
| WBA | 5 | $37,960,000$38.0m | Anthony Joshua |
| IBF | 4 | $32,710,000$32.7m | Anthony Joshua |
| IBO | 3 | $29,530,000$29.5m | Anthony Joshua |
24 of the 34 bouts we hold a result for ended before the last scheduled round.
How 2020 compares
Purses paid in each year we hold, in time order.
2020 ranks 11 of the 18 years on record, worth 3.2% of the $5,470,613,459 paid across them. That is 56.6% less than 2019, which paid $402,930,000.
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 2020?
$174,990,000, across 36 bouts and 29 boxers. That is a mean of $4,860,833 a bout.
Who was the highest paid boxer of 2020?
Tyson Fury, on $45,000,000 from 1 bouts in 2020, ahead of Deontay Wilder on $35,000,000.
What was the biggest purse of 2020?
$45,000,000, to Tyson Fury against Deontay Wilder on 22 February 2020.
Boxing purses year by year
The 18 years we hold enough purses to rank, newest first.