Boxing · PURSES · 2022
Boxing purses in 2022
37 boxers were paid $328,506,200 across 54 bouts in 2022. The biggest single purse was $50,000,000, to Canelo Alvarez against Gennadiy Golovkin.
TOTAL PURSES$328,506,200$328.5m
BOUTS54
BOXERS37
BIGGEST PURSE$50,000,000$50.0m Canelo Alvarez
MEAN PER BOUT$6,083,448$6.1m
TOP EARNER$68,000,000$68.0m Tyson Fury
Who was paid most in 2022
Every purse we hold from the year, folded into the boxer who took it.
Every purse we hold from 2022
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | BOXER | PURSE | OPPONENT | RESULT | DATE | DIVISION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Canelo Alvarez | $50,000,000$50.0m | Gennadiy Golovkin | WinUD | 17 September 2022 | Middleweight |
| 02 | Anthony Joshua | $44,000,000$44.0m | Oleksandr Usyk | LossSD | 20 August 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 03 | Oleksandr Usyk | $42,000,000$42.0m | Anthony Joshua | WinSD | 22 August 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 04 | Tyson Fury | $35,000,000$35.0m | Derek Chisora | WinTKO 10 | 3 December 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 05 | Tyson Fury | $33,000,000$33.0m | Dillian Whyte | WinTKO 6 | 23 April 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 06 | Devin Haney | $12,000,000$12.0m | George Kambosos Jr | WinUD | 5 June 2022 | Lightweight |
| 07 | Terence Crawford | $10,000,000$10.0m | David Avanesyan | WinKO 6 | 10 December 2022 | Middleweight |
| 08 | Dillian Whyte | $9,400,000$9.4m | Tyson Fury | LossTKO 6 | 23 April 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 09 | Amir Khan | $8,000,000$8.0m | Kell Brook | LossTKO 6 | 19 February 2022 | Welterweight |
| 10 | Derek Chisora | $5,800,000$5.8m | Tyson Fury | LossTKO 10 | 3 December 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 11 | Devin Haney | $5,000,000$5.0m | George Kambosos Jr | WinUD | 16 October 2022 | Lightweight |
| 12 | Dmitry Bivol | $5,000,000$5.0m | Canelo Álvarez | WinUD | 7 May 2022 | Light Heavyweight |
| 13 | Manny Pacquiao | $5,000,000$5.0m | DK Yoo | - | 11 December 2022 | Welterweight |
| 14 | Shakur Stevenson | $4,500,000$4.5m | Robson Conceição | WinUD | 23 September 2022 | Lightweight |
| 15 | Keith Thurman | $4,000,000$4.0m | Mario Barrios | WinUD | 5 February 2022 | Light Middleweight |
| 16 | Gilberto Ramírez | $3,800,000$3.8m | Dmitry Bivol | LossUD | 5 November 2022 | Cruiserweight |
| 17 | Daniel Dubois | $3,500,000$3.5m | Kevin Lerena | WinTKO 3 | 3 December 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 18 | Deontay Wilder | $3,500,000$3.5m | Robert Helenius | WinKO 1 | 15 October 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 19 | Gervonta Davis | $3,500,000$3.5m | Rolando Romero | WinTKO 6 | 28 May 2022 | Super Featherweight |
| 20 | Ryan Garcia | $3,500,000$3.5m | Javier Fortuna | WinKO 6 | 16 July 2022 | Super Lightweight |
| 21 | Joseph Parker | $3,000,000$3.0m | Joe Joyce | LossKO 11 | 24 September 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 22 | Gilberto Ramírez | $2,600,000$2.6m | Dominic Boesel | WinKO 4 | 14 May 2022 | Cruiserweight |
| 23 | Chris Eubank Jr | $2,500,000$2.5m | Liam Williams | WinUD | 5 February 2022 | Middleweight |
| 24 | Jake Paul | $2,500,000$2.5m | Anderson Silva | WinUD | 29 October 2022 | Cruiserweight |
| 25 | Danny Garcia | $2,250,000$2.3m | José Benavidez Jr | WinMD | 30 July 2022 | Light Middleweight |
| 26 | Andy Ruiz Jr | $2,200,000$2.2m | Luis Ortiz | WinUD | 4 September 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 27 | Derek Chisora | $2,000,000$2.0m | Kubrat Pulev | WinSD | 9 July 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 28 | Luis Ortiz | $1,850,000$1.9m | Andy Ruiz Jr | LossUD | 4 September 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 29 | Shakur Stevenson | $1,750,000$1.8m | Óscar Valdez | WinUD | 30 April 2022 | Lightweight |
| 30 | Naoya Inoue | $1,500,000$1.5m | Paul Butler | WinKO 11 | 13 December 2022 | Bantamweight |
| 31 | Ryan Garcia | $1,500,000$1.5m | Emmanuel Tagoe | WinUD | 9 April 2022 | Super Lightweight |
| 32 | Daniel Dubois | $1,402,200$1.4m | Trevor Bryan | WinKO 4 | 11 June 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 33 | Sebastian Fundora | $1,400,000$1.4m | Carlos Ocampo | WinUD | 8 October 2022 | Light Middleweight |
| 34 | Dmitry Bivol | $1,300,000$1.3m | Gilberto Ramírez | WinUD | 5 November 2022 | Light Heavyweight |
| 35 | Sebastian Fundora | $1,300,000$1.3m | Erickson Lubin | WinRTD 9 | 9 April 2022 | Light Middleweight |
| 36 | Kubrat Pulev | $1,250,000$1.3m | Derek Chisora | LossSD | 9 July 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 37 | Teofimo Lopez Jr | $1,250,000$1.3m | Sandor Martin | WinSD | 10 December 2022 | Super Lightweight |
| 38 | David Benavidez | $1,150,000$1.1m | David Lemieux | WinTKO 3 | 21 May 2022 | Super Lightweight |
| 39 | Teofimo Lopez Jr | $1,150,000$1.1m | Pedro Campa | WinTKO 7 | 13 August 2022 | Super Lightweight |
| 40 | Leo Santa Cruz | $1,000,000$1.0m | Keenan Carbajal | WinUD | 5 February 2022 | Super Featherweight |
| 41 | Badou Jack | $500,000$500k | Richard Rivera | WinSD | 20 August 2022 | Cruiserweight |
| 42 | Naoya Inoue | $500,000$500k | Nonito Donaire | WinTKO 2 | 7 June 2022 | Bantamweight |
| 43 | Jaron Ennis | $400,000$400k | Custio Clayton | WinKO 2 | 14 May 2022 | Welterweight |
| 44 | Badou Jack | $250,000$250k | Hany Atiyo | WinKO 1 | 21 May 2022 | Cruiserweight |
| 45 | Kubrat Pulev | $204,000$204k | Jerry Forrest | WinUD | 14 May 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 46 | Isaac Cruz | $200,000$200k | Eduardo Ramirez | WinKO 2 | 4 September 2022 | Super Lightweight |
| 47 | Isaac Cruz | $200,000$200k | Yuriorkis Gamboa | WinTKO 5 | 16 April 2022 | Super Lightweight |
| 48 | Vergil Ortiz Jr | $200,000$200k | Michael McKinson | WinTKO 9 | 6 August 2022 | Welterweight |
| 49 | Alexis Rocha | $175,000$175k | Jesus Antonio Perez | - | 29 October 2022 | Welterweight |
| 50 | Alexis Rocha | $150,000$150k | Luis Alberto Veron | - | 16 July 2022 | Welterweight |
| 51 | Alexis Rocha | $100,000$100k | Blair Cobbs | - | 19 March 2022 | Welterweight |
| 52 | Lamont Roach Jr | $100,000$100k | Angel Rodriguez | WinUD | 16 July 2022 | Super Featherweight |
| 53 | Luis Ortiz | $100,000$100k | Charles Martin | WinTKO 6 | 1 January 2022 | Heavyweight |
| 54 | Subriel Matías | $75,000$75k | Petros Ananyan | WinRTD 9 | 22 January 2022 | Super Lightweight |
The belts on the line in 2022
31 of the 54 purses we hold from 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ring | 11 | $203,650,000$203.7m | Canelo Alvarez |
| WBA | 15 | $176,752,200$176.8m | Canelo Alvarez |
| WBO | 14 | $176,550,000$176.6m | Canelo Alvarez |
| WBC | 15 | $162,500,000$162.5m | Canelo Alvarez |
| IBF | 7 | $155,000,000$155.0m | Canelo Alvarez |
| IBO | 2 | $86,000,000$86.0m | Anthony Joshua |
25 of the 50 bouts we hold a result for ended before the last scheduled round.
How 2022 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
2022 ranks 7 of the 18 years on record, worth 6.0% of the $5,470,613,459 paid across them. That is 14.1% more than 2021, which paid $288,021,700.
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 2022?
$328,506,200, across 54 bouts and 37 boxers. That is a mean of $6,083,448 a bout.
Who was the highest paid boxer of 2022?
Tyson Fury, on $68,000,000 from 2 bouts in 2022, ahead of Canelo Alvarez on $50,000,000.
What was the biggest purse of 2022?
$50,000,000, to Canelo Alvarez against Gennadiy Golovkin on 17 September 2022.
Boxing purses year by year
The 18 years we hold enough purses to rank, newest first.