The boxing industry has gained a lot of popularity and there has been a considerable amount of increase in its viewership, know about the richest boxers in the world as of 2022
This increase has also resulted in the rise in the boxer’s popularity and net worth.
In this scenario, there has been a huge expansion in the number of fans of boxing leagues and athletes. This has led people to wonder about the boxers, their lifestyle, and their net worth.
Although boxing has been a quite popular sport for a long time. But due to less technology back then, spectators and players did not get much exposure.
Now, it is one of the most famous and thriving industries in the sporting ecosystem and many people can now follow their dreams make a living as this industry produce several wealthy athletes.
List Of The Top 10 Richest Boxers In The World 2022 And Net Worth
Top 10 Highest Paid Boxers Of The World 2021
Let’s have a look at the highest-paid top ten highest-paid boxers in the world in 2022:
- Tyson Fury
- Anthony Joshua
- Deontay Wilder
- Alexander Povetkin
- Dillian Wyte
- Andy Ruiz Jr.
- Luiz Ortiz
- Oleksandr Usyk
- Micheal Hunter
- Joseph Parker
#1. Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury, who is also known as the “Gypsy King,” as he is a two-time world heavyweight champion. He has won a WBC title in February 2020 after defeating Deontay Wilder. He has earned approximately $100 million till date, including pay-per-view bonuses.
#2. Anthony Joshua
Anthony Joshua is a British professional boxer, named Ring magazine’s “Prospect of the Year.” Joshua was also named the first British boxer to be on the list. He is also the current heavyweight champion of the IBF, WBA, WBO, and IBO, as well as a two-time unified heavyweight champion. Joshua earns a salary of approximately $11 million per year from commercial deals, including the brands like Jaguar Land Rover, Beats Electronics, Sky Sports, Electronic Arts, and Hugo Boss, to name a few.
#3. Deontay Wilder
Deontay Wilder won the WBC heavyweight title in 2015, and also held for a few years to his name. He brought an end to the sport’s longest emptiness of American heavyweight champions after nine years. Deontay’s most memorable payments are $2 million for the first Luis Ortiz fight, $10 million for the first fight with Tyson Fury, $10 million for Dominic Breazeale, $20 million for Luis Ortiz rematch, and $28 million for the Tyson Fury rematch.
If the rematch with Fury in February 2020 is included as well, Deontay’s career earnings exceed $70 million. Between June 2019 and June 2020, he earned $45 million. In 2022, he will be one of the highest-paid boxers.
#4. Alexander Povetkin
Alexander Povetkin, the Russian professional boxer in 2020 was the highest-paid Russian boxer with earnings of $10 million which includes a bonus of $3.5 million show, a $6.5 million PPV share.
He has become the new WBC interim heavyweight champion after dominating British boxer, Dillian Whyte in the fifth round. According to the report, Alexander Povetkin’s net worth has increased to $10 million.
Povetkin’s career-high guaranteed purse was £6 million against Anthony Joshua in 2018. His pay-per-view share and purse split increased in the rematch after he won the heavyweight title last year.
The fight purse for Povetkin’s upcoming rematch as he is guaranteed a $5 million purse, and if pay-per-view sales for the fight remain strong, his earnings will rise to around $12 million.
#5. Dillian Wyte
Dillian Whyte, the British professional boxer, as well as a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist, has ranked fifth-best active heavyweight in the world by The Ring Magazine, and seventh by BoxRec.
He earned $3 million in 2019 from his two matches. Whyte made $5.2 million from a single WBC interim heavyweight title fight in 2020 against Alexander Povetkin.
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