UK Boxing
The ‘next Floyd Mayweather’ earns £102m a year and Jake Paul’s earnings dwarf
Jake Paul had a lucrative 2025 (Photo: Getty Images)
The world’s highest-paid boxers have been revealed, with the fighter dubbed the “recent Floyd Mayweather” clearly outperforming his rivals. That man is Canelo Alvarez, who earned an astonishing £102 million in 2025. When earnings across all sports are taken into account, only Cristiano Ronaldo generated more earnings, according to Sporty.
The Portuguese striker has topped the overall rankings after raising a remarkable £195 million over the last year. While Alvarez finished second on the list, boxing had circumscribed representation, with only three other fighters making the top 100: Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue and Jake Paul. Crawford leads the group in 21st place, earning around £49m in 2025 – mainly thanks to his gripping victory over Alvarez in their September clash. Inoue will appear in 25th place with £46m, closely followed by Paul in 30th place, who took home just under £45m.
Alvarez, who suffered his first professional loss to Mayweather in 2013, later took over the American’s status as the biggest name in boxing outside the heavyweight ranks. At the age of 35, the Mexican superstar has won world titles in four divisions – from welterweight to delicate heavyweight – and is widely viewed as one of the top welterweight talents of his era.
While the loss to Crawford hit his legacy difficult, the same couldn’t be said for his bank account. Alvarez recently agreed an attractive four-fight contract with Saudi top boxer Turki Alalshikh, worth around £240 million.
EXPRESS SPORT ON FB! Find all the best sports news and much more on our Facebook page
This partnership began with a decision victory over William Scull in May in Riyad, followed by a blockbuster fight against Crawford in September in Las Vegas. Crawford then retired immediately, retiring with an unblemished 42-0 record, eliminating any chance of a rematch. Alvarez announced that he would return to the ring this September after undergoing elbow surgery.
Terence Crawford (left) and Canelo Alvarez (right) are the two highest-paid boxers in 2025 (Photo: AP)
Inoue also signed a lucrative contract with Alalshikh and boxed four times in 2025. The Japanese bantamweight is still undefeated with a record of 32-0, with 27 of his wins coming by knockout.
Meanwhile, internet sensation Paul had two fights last year. He scored points over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in June before being stopped by Anthony Joshua in December. His six-round defeat to AJ attracted over 33 million viewers and accounted for the majority of his annual earnings.
Behind Ronaldo and Alvarez, Lionel Messi is third in the earnings table after earning £97 million in 2025. He is followed by baseball star Juan Soto (£96.5m) and NBA great LeBron James (£96m) to round out the top five.
Cristiano Ronaldo tops the earnings list with £195 million (Photo: Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)
Next in the rankings was former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, who earned £86m, ahead of NBA icon Steph Curry (£78.6m), baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani (£76.4m) and NBA standout Kevin Durant (£75.1m). Rounding out the top ten is LIV Golf ace Jon Rahm with earnings of £75 million.
Notable names such as Lewis Hamilton, Rory McIlroy, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, as well as Max Verstappen, Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Mahomes narrowly missed out on the top ten.
A total of six British athletes featured, with Hamilton leading the group, earning £74 million. McIlroy earned £68 million, while newly crowned Formula One world champion Lando Norris earned £44 million. Footballers Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham also made the list, earning £32 million and £29 million respectively. The British squad is complemented by NBA player Ogugua “OG” Anunoby, who earned £28 million during the year.
UK Boxing
Re: Official Negotiating Order – Mandatory WBO Welterweight Championship – DevinHaney (champion) vs. Keyshawn Davis (#1 challenger)
JavaScript must be enabled for the page to display properly
June 30, 2026
Re: Official Negotiation Order – Mandatory WBO Welterweight Championship Contest – Devin
Haney (champion) vs. Keyshawn Davis (#1 challenger)
Loading…
FOLLOW US
UPCOMING FIGHTS
JR. WEIGHT Championship
Bermudas
VS
Osorio
Osorio Won R
JR. AVERAGE WEIGHT Championship
Zayas
VS
Ennis
Ennis won R7
WEIGHT Championship
with Olascua
VS
Dominguez
R won
JR. BANTAM WEIGHT Championship
BANTAM WEIGHT Championship
Johnson
VS
Thorslund
R won
JR. INTERMEDIATE WEIGHT Championship
AVERAGE WEIGHT Championship
Robinson
VS
Thibeault
R won
JR. AVERAGE WEIGHT Championship
Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy | World Boxing Organization. All rights reserved.
The official record holder
Jaron Ennis is the bookmakers’ main favorite to defeat Xander Zayas in their highly anticipated world title clash on Saturday in Brooklyn.
Ennis challenges Zayas for the WBO and WBA super welterweight belts at the Barclays Center live on DAZN pay-per-view.
The undefeated resident of Philadelphia enters the game as the favorite on February 11 Bet365 give the 23-year-old his first professional defeat and become world champion in two weight categories.
“Boots” has stopped 31 of his 35 opponents, including Uisma Lima in his 154-pound debut in October, and is expected to stop the Puerto Rican on 20/21.
The 28-year-old last covered this distance in 2024, and a decision victory is valued at 13/2.
Even though Zayas has taken over as unified champion, he is an underdog Bet365 at 15/04.
Man from San Juan defeated Abass Baraou by split decision will add the WBA belt to his WBO crown in January and his best chance of victory is rated at 13/2 by decision, while success in the shock break is rated at 14/1.
Full Bet365 odds
The result of the fight
- Xander Zayas will win the fight: 15/4
- Xander Zayas by KO/TKO/DQ: 14/1
- Xander Zayas by decision or technical decision: 13/2
- Jaron Ennis will win the fight: 11/02
- Jaron Ennis by KO/TKO/DQ: 20/21
- Jaron Ennis by decision or technical: 8/5
- Draw or technical draw: 14/1
Round bets
Xander Zayas
- Win in round 1: 100/1
- Win in round 2: 100/1
- Win in round 3: 100/1
- Win in round 4: 100/1
- Win in round 5: 100/1
- To win in round 6: 100/1
- To win in round 7: 80/1
- To win in round 8: 80/1
- To win round 9: 66/1
- To win in round 10: 66/1
- To win round 11: 66/1
- To win in round 12: 80/1
- To win by decision or technical decision: 6/1
Jaron Ennis
- To win round 1: 80/1
- Win in round 2: 50/1
- Win in round 3: 40/1
- To win in round 4: 28/1
- To win in round 5: 20/1
- To win in round 6: 16/1
- Win in round 7: 12/12
- To win in round 8: 1/11
- To win in round 9: 10/1
- To win in round 10: 10/1
- To win in round 11: 10/1
- To win in round 12: 1/11
- Win by Decision or Technical Decision: 7/4
The post Xander Zayas vs Jaron Ennis – Odds and Betting Guide appeared first on ProBoxing-Fans.com.
On Wednesday, Lewis Crocker heads to Australia to defend his IBF welterweight world title against Liam Paro for the first time.
Crocker will face Paro at the Pat Rafter Arena in Queensland, live on DAZN in the UK and Kayo Sports in Australia.
Crocker (22-0, 11 KO) became world champion in September, defeating Paddy Donovan twice before winning the rematch by split decision.
Man from Belfast recorded his second victory over Donovan after the first victory in March last year, and his rival was disqualified for hitting him after the bell.
Paro (27-1, 16 KO) is trying to become a world champion in two weight categories, having previously reigned in the super-lightweight division.
The 30-year-old won the title with a unanimous decision victory over Subriel Matias in Puerto Rico before winning the belt in his first defense against Richardson Hitchins.
The Australian has since won twice, overtaking David Papot in his last appearance in September.
McKean meets Taliva
Heavyweight Demsey McKean will look to continue his rebuild when he faces Liam Talivaa for the vacant IBF Pan Pacific title.
McKean (24-2, 16 KO) had his career cut miniature after a last-round loss to Filip Hrgovic, followed by a brutal first-round loss to Moses Itauma.
See this post on Instagram
The 35-year-old southpaw returned to winning ways with back-to-back stoppage victories.
Talivaa (8-2, 4 KO) last won the IBF Oceania-Orient title, defeating Faiga Opelu by first-round stoppage.
Undercard remaining
At cruiserweight, Luke Modini (13-0, 11 KO) will likely need distance to beat Peng Qu (17-2-1, 12 KO), while Riley Candy (8-1, 5 KO) could stop Nathan Watson (11-3, 3 KO) at super middleweight.
Vegas Larfield (13-1, 9 KO) can hand Shamal Ram Anuj (11-8, 8 KO) his fourth defeat in a row in a featherweight clash.
Heavyweight Nelson Asofa-Solomon (2-0, 2 KO) can secure a third straight knockout over debutant George Burgess, and Stevan Ivic (8-0-1, 2 KO) can do the same against Caleb Tialu (3-7, 3 KO), also a heavyweight.
Prospective super welterweight fighter Jack Javed (1-0) should overtake Lance McDonald (1-5-1, 1 KO).
The post Lewis Crocker vs. Liam Paro – Gigantic Fight Preview and Predictions appeared first on ProBoxing-Fans.com.
UFC 329 roundtable: Has the MMA world passed Conor McGregor by?
Prince Naseem Hamed Identifies One Fighter Who Can Rival Muhammad Ali as the Greatest in Boxing
Shawn Porter Discusses Abdullah Masons Growth Against Albert Bell
-
Boxing1 day agoA Family Feud Under the Fireworks: The New Standard
-
uncategorized2 days agoBrian Mendoza Discusses Errol Spences Punch Resistance Post Three-Year Layoff
-
uncategorized2 days agoBruce Carrington Claims Champions Avoiding Him: Has He Earned The Fights?
-
MMA1 day agoJordan Burroughs faces Sean Brady in RAF 12 main event next month
-
MMA1 day ago
Jordan Burroughs faces Sean Brady in RAF 12 main event next month
-
uncategorized2 days agoErrol Spence Jr. vs Tim Tszyu PPV Now Available on DAZN Worldwide
-
uncategorized2 days agoTyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua: The Financial Role of Saudi Arabia, According to Adam Catterall
-
uncategorized1 day agoDeontay Wilders Team Reacts to Oleksandr Usyk Fight Proposal