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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.
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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.
Jarrell Miller shared his thoughts on the course of the blockbuster fight between Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora.
Wilder will face Chisora on April 4 at the O2 Arena and Miller has revealed who he thinks has the advantage.
April 4 marks the 50th fight of the careers of “The Bronze Bomber” and “Del Boy,” and the loser will likely retire.
Miller spoke to Up-to-date Betting Offers and honestly admitted that the threat from Wilder has diminished in recent years.
“Deontay’s skills deteriorated when he changed coaches.
“I feel like if Wilder stuck to his name, being a wild man and fighting wild and doing wild shit, he would still be a guy who is threatening.
“But when you try to tame the beast and become a boxer, he’s not a boxer. He’s never been through boxing the conventional way, and now you’re trying to change his style. It’s not working for him.
“Style makes fights, and Chisora has a style that definitely hurts him.”
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Before his trilogy with Tyson Fury, “The Bronze Bomber” had a staggering record of 40 wins, 39 of which came by stoppage.
However, he has emerged as a different fighter in recent years, looking timid in back-to-back losses to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang on Riyadh Season shows.
He last appeared on the field in June 2025, when he stopped Tyrrell Herndon in the seventh round.
Miller continued and talked about the skills Chisora possesses that could lead him to a huge victory in what he promises will be the last fight of his career.
“Chisora is one of those guys who is so sturdy.
“He is very powerful mentally. He has a physically fit engine.
“He may look tired, but he can still fight. Deontay I can’t fight tired, not like this Chisora yes.
“So I think Chisora is in it. The best man wins, but I think Chisora will get him.”
Chisora is on a three-fight winning streak following his loss to Tyson Fury in 2022.
He went the distance in all three contests, scoring unanimous victories over Gerald Washington, Joe Joyce and Otto Wallin in the final stoppage.
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On Sunday, Jai Opetaia will make his Zuffa Boxing debut in a fight against Brandon Glanton.
Opetaia enters the fight against Glanton undefeated.
Since turning professional in 2015, the Australian has dominated with 23 stoppage victories.
His last three fights have been in his native Australia, all three of them competitions ending before the start of the ninth round.
The Australian defeated former unified cruiserweight world champion Mairis Briedis in 2022.
Opetaia really made his mark on the world stage with a series of victories on the season’s card in Riyad, including victories over Ellis Zorro, Briedis in the return and Jack Massey, whose team were forced to throw in the towel.
His name has also made headlines after recently signing with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing after years of working with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing.
Opetaia currently holds the IBF and Ring Magazine world cruiserweight titles.
Despite holding the IBF belt, he will not be on the line with Glanton as the pair will instead fight for the Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight crown.
Glanton comes into the competition off the back of a massive win over Marcus Browne last year in Lagos, Nigeria.
Before Browne’s victory, Glanton was outpointed by Chris Billam-Smith on the undercard of the Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Opetaia vs Glanton – date, place, start time and ring walks
- The pair will fight on Sunday, March 8 at the Meta APEX Arena in Las Vegas.
- Undercard fights start at 18:00 local time (Polish time) / 21:00 ET / 12:00 AEST / 2:00 GMT.
- The main event ring walks are expected to take place at 21:00 local time (PT), 12:00 ET, 05:00 GMT and 15:00 AEST.
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Opetaia vs. Glanton – how to watch
- Zuffa Boxing 04 will air on Paramount plus.
- Paramount+ subscription can be purchased from just £4.99 per month.
- You can also pre-pay for an annual subscription from £43.99 per year.
Opetaia vs. Glanton – last three fights
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- Jai Opetaia bt Huseyin Cinkara – KO in the 8th round
- Jai Opetaia bt Claudio Squeo – KO in the 5th round
- Jai Opetaia bt David Nyika – KO in the 4th round
Glanton
- Brandon Glanton bt Marcus Browne – 6th round RTD
- Brandon Glanton lt Chris Billam-Smith – Unanimous decision
- Brandon Glanton bt Aleksei Egorov – KO in the 11th round
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Emanuel Navarrete became the unified super featherweight champion, adding the IBF title to his WBO belt by defeating Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez in the penultimate round on Saturday at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
The heavy-hitting Navarrete (40-2-1, 33 KO) was previously the WBO champion in three different weight classes, but he failed to claim the WBO lightweight title and belt in a fourth different weight class after losing a split decision to Denys Berinchyk. Nunez (29-2, 27 KO) had to go out of shape in the seventh round before claiming a wide points victory in his first defense against Christopher Diaz.
Nunez started by using his boxing skills rather than his trade, and used the move to cause his compatriot to miss in the first round.
Navarrete quickly adjusted, closing the gap with a powerful punch to end the streak of a wobbly Nunez delayed in the round.
Most expected “Sugar” to shoot, but he preferred boxing and worked his jab in the fourth round.
The 28-year-old then decided to change it in the fifth set and fought with fire, and in the sixth, Navarrete landed some great body shots and a powerful right hand.
Nunez gradually got into an argument, but had to take bulky fire from his opponent and bravely performed well in the eighth quarter, reducing the advantage and moving to the body.
“Vaquero” followed with a great left hand in the ninth and a powerful right followed by an uppercut that left Nunez at sea, eyes closed due to injuries.
The Sinaloa resident was re-attached to the left hook as the writing appeared on the wall.
Nunez now wilted under the pressure, and after a punishing 10th place his promoter Eddie Hearn he pleaded for the fight to be stopped and a ringside doctor was called to check his eye.
He recommended that the competition be stopped and the fight ended, crowning Navarrete the unified champion.
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Vargas stops Quintana
On the card, Emiliano Vargas defended his WBO Latino and NABF super lightweight titles, forcing Argentine Agustin Ezequiel Quintana to retire after nine rounds of the fight.
Quintana (22-3-1, 13 KO) gave Vargas (17-0, 14 KO) all he could handle, but was cut down in both eyes, with referee Raul Caiz Jr waving his hand against the fight, much to the Argentine’s protests.
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Smalls defeated by Ramos
Tahmir Smalls suffered his first defeat as a professional, losing a split decision to Abel Ramos in their welterweight meeting.
Ramos (29-7-3, 22 KO) earned a deserved victory by scores of 98-92 and 97-93, while the third judge awarded Smalls (16-1, 11 KO) a barely deserved nod 96-94.
Undercard remaining
WBC Continental Americas super bantamweight champion Arturo Cardenas (17-0-2, 9 KO) defended his title, but after ten rounds he drew with Jordan Martinez, who also remained undefeated.
Martinez (16-0-1, 15 KO) received a verdict of 98-92, Cardenas had one score of 96-94 and the third judge ruled it a draw 95-95.
The only fighter to go eight rounds won the super lightweight division, where Trini Ochoa (21-1, 9 KO) was upset by Oscar Alvarez Guerrero.
Guerrero (15-2, 12 KO) secured a comfortable winner with two scores of 78-74 and the third 79-73.
In six-round fights, Hector Beltran (7-0, 5 KO) fought all six sessions against Cesar Diaz (10-2, 5 KO) at super welterweight, and in the bantamweight division, Phillip Vela (5-0, 2 KO) did the same against Brayan Ramos Armenta (8-8-1, 2 KO).
Rahman Muhammad (2-0, 2 KO) defeated Mitchell McFadden (1-1, 1 KO) in the second round in a four-round welterweight fight.
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