Saul Canelo Alvarez is currently the most profitable boxer on the planet, and after defeating Gennady Golovkin In the third fight between these two boxers, the Mexican-born boxer made quite a fortune as everyone who watched the fight on pay channels was counted.
Canelo’s earnings for fights in 2022
Canelo Alvarez greets Anthony Joshua in the ring before the fight
According to ESPN, Canelo has signed a contract with a boxing promoter. Eddie Hearn organize two fights during 2022 with a total purse of $85 million: the first was before Dmitry Bivol and the second took place last night against a Kazakh fighter. With such bills in mind, the Guadalajara native earned $42.5 million from fights alone, to which must be added everything that corresponds to the PPV sold per fight.
Adding in TV rights, which DAZN says 1.1 million people bought, Alvarez’s final unofficial figure rises to $93.4 million. Meanwhile, on Golovkin’s side, his earnings are expected to rise to $60 million thanks to the $18.5 million he was guaranteed for his participation in the fight, plus 45% of the amount. pay per view. When it comes to numbers in boxing, none of the main characters are on the losing end of the night.
What’s next for Canelo Alvarez?
“I will take an active break. As long as I have to pull myself together, my body is fine, and we’ll see what happens next. I’m going to take my time. Last year I fought four times in 11 months,” Canelo said. However, he dared to give an approximate date when he would fight again: “Maybe in May, September, I don’t know“.
In addition, he spoke in detail about the problems he must solve in order to be in optimal conditions to enter the ring.
“It’s like cleaning the meniscus on my knee, I also have calluses on my hand and I need to six weeks of recoveryCanelo said.
In conclusion, he did not forget to ask for a rematch with the Russian boxer, Dmitry Bivolwho defeated him in May.
“It’s an idea, but it depends on the result, I want Lefty Ramirez win, and if he does, we will not have a rematch, but this is an idea, although now the most important thing is to have an operation.”