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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Net Worth, Career Earnings, Biggest Fight Purse & Endorsement Deals: ‘Canelo’ Boasts $275 Million Fortune
Having walked to the boxing ring 65 times as a professional, we have taken an in-depth look into the career of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. This includes Canelo’s net worth, career earnings, biggest career purse and his endorsement deals.
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Net Worth
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has been a professional boxer since he was just a 14-year-old boy. He has been boxing consistently for the best part of two decades in the pro ranks, earning more and more money as his career has progressed.
When people talk about boxing, ‘Canelo’ is one of the first names on people’s lips. He is widely regarded as the biggest star in the sport worldwide, as well as being one of the best fighters on the planet pound-for-pound.
As of today, it is reported that Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s net worth is $275 million (source: Forbes).
Since the retirement of Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, the Mexican has become the face of boxing. He is also the biggest cash cow in the sport and the most recognisable figure in the whole of boxing, no matter where abouts you are around the globe.
Not only does ‘Canelo’ have a colossal $275 million net worth, but he is also a huge celebrity in his home country of Mexico. He is without a doubt the most recognisable figure in the country in sporting terms, hence why he makes tens of millions of dollars every time he fights. Everyone wants to be a part of the ‘Canelo’ show.
This figure of $275 million is likely to grow for the Mexican as his career goes on too. $275m is possibly even an under estimation of Alvarez’s net worth, given the fact he is currently under contract with with DAZN in a deal worth $365m guaranteed over ten fights.
Once again, the net worth of ‘Canelo’ is sure to catapult even higher as his career rolls on as the unified super-middleweight champion of the world and the face of boxing. Period.
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‘Canelo’ Career Earnings
After 65 professional boxing fights, Canelo’s biggest fight purse is reported to have been around $65 million. This was reportedly how much Alvarez earned for his trilogy bout against Gennady Golovkin in 2022. The 34-year-old won the fight via unanimous decision, putting an end to the great trilogy with the Kazakh fighter.
‘Canelo’ has earned hundreds of millions of dollars throughout his boxing career so far, with regular fight purses of tens of millions. For his last fight against Jaime Munguia, the Mexican reportedly earned somewhere in the region of $35 million for the fight (per Premier Boxing Champions – PBC).
The vast majority of Alvarez’s income does of course come from prize fighting. However, he has many sponsorship deals outside of the ring which will help his salary and net worth, but it is punching people in the face for a living that pays ‘Canelo’ the most money. More on Alvarez’s endorsement deals later on.
As you can see in the table below, ‘Canelo’ has earned a purse of at least eight figures in each of his last ten fights. Just let that sink in for a minute. The Mexican boxing superstar has earned around $352 million in his last ten bouts. Simply mind-blowing figures.
This means that all in all, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s career earnings are estimated to be somewhere in the region of $577.25 million.
It’s safe to say that ‘Canelo’ is one of the biggest cash cows in boxing history, with some more huge pay days still potentially ahead of him. His net worth, salary and fight purses will continue to rise as his career develops and he continues to feature in big fights.
‘Canelo’ Boxing Fight Pay (Last 10):
Fight | Fight Purse |
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Canelo vs Jaime Munguia | $35 million |
Canelo vs Jermell Charlo | $18 million |
Canelo vs John Ryder | $38 million |
Canelo vs Gennady Golovkin 3 | $65 million |
Canelo vs Dmitri Bivol | $38 million |
Canelo vs Caleb Plant | $35 million |
Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders | $33 million |
Canelo vs Anvi Yildrim | $35 million |
Canelo vs Callum Smith | $25 million |
Canelo vs Sergey Kovalev | $30 million |
Purse info per Sports Payouts
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Endorsements & Sponsorship
Although the vast majority of Canelo’s earnings comes from prize fighting, he also earns millions of dollar outside of the ring too. These vast sponsorships deals from outside of the ring are a big player in boosting Alvarez’s net worth and salary.
The 1990-born boxing megastar’s biggest endorsement deal as of today is his partnership with sports company Everlast. ‘Canelo’ inked the deal in 2014 with Everlast, who sponsor his gloves for the majority of his fights.
Not only is this huge endorsement deal with Everlast a big earner for ‘Canelo’, but he is also currently endorsed by Tecate, a Mexican beer company. Alvarez also has a partnership with an alcohol company, Hennessy.
Another of the Mexican’s sponsors are clothing brand Dolce & Gabanna. Is is unknown exactly how much D&G pay ‘Canelo’ to endorse their clothing, but it is sure to be a fortune.
Forbes reported that ‘Canelo’ Alvarez makes $2 million from his endorsements and sponsors per annum. Not bad for simply promoting a brand and wearing a certain type of gloves!
All in all, Saul Alvarez’s main sponsorship deals certainly help boosts his net worth. Ultimately though it is punching people in the face for a living that pays ‘Canelo’ most lucratively.
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