The next Floyd Mayweather rakes in £102m a year | Boxing News

The world’s highest-paid boxers have been revealed and the fighter labelled ‘the new Floyd Mayweather‘ sits comfortably above his rivals. That man is Canelo Alvarez, who raked in an astonishing £102million during 2025. When earnings across every sport are taken into account, only Cristiano Ronaldo generated more income, according to Sportico.

The Portugal ahead topped the general rankings after gathering a exceptional £195m over the past year. While Alvarez completed second on the record, boxing had restricted illustration, with only three other fighters cracking the top 100: Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue and Jake Paul. Crawford leads that group at No. 21, incomes roughly £49m in 2025 – largely thanks to his headline-grabbing win against Alvarez in their September conflict. Inoue seems next at No. 25 with £46m and Paul follows intently at No. 30 after taking home just under £45m.

Alvarez, whose first skilled loss got here against Mayweather back in 2013, later assumed the American’s standing as the largest title in boxing exterior the heavyweight ranks. At 35, the Mexican celebrity has captured world titles in 4 divisions – ranging from light-middleweight to light-heavyweight – and is often considered as one of the top pound-for-pound abilities of his period.

Although his defeat to Crawford gave his legacy one thing of a hit, the same cannot be said for his bank account. Alvarez lately agreed to an eye-catching four-fight contract with Saudi boxing figurehead Turki Alalshikh, a deal said to be price around £240m.

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That partnership kicked off with a determination win over William Scull in Riyadh in May, adopted by the blockbuster September bout in Las Vegas against Crawford. Crawford then retired immediately after, ending his profession with a pristine 42-0 file – eliminating any likelihood of a rematch. Alvarez has since announced he’ll step back into the ring this September after recovering from elbow surgical procedure.

Inoue also landed a profitable settlement with Alalshikh and boxed 4 occasions in 2025. The Japanese bantamweight is still unbeaten, holding an immaculate 32-0 file, with 27 victories coming via knockout.

Internet sensation Paul, meanwhile, fought twice last year. He earned a factors win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr in June, before being stopped by Anthony Joshua in December. His six-round defeat to AJ attracted more than 33million viewers and accounted for the majority of his yearly income.

Behind Ronaldo and Alvarez, Lionel Messi sits third on the earnings desk after pulling in £97m in 2025. He is adopted by baseball star Juan Soto (£96.5m) and NBA great LeBron James (£96m) to full the top 5.

Ex-Real Madrid ahead Karim Benzema comes next on £86m, forward of NBA icon Steph Curry (£78.6m), baseball phenomenon Shohei Ohtani (£76.4m) and NBA standout Kevin Durant (£75.1m). LIV Golf ace Jon Rahm rounds out the top 10 with £75m in earnings.

High-profile names such as Lewis Hamilton, Rory McIlroy, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland narrowly missed out on the top 10, along with Max Verstappen, Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Mahomes.

Six British athletes featured general, with Hamilton main the group on £74m. McIlroy follows with £68m, while newly topped Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris earned £44m. Footballers Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham also made the record with £32m and £29m respectively. Completing the British contingent is NBA participant Ogugua ‘OG’ Anunoby, who banked £28m across the year.