Saúl Canelo Álvarez is the fifth highest paid athlete in the world
The Mexican superstar will fight Jarmell Charlo next weekend, and he is still in top-5 positions in the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world.
Saúl Canelo Álvarez is on the road to becoming the pound-for-pound boxing king in the world, but he suffered a setback last weekend after losing to Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mexican boxer said he wants revenge in September, and negotiations are set to start in the upcoming weeks with Bivol’s camp.
Canelo is among the highest-paid athletes
Álvarez doesn’t like losing and promises to return stronger than ever for his next fight. It is not all bad news for the Mexican superstar because, according to Sportico, Canelo is the fifth highest-paid athlete in the world.
On Tuesday, Sportico revealed the top 100 athletes playing in 10 different sports, and Álvarez earned $89 million during the past 12 months from his previous fights. This is good news for Canelo because he was down seven places last year.
Canelo earned $84 million from fighting and $5 million from sponsorships. He surpassed superstars like Stephen Curry (NBA), Kevin Durant (NBA), Roger Federer (tennis), James Harden (NBA) and Tiger Woods (golf).
The top 10 highest-paid athletes
- LeBron James - $129.6 million
- Lionel Messi - $122 million
- Cristiano Ronaldo - $115 million
- Neymar - $103 million
- Canelo Álvarez - $89 million
- Stephen Curry - $86.2 million
- Kevin Durant - $85.9 million
- Roger Federer - $85.7 million
- James Harden - $76 million
- Tiger Woods - $73.5 million