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How Much Money Does Canelo Alvarez Make Per Fight?

Published 01/23/2022, 10:30 AM EST

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Canelo Alvarez is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world right now. In a terrific career, Alvarez gave out many memorable boxing performances to keep the fans intrigued. Also, with some astounding in-ring accomplishments, Canelo also made some sound fortune for himself.

Alvarez is a fan of banking millions of dollars with his stellar boxing prowess. That said, he’s rightly been making some of the biggest paychecks in the sport. However, Alvarez came into the actual limelight after a fight with ‘TBE’ Floyd Mayweather in 2013.

How much did Canelo make against Mayweather?

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Canelo, a young force back then, made some solid buzz around himself ahead of the Mayweather fight. He displayed an undefeated stint and was ready to test his prowess against the best p4p fighter then.

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The results didn’t go his way in that slugfest, as Mayweather was too good for Canelo Alvarez. Yet, the Mexican boxer added some staggering numbers to his wealth that night, which went around $12 million.

How much did Canelo make from his last fight?

In his last fight, Canelo Alvarez met Caleb Plant for all the super-middleweight titles on the line. This fight was one of the biggest boxing clashes of modern times, and the winner was set to create history by becoming the first man to hold all the 168-pound titles.

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That said, the Mexican boxer employed his fine prowess to register a ‘W’ in that fight. Moreover, he took home over $40 million that night.

Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant fight purse, prize money

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Alvarez and Plant both banked some notable amounts that night. While Alvarez took home the majority amount from that fight, the underdog Plant too made around $10 million. This was the biggest payday of ‘Sweethands’ career.

What is Canelo Alvarez’s net worth?

Per Celebrity Net Worth, Canelo Alvarez’s total net worth goes up to a whopping $140 million.

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He still seems far from hanging his gloves and by then Alvarez will keep surging ahead with his net worth. In the coming years, it’ll be interesting to see if the p4p biggy becomes one of the richest boxers of all time.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.
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