Canelo Álvarez and Ryan García among the 100 highest-paid athletes: Both total $106.5 million dollars

Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez and Ryan García They are two of the six boxers who appear on the list of the 100 highest paid athletes of the world in 2023 published by the sports portal Sportico and between them they added $106.5 million in profits.

According to the aforementioned media, Canelo Álvarez ranks number 17 on the list with $66 million in earnings during the past year where he starred in two fights. The first was in May in Mexico against the now retired John Ryder and the second with Jermall Charlo in Las Vegas in September.

For his part, Ryan García is in 58th place with a total income of $40.5 million dollars. The Californian starred in the fight that generated the most pay-per-view (PPV) purchases in 2023 against Gervonta Davis and where he lost his undefeated record in the sport in April. Then, before the end of the year, King Ry debuted at 140 pounds and tasted victory again by beating Óscar Duarte.

The next four boxers who are present on the list are: Anthony Joshua who ranked 24th with $55 million, followed by Jake Paul in 37th with $47 million, Gervonta Davis in 54th with $42.5 million and Tyson Fury in 64th with $40. millions of dollars.

It should be noted that the figures on the Sportico list, headed by Cristiano Ronaldo with $275 million dollars, only take into account so much the purses that the fighters won in their respective fights as their sponsorship agreements. Investment income was not included in the sum, so your total income for 2023 could be a little higher.

Now in 2024, Ryan García will seek to be crowned champion and see if he can break last year’s PPV record against Tank Davis (1.2 million buys) when he faces Devin Haney on April 20 in Las Vegas for the World Boxing Council (WBC) 140-pound title.

In turn, Canelo Álvarez has not yet decided who he will return with this year in his fight on the weekend of Cinco de Mayo, but there are many names such as Jaime Munguía, Terence Crawford and David Benavídez who could generate good dividends for the Mexican.

Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez, 33, showed that he still He is still at the top and increased his legacy in the sport after beating Jermell Charlo by unanimous decision. The undisputed 168-pound champion has a record of 60 wins (39 by knockout), two losses and two draws in his career.

Instead, Ryan Garcia, 24, moved up to 140 pounds after his first loss in the sport and He made his successful debut in the new category after knocking out Óscar Duarte to try to be crowned world champion. The Mexican-American boxer has a record of 24 wins (20 by knockout) and one setback in his professional career.

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