We believe that it’s quite plausible to suggest that Katie Taylor’s net worth would fall in the range of 8-12 million (by 2026, though some online estimations place her slightly lower, whilst some might raise this as of recently due to the new money from Amanda Serrano). While figures vary wildly in reality, it is clear from the recent Netflix backed fights that her career had entered a realm few female boxers will ever even get close to.
The Bray born Irish athlete of 1986 has been an Irish sporting hero long before professional boxing could make her wealthy. When Katie took home the Olympic gold for Ireland at the London 2012 Games it gave women’s boxing, and indeed Katie Taylor, the boost it needed to transcend from a niche event into a sport that the media and promoters had to take notice of. While Katie had also played for the Republic of Ireland football team during this period, it was always her boxing career that stood out from the rest.
Taylor turned professional in 2016 and has built a reputation based on skill, precision, and a remarkable stubbornness/calm under fire. She was never one to overly promote herself – instead she let her skill do the talking for her. Delfine Persoon, Jessica McCaskill, Natasha Jonas, Miriam Gutierrez, and a 2022 encounter with Amanda Serrano (more on this later) are all scalps that she has taken that have led her to being one of the most respected fighters in the sport.
Her 2022 fight against Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden really brought the money flowing for Katie and the rest of the female sport as both are believed to have earned in excess of $1m each (roughly 800k); an unheard-of amount at the time and it was a fight which we, and many others, felt bigger than just a split decision victory.
Then Chantelle Cameron was a crucial part of Katie Taylor’s career story, with Cameron defeating Taylor for the first professional defeat of her career in Dublin, only for Taylor to get revenge with a superb display later in the year in a fight where she claimed her 2 weight undisputed status.
But it was the rematch against Serrano that really hit the money. The 2024 rematch was reported to have earned her approximately $6 million (around 4.7m) while it has also been widely reported that she earned around $9 million (nearly 6.7m) from the trilogy match with Serrano at MSG in 2025. But not only does she earn money from her bouts, she also receives payments for brand endorsements, sponsorships, appearances, and a long term broadcast agreement through the likes of DAZN, Matchroom and Netflix. She has had endorsement deals with the likes of Gymshark, TIDL, Airwayz, Allcare Pharmacy and Leone Sport; but her wealth essentially stems from the skill she possesses in the boxing ring with elite bouts producing world-class fight purse amounts to her account and a career that helped make women’s boxing pay off.