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Katie Taylor’s Net Worth: The Quiet Greatness That Changed Women’s Boxing

admin May 27, 2026

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.

Prince Naseem: How Naz Turned Flash Into a Fortune

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When it comes toPrince Naseem Hamed’s wealth in 2026, an estimate of $25 to $40 million is the closest we’ll get. This figure is reached due to wealth figures often ranging between $33 and $50 million as well as significant career earnings from his time boxing, through TV, sponsorships, and property.

Born in 1974 in Sheffield to Yemeni parents, Hamed rose to become the most recognizable British boxer of the 1990s. While he was a relative lightweight when it came to boxing stats, in all other respects he was larger-than-life: the ring walks, the rope-flipping, the leopard-print shorts, the cockiness, the knockouts. Taught under Brendan Ingle at his Wincobank gym, Naz’s style was unlike any other boxer- his hands were low and his feet were splayed wide. He’d move strangely, but from seemingly out of nowhere there’d be a thunderous left hand from Naz.

Unlike other featherweights on this list, Naz achieved heavyweight figures from boxing itself. He would typically earn around $1.5 million per fight in bouts such as those against Kevin Kelley and Cesar Soto. He rose to the attention of the US public when he faced Kevin Kelley in New York, with Naz winning after a chaotic battle against the American that ended in the fourth round of their 1997 bout.

He earned the largest purse when he came up against Marco Antonio Barrera in 2001; although he would lose this fight (his one and only defeat) he was guaranteed roughly $4.5 million that night. Wide estimates put that number nearer $6 million+ when extras are factored in.

Previous to his sole defeat he had earned victories over some of the biggest names of the featherweight division including Steve Robinson, Tom Johnson, Wilfredo Vazquez, Wayne McCullough, Vuyani Bungu, and Augie Sanchez. His final record was a formidable 36-1 with 31 knockouts.

While his income was largely dictated by what he earned from his boxing fights, Naz also achieved income through sponsorship with brands like Adidas and Sony, as well as money from TV appearances, endorsements and investments. He has also been heavily involved in property throughout Sheffield. Perhaps above all else Naz was testament that charisma sells itself; he brought a sense of theatre to the featherweight division and for years people paid top dollar to watch him entertain. Since then, Giant (the Prince Naseem biopic starring Amir El-Masry as Naz) has been released, re-igniting interest in the boxer.

Ricky Hatton’s Net Worth: The People’s Champion Who Became Big Business

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At the time of his death in 2025,Ricky Hatton’s net worth was believed to be around 30 million, judging by public estimates which put his fortune somewhere near the $40 million mark. Like all boxers, it is difficult to put a finger on a definitive figure, but Hatton’s earnings were largely derived from lucrative fight purses, pay-per-view buy-out clauses, endorsement deals, appearances, and later as a trainer and promoter.

Hatton was born in Stockport in 1978, and spent his childhood in Greater Manchester, where he became the nation’s most adored British boxer of his era. He wasn’t promoted like a glitzy superstar, he was simply “the lad from the pub,” the Manchester City fan, the body-puncher who had the crowd on his side. That was a part of his money-making equation.

His career-defining win came in 2005, when he stoppedKostya Tszyu,one of the world’s best at the time, in 11 bloody rounds at Manchester Arena. That fight propelled Hatton from a national attraction to an international name and made him a true world champion.

The really big money, though, would come once Hatton ventured stateside. His 2007 clash againstFloyd Mayweather Jr., at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, was the scene for a massive travelling party of 10,000-plus British fight fans. Hatton was reported to have earned a guaranteed $4.5 million, and the total was nearer $7m-$8m.

Two years later his duel againstManny Pacquiaoat the MGM Grand earned him his biggest payday. Figures ranging as high as $15 million were reported for that bout, which lasted just two punishing rounds, meaning it was a very short night, but a colossal one financially.

He also collected well from bouts againstJuan Urango,Jose Luis Castillo,Paulie Malignaggi,and from his comeback fight againstVyacheslav Senchenkoin 2012. Aside from fights, Hatton made money from endorsements, appearances, after-dinner engagements, media work, his gym, and his promotion company, Hatton Promotions.

Hatton’s fortune wasn’t purely from belts, it was from loyalty, ticket sales, personality and making each individual fan feel a part of his journey to the ring. And that connection is worth millions in boxing.

Amir Khan Net Worth: Speed, Stardom and the Money Behind “King Khan”

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Amir Khan is likely to be worth somewhere between $25-35 million by the year 2026, which falls in line with most predictions of Khan’s wealth, and typically lie between $30-40 million or £20-30m.

Khan made his fortune earlier than most. Born in Bolton in 1986, Khan first made a name for himself when just 17 he won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, which in itself afforded him an amount of recognition most boxers aren’t afforded pre-career and he signed pro terms in 2005. Khan was soon recognised as one of the most marketable fighters in the UK.

Within the ring Khan was an exciting and unpredictable fighter; he secured WBA light-welterweight title after beating Andriy Kotelnik in 2009 and his profile grew with wins over the likes of Paulie Malignaggi, Marcos Maidana, Zab Judah and Devon Alexander. Maidana was arguably the highlight of his career, the bout in 2010 being reported as a $1.1m fight and Malignaggi was slightly lower than this, estimated around $800k.

The peak earning night in Khan’s career arguably came in 2016, against Canelo Alvarez. Though Khan jumped up in weight and put in an exciting performance prior to the devastating knockout in the sixth, it represented an opportunity for a very large payday and despite his guarantee being a reasonable $1.5m for the fight it is believed that Khan earned around $15m overall. In more recent times his guaranteed purse for the Terence Crawford fight in 2019 was around $3.8 million plus whatever upsides there were and his 2022 bout with bitter rival Kell Brook was also a huge Sky Box Office event that undoubtedly secured Khan a substantial seven figures for what would prove to be his final fight.

Beyond fight fees, Khan has earned from his sponsorships and appearances, various TV projects and boxing promotion, property and his Bolton wedding venue business as well as the wider media exposure and charity work outside the sport; Khan, however, earned most of his considerable fortune by doing what most promoters love – he was a popular, fast-moving British boxer who took risk after risk, selling his fights extremely well in the process.