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Oleksandr Usyk’s Net Worth: The Master Boxer Who Made Heavyweight Money

admin May 27, 2026

Oleksandr Usyk’s net worth can be best valued between £90 to 160 million in 2026. The lowest part coincides with major estimations of public wealth, while the upper end relates to the huge paydays accompanying his fights against Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois. Like any other boxer, the declared figures cannot be counted as actual take-home pay without deducting tax, coaches, management, training camp, and other relevant charges.

Usyk was born in 1987 in Simferopol, Crimea, and he first established his name much below the heavyweight division. He achieved an Olympic gold for Ukraine at the 2012 London Games, turning professional in 2013, he then earned an undisputed cruiserweight title through wins against Mairis Briedis, Murat Gassiev and Tony Bellew. He thus became a well-respected individual; in contrast, becoming rich happened when he moved to the heavyweight division.

The initial substantial payday in the heavyweight division was when he fought Anthony Joshua. He defeated him at London in 2021 to take the WBA, IBF and WBO belts, then duplicated the victory in Saudi Arabia in 2022. The rematch was financially much larger, and estimates show Usyk earning between 42 and 60 million depending on bonuses and split pay.

The 2023 clash with Daniel Dubois yielded a smaller sum, reportedly 4-5 million, however it allowed Usyk to maintain his champion status. The significant increase was against Tyson Fury in 2024, for their undisputed heavyweight title fight, which was estimated to earn Usyk about 30 million, and a rematch was again organised with an additional large Saudi payment.

His 2025 bout against Dubois at Wembley might have been his most financially successful single fight. According to some sources, the fight was valued at about 150 million, with Usyk taking up almost 100 million prior to deductions.

He further added to his earning record in 2026, defending his championship against the legendary Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in a fight which was anticipated to be relatively easy. Nevertheless, the fight did not pan out the way many expected and it went to the 11th round where Usyk eventually managed to stop his opponent, improving his professional record to 25-0.

Apart from his boxing career, he is also a beneficiary of other earnings, through sponsorships, appearance fees, Ready to Fight, Usyk-17 Promotions, and through donations to Ukraine-related charities.

Conor McGregor Net Worth: UFC Fame, Whiskey, Money and the Notorious Business Model

admin May 27, 2026

It’s estimated that Conor McGregor’s net worth is between $150 to $175 million in 2026. While most estimations publicly put him nearer to $200 million, the final figure is dependent on fluctuating exchange rates, taxation, private investments, and whether McGregor has held on to all of the money from his business sales.

McGregor’s fortune differs from anyone else in the combat sports landscape; he didn’t simply become wealthy for winning UFC fights; he became wealthy for becoming the event. From a local MMA prospect from Crumlin, Dublin, born in 1988, he has risen to become the biggest pay-per-view draw in UFC history. His fight record stands at 22 wins and six defeats but the figures that speak true to his career are tickets sales, PPV buys, and business deals.

McGregor was first introduced at the featherweight division, with wins over Dustin Poirier, Chad Mendes and Jose Aldo in particular paving the way for his emergence into superstardom. The fight against Jose Aldo in 2015 lasted only 13 seconds but it changed McGregor’s life, elevating him from an interim champion to the main attraction of the UFC.

It was with the Nate Diaz fights that McGregor took his finances to another level. He lost the first bout to Nate Diaz in 2016, before avenging his defeat in a rematch; proving that losing only added to his selling power. It wasn’t long before McGregor defeated Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 later that year, to become the first simultaneous two-weight UFC champion.

McGregor’s richest fight took place outside the UFC; against Floyd Mayweather in the 2017 boxing match, in which McGregor supposedly grossed between $75-80 million, again depending on pay-per-view Upsides, but still one of the highest paying fight purses of all time.

Back in MMA, the fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2018 would become the highest selling UFC pay-per-view of all time, selling an estimated 2.4 million PPV buys. His disclosed fee was far less than his actual earnings, and he stood to make millions through PPV points, sponsorship and bonuses.

The biggest financial masterstroke came in the form of Proper No. Twelve; the Irish whiskey company was founded by McGregor in 2018 and later sold a majority stake along with partners to an estimated $600 million, with McGregor reportedly taking home over $110 million- making the business as much as the fight itself a significant source of his income.

McGregor has also been privy to a range of other profitable ventures such as Reebok, Monster Energy, Beats, Burger King, August McGregor’s clothing brand, Forged Irish Stout, media and even film work in the box-office hit, Road House. Although a potential fight against Max Holloway may add more to his earnings, McGregor has established himself as someone that not only fights but buys a stake in his fame.