Nicknamed ‘Money’, Floyd Mayweather continues to add millions to his wealth with exhibition bouts despite being retired from professional boxing. On Sunday, the 45-year-old takes on Youtuber Oladeji “Deji” Olatunj, in another highly paid pay-per-view fight taking place at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
Global Titans CEO Uday Singh told Insider that Mayweather is set to make between £21million and £26m for the fight. The boxing great, who retired with an unbeaten professional record of 50 wins, was reportedly paid $1 million (£880,000) just for a phone call to discuss the idea fighting with Deji.
“Floyd is super approachable, and he listens to the promoters and does what’s best for business, and that’s what I like about him,” Singh said. Celebrity Net Worth state that Mayweather has a net worth of almost £400m ($450m).
The American is the richest boxer of all time and made most of his money from fights alone not endorsement deals. It is believed that he made £219m ($250m) for fighting Manny Pacquiao in 2015. This was followed by another huge payday of £263m ($300m) when he met Conor McGregor for his final professional fight in 2017.
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In comparison seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is believed to have a net worth of almost £250m ($285m), according to Celebrity Net Worth. The 37-year-old makes over £35m ($40m) from his contract with team Mercedes and makes another £8.7m ($10m) in endorsement deals.
Hamilton is set to agree another lucrative contract with Mercedes in the off-season to keep him racing in F1. “My goal is to continue with Mercedes. I’ve been with Mercedes since I was 13,” Hamilton said.
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“I want to keep racing. I love what I do. I’ve been doing it for 30 years, and I don’t feel that I should have to stop. I think I’m still earning my keep. I want to do better, still.”
Meanwhile Mayweather has hinted at putting his unbeaten 50-0 record back on the line in a professional fight next year in a re-match against either Pacquiao or McGregor, for the right price. “Floyd is a businessman,” Singh told the Metro. “For him, if we are talking a real fight, a minimum purse of $100million, if that’s on the table I think that will be a real possibility. But we will have to ask Floyd if he is ready to fight Manny (Pacquiao).”