Prior to his highly anticipated all-British grudge rematch against Jack Catterall, here at SportsLens we have decided to take a deep dive into the career of Josh Taylor. Read on to find out all about the former undisputed lightweight champions net worth, career earnings and endorsements from boxing.
Josh Taylor Net Worth
Josh Taylor is one of the best British fighters in boxing right now. The former undisputed super-lightweight champion has beaten several top fighters, on his way to becoming the best fighter in the 140-pound division.
Josh Taylor became world champion at the first time of asking when he defeated Ivan Baranchyk for the IBF World Super-Lightweight Title back in May 2019. Taylor was a slight betting underdog with the best UK sports betting sites to become world champion, but he defied his odds and put on a boxing clinic against the most avoided fighter in the division.
Since then, Taylor has firmly solidified himself as arguably the number one fighter at 140-pounds. Not only that, but he has made a huge name for himself and is one of the most talked about fighters from the UK now. Not only is he a sensational fighter, but he is a divisive character too.
Taylor suffered defeat for the very first time in his career last time out when losing a unanimous decision to Teofimo Lopez. Despite losing the fight and no longer being a world champion, Taylor is still one of the most accomplished and best British boxers in recent years.
As of today, Josh Taylor’s net worth is said to be around £4 million (source: sportekz.com). The Scottish boxing superstar has gradually made more and more money as his career has progressed up to world level right now.
He has been earning in the region of £1 million+ for his last few fights, which shows just how much of a draw he is and how good a fighter he is. ‘The Tartan Tornado’ has proved he is one of the best fighters in the division and has been paid a fair share of money in the process.
However, the biggest pay days could potentially still be ahead of him, especially if he is to beat Jack Catterall in their rematch in April. There could also be some potentially some huge fights at welterweight if he moves up in weight too in the aftermath.
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Josh Taylor Boxing Career Earnings & Salary
Josh Taylor has had 20 pro fights to date since turning over from the amateurs in 2015, earning more money as his career has progressed. Now, he is earning the biggest purses of his career by quite some distance.
The 1991-born boxing superstar has seemingly earned tidy purses throughout his career, but has begun to make serious money these past couple of years. Given the fact he was world champion and is one of the best fighters in the division, Josh Taylor gets paid pretty well every time he steps into the ring. Rightly so. He deserves it.
All in all, this means that Josh Taylor’s total career earnings inside the ring equates to roughly £8.5 million. This makes the Scottish boxer one of the highest paid fighters in the super-lightweight division.
Given the fact he won the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS), as well as having beaten world level fighters such as Ivan Baranchyk, Ohara Davies, Viktor Postol, Regis Prograis and Jose Ramirez, Josh Taylor has earned an absolute fortune in his career.
It is unknown exactly the amount he has made for each of his 20 professional fights to date. However, some of his official purses are indeed public knowledge. The night Taylor was crowned world champion against Baranchyk back in 2019, he reportedly took home a purse of £400,000 (source: Total Sportal).
Since then, Taylor has had another five fights and has earned far more than that. His next fight after that in the final of the WBSS against Prograis, Taylor reportedly took home a purse of £1 million.
Taylor reportedly earned a total of £2.5 million for the Ramirez fight, where he also became the undisputed super-lightweight champion. He earned a guaranteed £1.2m for the Catterall fight, but again this figure is likely to be higher due to the pay-per-view revenue the fight will have generated (source: Total Sportal).
For his most recent fight against Teofimo Lopez, Taylor reported earned somewhere in the region of £1.5 million, despite losing the bout.
Josh Taylor Fight Purses (Last 10):
| Fight | Fight Purse |
|---|---|
| Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez | £1.5 million |
| Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall | £1.2 million |
| Josh Taylor vs José Ramírez | £2.5 million |
| Josh Taylor vs Apinun Khongsong | £1 million |
| Josh Taylor vs Regis Prograis | £1 million |
| Josh Taylor vs Ivan Baranchyk | £400,000 |
| Josh Taylor vs Ryan Martin | £250,000 |
| Josh Taylor vs Viktor Postol | £250,000 |
| Josh Taylor vs Winston Campos | £120,000 |
| Josh Taylor vs Miguel Vázquez | £100,000 |
Purse info per Total Sportal
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Josh Taylor Sponsorship Deals
In terms of endorsements and sponsorships, Josh Taylor has a fair few. Given the fact he is a great fighter and is incredibly marketable, sponsors have been queuing up to get on board ‘The Tartan Tornado’ hype-train in recent years.
Of course, the Scottish fighter makes the majority of his money from competing inside the boxing ring, but he also has various sponsorship deals outside of the ring that help boost his net worth too.
The 33-year-old is sponsored by several different brands, however his main sponsor is Wow Hydrate. The former undisputed super-lightweight champion likes to wear quite plain shorts, with tartan print and no sponsors embroidered on the shorts.
Due to these sponsorships, Josh Taylor earns a tidy sum outside of the ring, as well as earning a pretty penny in it. Now he is arguably one of the standout fighters in the super-lightweight division, his earnings outside of the ring will continue to grow with various sponsors wanting to get on the ‘Tartan Tornado’ hype-train.
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