After losing for the first time in his professional boxing career, we have decided to take a look at the net worth of Lawrence Okolie. Read on to find out Okolie’s net worth, career earnings and salary from boxing. It’s safe to say ‘The Sauce’ is set for life!
Lawrence Okolie Net Worth
Lawrence Okolie fell short when attempting to defend his WBO World Cruiserweight Title for the fourth time against former stablemate Chris Billam-Smith. ‘The Sauce’ dusted himself off after a mediocre performance back in March, but couldn’t get the win this time around and instead suffered defeat for the very first time.
The Chris Billam-Smith fight was Okolie’s second fight under new trainer SugarHill Steward. The 31-year-old teamed up with the American trainer in the past year, and has been training alongside Tyson Fury.
In the aftermath of his first pro boxing defeat, we have decided to take a deep dive into the career earnings and net worth of Lawrence Okolie. It’s fair to say that the London man has made an absolute fortune in his career so far and won’t be worrying about his bank balance anytime soon!
As of today, Lawrence Okolie’s net worth is said to be around £4 million (source: All Famous Birthdays). The British boxing superstar has gradually made more and more money in his career, and has become a huge name in boxing circles.
Okolie won his first world title back in March 2021 with a knockout win over Krzysztof Glowacki, and has fought in four more world title fights since. Since stepping up to world level over three years ago, ‘The Sauce’ has earned millions of pounds.
The majority of the Okolie’s income of course comes from boxing. Not to mention his various sponsorship deals outside of the ring too. More on that later.
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Lawrence Okolie Boxing Career Earnings & Salary
Lawrence Okolie has been a professional boxer since he made his debut back in 2017 after turning professional having fought in the Rio 2016 Olympics. Since then, Okolie has had 19 more pro fights, earning more money as his career has progressed.
The 1992-born boxer has seemingly earned far more money since signing stepping up to world championship level three years ago. Even when Okolie turned professional, he was earning more than your average boxer from the get go. This is of course due to being an Olympic fighter, as well as being a superstar cruiserweight.
Now that Okolie has left Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing and teamed up with Ben Shalom, Boxxer and Sky Sports, he is one of the biggest fighters in that stable. This will in turn see him receive some extremely lucrative purses for his upcoming fights.
It is unknown exactly the amount Okolie has made for each of his 20 professional fights. However, for his European Cruiserweight Title fight back in 2019 against Yves Ngabu, Okolie earned a purse of £350,000.
His second largest paycheque came two fights ago against David Light, where Okolie earned somewhere in the region of £425,000.
His biggest purse came last time out when though he fought Chris Billam-Smith. The purse was split 70/30 in Okolie’s favour as the champion heading into the fight, meaning he pocketed an estimated £500,000.
All in all, this means that Lawrence Okolie’s total career earnings inside the ring equates to roughly £4 million. This makes the Hackney man one of the highest paid fighters in his division.
Lawrence Okolie Fight Purses (Last 10):
| Fight | Fight Purse |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Okolie vs Chris Billam-Smith | £500,000 |
| Lawrence Okolie vs David Light | £425,000 |
| Lawrence Okolie vs Michał Cieślak | £300,000 |
| Lawrence Okolie vs Dilan Prašović | £275,000 |
| Lawrence Okolie vs Krzysztof Głowacki | £250,000 |
| Lawrence Okolie vs Nikodem Jeżewski | £250,000 |
| Lawrence Okolie vs Yves Ngabu | £350,000 |
| Lawrence Okolie vs Mariano Angel Gudino | £175,000 |
| Lawrence Okolie vs Wadi Camacho | £175,000 |
| Lawrence Okolie vs Tamas Lodi | £100,000 |
Lawrence Okolie purse info per Sports Payouts
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Lawrence Okolie Sponsorship Deals
In terms of endorsements and sponsorships, Lawrence Okolie has a fair few. Given the fact he was a world champion for over two years and the fact he is incredibly marketable, sponsors have been queuing up to get on board ‘The Sauce’ hype-train.
Lawrence Okolie makes the majority of his money from competing inside the boxing ring, but he also has various sponsorship deals outside of the ring that boost his net worth. Okolie is one of the main athletes on board with boohooMAN – who are his main sponsor.
Is is unknown exactly how much ‘The Sauce’ is paid by boohooMAN in endorsements. Okolie is also sponsored by the likes of William Hill, Stanford and Westminster Waste to name a few more of his spnonsors on top of his main endorsement deal with boohooMAN.
Due to these sponsors, Lawrence Okolie earns a tidy sum outside of the ring, as well as earning a fortune in it. Now he is one of the best fighters in the world, his earnings outside of the ring will continue to grow with various sponsors wanting to get on the hype-train with the former cruiserweight champion of the world.
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