Here at SportsLens we have decided to take a deep dive into the career of IBF World Featherweight Champion – Luis Alberto Lopez. Read on to find out all about the Mexican’s net worth, salary, career earnings and his biggest purses from boxing.
Luis Alberto Lopez Net Worth
Luis Alberto Lopez is widely regarded as one of the best featherweight fighters in the world. ‘El Venado’ is the reigning IBF World Featherweight Champion, having won the belt before making three successful defences to date.
Despite being well known in boxing circles, Luis Alberto Lopez is still a relatively unknown quantity in wider sporting terms. He is without a doubt one of the most dangerous fighters at 126-pounds, and could well be the very best featherweight on the planet right now.
With that being said, we have decided to take a deep dive into the career earnings and net worth of Luis Alberto Lopez. It’s fair to say that the 30-year-old has made an absolute fortune in his career so far and won’t be worrying about his bank balance anytime soon!
As of today, Luis Alberto Lopez’s net worth is said to be around $2 million (source: Mashoor Media). The Mexican boxing superstar has gradually made more and more money in his career. Now, having won four successive world title fights, Lopez is sure to earn a fortune going forward in his boxing career.
The majority of the Lopez’s income of course comes from boxing. He is one of the biggest stars in the featherweight division now and has an incredibly passionate fanbase back in Mexico.
Lopez is one of the best featherweight boxers on the planet, but he is also now an incredibly rich man. Not to mention his various sponsorship deals outside of the ring too. More on his career earnings and endorsement deals later on.
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Luis Alberto Lopez Career Earnings & Salary
Luis Alberto Lopez has had 32 pro boxing fights, earning more money as his career has progressed. The 1993-born boxer has seemingly earned bigger purses as his has career has progressed up to now at world level.
Given the fact he is a world champion and has done it the hard way by winning on the road, he deserves every penny he earns.
All in all, Luis Alberto Lopez’s total career earnings inside the ring equates to roughly $3.5 million. This makes the Mexican one of the highest paid fighters in the featherweight division, as well as being one of the best boxers at 126-pounds.
Given the fact that ‘El Venado’ is the reigning IBF belt holder, he will continue to earn big purses going forward. He could even earn upward of $1 million per fight going forward, if he continues to win and solidify himself as the best featherweight in the world.
It is unknown exactly the amount Lopez has made for each of his 32 professional fights to date. However, for his maiden world title challenge against Josh Warrington back in December 2022, Lopez reportedly earned a purse of $625,000 (source: Sportpaedia).
This is reportedly Lopez’s highest purse to date throughout his career. Matchroom Boxing, Warrington’s promoters, won the purse bids with a $1.1 million bid, of which Warrington received the bigger percentage as the champion. This left Lopez with a 35% split of the purse, which worked out at $625,000 after PPV buys and the gate.
Lopez also earned around $500,000 for his first world title defence against Michael Conlan on his travels to Belfast. Not to mention the $375k purse he earned against Joet Gonzalez and $650k last time out against Reiya Abe, when defending his IBF World Featherweight Title.
Luis Alberto Lopez Fight Purses (Last 10):
| Fight | Fight Purse |
|---|---|
| Luis Alberto Lopez vs Reiya Abe | $650,000 |
| Luis Alberto Lopez vs Joet Gonzalez | $375,000 |
| Luis Alberto Lopez vs Michael Conlan | $500,000 |
| Luis Alberto Lopez vs Josh Warrington | $625,000 |
| Luis Alberto Lopez vs Yeison Vargas | $200,000 |
| Luis Alberto Lopez vs Raul Chirino | $200,000 |
| Luis Alberto Lopez vs Isaac Lowe | $200,000 |
| Luis Alberto Lopez vs Gabriel Flores Jr | $225,000 |
| Luis Alberto Lopez vs Mauro Loreto | $150,000 |
| Luis Alberto Lopez vs Andy Vences | $150,000 |
Luis Alberto Lopez purse info per Sports Payouts
Luis Alberto Lopez Endorsement Deals
In terms of endorsements and sponsorships, Luis Alberto Lopez has a fair few. Given the fact he is a great fighter and is now a world champion, it comes as no surprise to learn that Lopez has a fair few sponsors.
Of course, the Mexican 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.
Luis Alberto Lopez has a list of sponsors on board. The 30-year-old can be seen wearing flashy boxing shorts with various sponsors printed on them. Some of these sponsors include Fairy Sheets, D.Lux, Backpackbyz and Everlast.
Everlast provide Lopez with all of the boxing equipment he needs when training. Not only that, but ‘El Venado’ regularly wears Everlast gloves when fighting in the ring. He won his world title last time out whilst wearing Everlast gloves.
Due to these various sponsors, Luis Alberto Lopez earns a tidy sum outside of the ring, as well as being rewarded in it with his fight purses. Now he is competing at world level in the featherweight division, his earnings outside of the ring will continue to grow with various sponsors wanting to get on the Mexican’s hype-train.
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