In the aftermath of his world flyweight unification bout with Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, here at SportsLens we have decided to take a deep dive into the career of Sunny Edwards. Read on to find out all about the former world flyweight champion’s net worth, career earnings and endorsement deals from boxing.
Sunny Edwards Net Worth
Sunny Edwards has slowly but surely become on of the most talked about British fighters in the sport of boxing. Given his huge presence on social media, as well as his exploits as a professional boxer, ‘Showtime’ has become one of the biggest stars of British boxing.
Sunny Edwards became world champion at the first time of asking when he challenged Moruti Mthalane for the IBF World Flyweight Title back in April 2021. Edwards was a huge 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, Edwards has firmly solidified himself as one of the best fighters at 112-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.
Given the fact he is 20-1 and is arguably a Top 5 pound-for-pound fighter from the UK, we have decided to take a deep dive into the career earnings and net worth of Sunny Edwards.
As of December 2023, Sunny Edwards’ net worth is said to be around £500,000 (source: playerswiki.com). The British boxing superstar has gradually made more and more money as his career has progressed up to world level right now.
‘Showtime’ has been earning lucrative purses these past couple of years since stepping up to world level back in 2021. The biggest pay days are certainly still ahead of him, especially after signing with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing going forward.
The majority of the Edwards’ income of course comes from boxing. He is one of the biggest stars in the flyweight division and has a huge following on social media, which is beginning to convert into ‘bums on seats’ in arenas too.
Edwards is a British boxing success story, as well as being an incredibly rich man. Not to mention his various sponsorship deals outside of the ring too. More on that later.
Sunny Edwards Boxing Career Earnings & Salary
Sunny Edwards has been a professional boxer since he made his debut back in September 2016 at just 20 years of age. Since then, Edwards has had 20 more pro fights, earning more money as his career has progressed. Now, he is earning the biggest purses of his career by quite some distance.
The 1996-born boxing superstar has seemingly earned tidy purses throughout his career, but has began to make serious money these past couple of years. Now, given the fact he was world champion and is one of the best fighters in the division, Sunny Edwards gets paid pretty well every time he steps into the ring. Rightly so. He deserves it.
As Edwards boxes as flyweight, his purses and earnings aren’t anywhere near as lucrative as boxers of a similar standard in the higher weights. Whether it is right or wrong, the lighter weight you box at, the less chance you have of making serious money.
All in all, this means that Sunny Edwards’ total career earnings inside the ring equates to roughly £2.5 million. This makes the Croydon based boxer one of the highest paid fighters in the flyweight division, as well as one of the biggest draws at 112-pounds.
Sunny Edwards’ fight purses so far in his career aren’t exactly public knowledge. However, for his third world title defence against Felix Alvarado, Edwards took home a purse of £325,000 (source: totalsportal.com). This is the second biggest purse of his career behind his unification with ‘Bam’ – Edwards pocketed a reported £450k last time out against Jesse Rodriguez.
The night Edwards became world champion back in April 2021 was also one of the highest purses of his career. ‘Showtime’ reportedly earned a purse of £275,000 (source: sportekz.com) for that fight.
Now that Sunny Edwards has signed with Matchroom Boxing, he is likely to earn more lucrative purses. Do not be surprised if Edwards earns a number of six-figure paycheques for each of his fights going forward.
Sunny Edwards Boxing Fight Pay (Last 5):
| Fight | Fight Purse |
|---|---|
| Sunny Edwards vs Jesse Rodriguez | £450,000 |
| Sunny Edwards vs Andres Campos | £340,000 |
| Sunny Edwards vs Felix Alvarado | £325,000 |
| Sunny Edwards vs Muhammad Waseem | £200,000 |
| Sunny Edwards vs Jayson Mama | £180,000 |
Sunny Edwards purse info per sportspayouts.com
Sunny Edwards Sponsorship Deals
In terms of endorsements and sponsorships, Sunny Edwards 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 ‘Showtime’ hype-train in recent years.
Of course, the English 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 27-year-old is sponsored by at least three companies for his upcoming fight. Everlast, Sports Direct and Suzi Wong fight wear are the main sponsors on board with Edwards, the former IBF world flyweight champion.
Due to these sponsors, Sunny Edwards earns a tidy sum outside of the ring, as well as earning a pretty penny in it. Now he is competing at world level in the flyweight division, his earnings outside of the ring will continue to grow with various sponsors wanting to get on the ‘Showtime’ hype-train.
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