After penning a lucrative four-fight deal with Riyadh Season this year, the Mexican boxing superstar is set to earn a fortune for his efforts in the ring in 2025

Canelo Alvarez takes on William Scull
Canelo Alvarez takes on William Scull

Canelo Alvarez’s net worth will skyrocket as the Mexican is set to earn a guaranteed $200 million (£175m) this year.

With that, the 34-year-old will surpass Al-Nassr superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of career earnings in 2025. Back in February, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh that the Mexican pound-for-pound star had signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season.

It looked set that ‘Saul’ was going to fight YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in May, before news eventually broke that Alvarez had taken a different route. As part of the deal, Alvarez will fight William Scull this weekend before facing Terence Crawford in the autumn. He will then have two further fights in Saudi Arabia next year.

After agreeing a lucrative deal with Riyadh Season – a deal worth a reported $400 million (£302m) – research from Prime Casino, who offer the latest live casinos, has determined that he is guaranteed a whopping sum of £175m this year, making ‘Saul’ the wealthiest sports star in the world in terms of career earnings.

‘Saul’ – who is set to pocket over £5 every second – will reportedly earn £3.37m and will roughly pocket over £14.5m per month. The Mexican’s closest challenger is Ronaldo – with the Portugal captain banking a whopping £171m a year from Al-Nassr, meaning Saudi Arabia is once again footing the bill.

Despite not winning a single tournament last year, golfing superstar Jon Rahm still managed to make a staggering £150m thanks to his partnership with LIV Golf. Also featuring on the list, Oleksandr Usyk sits in third following his two fights with long-time rival Tyson Fury. The Ukrainian earned £90.7m for his performances against the ‘Gypsy King.’ Both Neymar and NFL star Dak Prescott complete the top six.

While Alvarez is set to earn a life-changing amount after penning a deal with Riyadh Season, the Mexican is still focused on the task at hand this weekend. “I’m very excited,” he told DAZN. “It’s one of my dreams, fighting in another country, and now I’m close to it. It makes me feel excited and motivated.

“Here, in Riyadh, they treat me like I do at home, so I feel good. I feel the love. I have had two weeks here already. They treat me like a king. Sometimes it is different, but they treat me really good and I appreciate that. It’s very important [to become undisputed again] because I want to be the first and only one.”