Deontay Wilder: Boxer’s Net Worth & Income

How much money does Deontay Wilder have?

Deontay Wilder is an American boxer who competes in the heavyweight division. In January 2015 he became world champion of the WBC association. He kept the title for five years until he suffered the first loss of his career in February 2020. The cherished Deontay Wilder’s net worth is € 27 million.

The beginning of a successful boxing career

Wilder, born 1985 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was a versatile athlete during his school days. Because of his He was eight feet tall and preferred basketball and football. At the age of 20 for a beginner, however, he began boxing in 2005. He had his first fight as an amateur in October 2005. Just two years later, he became the American heavyweight champion. He then qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he finally won the bronze medal.

After the Olympics, Deontay Wilder decided to turn pro. He ended his amateur career with a record of 30 wins and five losses. He played his first professional fight against his compatriot Ethan Cox, whom he defeated after a technical knockout in the second round. It was the start of an impressive winning streak. By January 2015, Wilder not only won each of his 32 fights. He also knocked out all of his opponents in the fourth round at the latest. This earned the American one Chance of the world championship title of the association WBC.

Heavyweight world champion

The fight between the Canadian title holder Bermane Stiverne and his challenger Deontay Wilder took place on January 17th, 2015 in Las Vegas. Wilder did not send Stiverne on the boards, but defeated him unanimously on points. Thus crowned itself The Bronze Bomber, as Wilder’s battle name is, to world heavyweight champion. He defended his title a total of seven times in the usual manner until the end of 2018 – by knocking out his opponents in rows. On December 1, 2018, Wilder met Tyson Fury in Los Angeles. It was to be the first fight that Deontay Wilder didn’t win. According to the jury’s decision, the fight ended in a draw after twelve rounds.

On February 22, 2020, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fought each other again. For the first time in his career, Wilder was put on the boards and finally had to retire in the seventh round. Thus, the boxer lost his world title and was also no longer undefeated. However, he made use of his right Challenge Fury to a third fight. He couldn’t beat Fury on the third attempt either. Wilder was sent to the boards again and is now finally rid of his belt. Whether he has another chance of a world title in his career remains to be seen, but it cannot be assumed at the moment.

Wilder earns that with boxing

Since he held the world title, Deontay Wilder has been able to call up ever higher fighting markets. With the fight against the Cuban Luis Ortiz in March 2018, he earned around 1.8 million euros. In the first fight against Tyson Fury in December 2018, Wilder’s stock exchange was already around 8.9 million euros. The rematch against Ortiz, which took place in November 2019, brought Wilder around 17.7 million euros. His highest stock market so far he received for the second fight against Fury. Both boxers became one Guaranteed remuneration of around 24.8 million euros, there were also shares from the pay-per-view sales.

One of the highest earning athletes in the world

Given these huge sums of money from the boxing matches, the sponsorship money is rather low. Deontay Wilder collects 440,000 euros annually from his sponsor Everlast. According to Forbes Deontay Wilder earned around 40 million euros between July 2019 and June 2020. This amount catapulted him to 20th place on the list of the world’s highest income athletes.

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