Week 45 · Monday, 2 November 2026
Writer · Sports business
A former financial journalist in Frankfurt and London who switched to sport after covering a football club takeover; reads annual reports for fun.
Fight BusinessExplainer
A $1m purse is rarely $1m. We walk a hypothetical guarantee through manager, trainer, sanctioning, camp and tax deductions to show what a boxer actually keeps.
Fight BusinessComparison
Four major boxing belts against one UFC title. We compare who sets the schedule, how fighters are contracted and paid, and why a 2000 US law covers boxing but not MMA.