Week 45 · Monday, 2 November 2026
Section
Purses, promotions, broadcast windows and the balance sheets behind the bout sheet. We follow the money from the site fee to the fighter’s net, using commission filings and company reports wherever they exist.
3 stories · since 2026
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 BusinessData
Only two fights are reported to have passed 4m US pay-per-view buys, and Floyd Mayweather headlined both. We map the ceiling and what it takes to reach it.
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.