Okay, so I was digging around the internet today, trying to find out how much Claressa Shields got paid for her fight. You know, just curious.
It wasn’t as straightforward as I thought it would be. I started by searching for her recent fights, figuring that’d be the best place to find some numbers. Found a few articles talking about her fight with Savannah Marshall, which seemed like a big deal.
- I read through a couple of sources and it looks like Shields was guaranteed at least $1 million for that fight. That’s a pretty hefty chunk of change!
- Then, I stumbled upon some info about another boxer, Katie Taylor, who apparently got a $6 million purse for a fight. That kind of blew my mind, to be honest. Makes Shields’ $1 million seem a bit smaller, but still, a million bucks is a million bucks, right?
- Kept digging and found that Shields’ overall net worth is estimated to be somewhere between $4 million and $5 million. That includes her fight earnings, MMA stuff, endorsements, and probably other things I don’t even know about.
It’s kinda crazy how much these numbers can vary. From what I gathered, it’s not always easy to find the exact numbers for how much fighters get paid. And it seems like even at the pro level, the pay gap between men and women in boxing is still a thing. But it looks like at least women fighters are also starting to make it big in this area.
Anyway, that’s what I learned today. Thought I’d share since it was a bit of a rabbit hole I went down. It wasn’t an easy task. I spent a lot of time figuring this out.
