Alright, let’s talk about figuring out how much Jaime Munguia actually pocketed from his big fight. It’s something I got curious about right after the final bell, like a lot of folks probably did.
So, the first thing I did was pretty straightforward: I just started searching online. Used my usual search engine, typed in things like “Munguia fight purse”, “how much Munguia earned Canelo fight”, you get the idea. Just casting a wide net to see what popped up.
What I found right away was a whole mess of articles, sports sites, boxing forums, all throwing numbers around. It’s always like this with big fights, honestly. You rarely get a single, clear, official number dropped right away. Boxing finances are notoriously murky.
Digging into the Numbers
Most places seemed to agree there was a guaranteed purse. That’s like the base pay Munguia was set to get just for showing up and fighting, win or lose. The figures I saw mentioned for this guaranteed part varied a bit.
- Some reports suggested a couple of million.
- Others threw out higher numbers, maybe getting closer to the $5 million mark or even a bit above.
- It’s tough to nail down because promoters and networks don’t always broadcast these exact figures.
But here’s the thing with major boxing events: the guaranteed purse is often just the start. The real potential cash comes from the pay-per-view (PPV) share.
The PPV Factor
This fight was a big PPV event. Munguia, being the challenger in such a high-profile match against Canelo, would definitely get a piece of that PPV pie. How big a piece? That’s the million-dollar question, literally.
The details of these PPV splits are usually locked up tight in the contracts. It depends on negotiations, Munguia’s drawing power (which definitely went up for this fight), and how many people actually bought the event. Those final PPV buy numbers also take time to calculate, they don’t come out instantly.
So, while digging, I saw a lot of estimates for his total earnings including the potential PPV upside. Some analysts and boxing insiders were guessing his total take could be significantly higher than the guaranteed amount. Figures like $10 million, maybe even pushing towards $15 million or more, were floated around in speculation, if the PPV sales were really strong.
My Takeaway
So, after poking around, reading different takes, and trying to piece it together, here’s what I landed on: Munguia definitely got a solid multi-million dollar guarantee, likely the biggest of his career by far. That seems pretty clear. Could be anywhere from, say, $3 million to maybe $7 million-ish, based on the chatter.
The total amount, including his slice of the PPV revenue? That’s much fuzzier. It probably pushed his total earnings well into the eight figures, maybe low-to-mid teens ($10M-$15M range perhaps?), but that’s more educated guessing than hard fact. We, the public, rarely get the final, verified number confirmed down to the last dollar.
It’s a good payday, no doubt about it, a career-changing one for Munguia. But the exact figure? Unless his team or the promoter comes out and says it plainly, which they probably won’t, we’re left looking at the estimates and the reported guaranteed minimums. That’s usually how it goes in boxing.
