Average Pro Boxer Salary $47,000
(Take out the top 10, and I'm sure that number drops)
You've got televised cards like this.
ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights
Mauricio Herrera ($8,500) UD-12 Ruslan Provodnikov ($10,000)
Demetrius Andrade ($8,000) UD-8 Albert Herrera ($6,500)
Lonnie Smith ($800) KO-1 Jose Gomez ($1,800)
Harry Namauu ($2,000) UD-6 Manuel Otero ($1,500)
Richard Contreras ($1,200) KO-1 Juan Tepoz ($1,200)
Oscar Andrade ($1,200) UD-4 Deth'Marcus Hall ($1,200)
Jesus Gutierrez ($1,200) NC Franky Martinez ($1,200)
Total Payouts: $46,300
Wrestlers?
250K Gold medal
50K silver
25K Bronze
(For the Rio 2016 Games, the Fund offers $250,000 for a gold medal, $50,000 for a silver, and $25,000 for a bronze.)
UFC? (since they are the hot topic, not just mma)
The 18 fighters in the nine undercard bouts at UFC 162 were paid a disclosed total of $1.167 million, an average of $64,833.33 per man. At UFC 160, the 20 undercard fighters earned $1.258 million in disclosed pay, an average of $62,900 per man.