Japanese Boxer's Salary vs. Top 5 Korean Athletes

Summary of Naoya Inoue's 2025 Fight Purses and Income
1st Fight: vs. Kim Ye-jun (Jan 24 / Tokyo)
Guaranteed Base Purse: $1.5 million (approx. 2 billion KRW)
PPV and Sponsor Income: $7.5 million (approx. 10 billion KRW)
Total Final Amount: $9 million (approx. 12 billion KRW)
2nd Fight: vs. Ramon Cardenas (May 4 / Las Vegas)
Guaranteed Base Purse: $2.5 million (approx. 3.4 billion KRW)
PPV and Sponsor Income: $12.5 million (approx. 16.6 billion KRW)
Total Final Amount: $15 million (approx. 20 billion KRW)
3rd Fight: vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev (Sep 14 / Nagoya)
Guaranteed Base Purse: $15 million (approx. 20 billion KRW)
PPV and Sponsor Income: $5 million (approx. 7 billion KRW)
Total Final Amount: $20 million (approx. 27 billion KRW)
4th Fight: vs. David Picasso (Dec 27 / Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Guaranteed Base Purse: $15 million (approx. 20 billion KRW)
PPV and Sponsor Income: $10 million (approx. 14 billion KRW)
Total Final Amount: $25 million (approx. 34 billion KRW)
2025 Total (4 Fights)
Total Guaranteed Purses: $34 million (approx. 45.4 billion KRW)
Total PPV and Sponsor Income: $35 million (approx. 47.6 billion KRW)
Total Final Income from Fights: $69 million (approx. 93 billion KRW)
[Additional Personal Income and Major Sponsor Brands]
Personal Brand Modeling Fees and TV CF Income: Approx. 15 billion KRW ($11.0M) separately
Exclusive Sponsors and CF Brands: Asics, Mizuno, SIXPAD,
Asahi Beverages (Wilkinson), Men's TBC, Gunze (Body Wild), Javas, Earth Pharmaceutical, Winning)
Naoya Inoue's 2025 Annual Salary: Approx. 108 billion KRW ($80.0M)
Top 5 Korean Athletes by Salary
1st: Jung Hoo Lee $22 million - 29.8 billion KRW
2nd: Ha-Seong Kim $20 million - 27.1 billion KRW (1-year contract)
3rd: Kim Min-jae €12 million - 18.5 billion KRW
4th: Son Heung-min $11.2 million - 15.1 billion KRW
5th: Lee Kang-in €6.5 million - 10 billion KRW
Total: 100.5 billion KRW