
Boxing referees made tough decision during the matches. They look each move of boxer carefully to make sure the match ends with fair results. Boxing referees salaries information revealed in 2019. A report published by sports blog according to their sources professional boxing referees make $3,500 per main card fight. Kenny Bayless highest paid boxing referee in last 10 years. He make $10k from the fight between Mayweather Jr and Pacquio.
Boxing Referees Salaries & Per Match Fees in
2021
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Category
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Per Match Fees
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PPV Main Card Fight
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Yearly Earnings
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Professional Boxing
Referee
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$3,000 – $5,000
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$10,000 – $25,000
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$350,000
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Entry-level Boxing
Referee
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$500
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N/A
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$12,000
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Women Boxing Referee
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$800 – $1,500
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$2,500
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$35,000
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In the above table you can see the payouts and per match fees of boxing officials. The financial Information gathered from trusted sources of boxing. Some referees salaries depends how the pay-per-view sales record and gateway income generated.
Professional Boxing Referees Salaries ($350,000) : Boxing referees with years of experience and selected for main pay-per-view fights earned $10,000 to $25,000 for main card fights. The highest salary of boxing referee so far reported between Mayweather Jr vs Pacquiao fight upto $10,000.
Entry-level Boxing Referees Salaries ($12,500) : Entry-level referees in boxing maximum earn $12k at the end of the year. Their per match salary is $500 as reported by (TSM Sportz) in 2018. They have 1-2 years experienced in boxing mostly selected for under-card fights. Once they get pro contracts for the boxing high profile match earnings increased $25k maximum.
Women Boxing Referees Salaries ($25,000) : How much women referee get paid for boxing match, In 2019 sources claimed that a women referee earn $1,500 maximum for main card fight between (Terry Harper vs Eva Wahlstrom). Asako Tonaril is only women referee in Japan for boxing matches. Jennifer Huggins she is three star rated referee from Canada. She got selected for main card fight between Indian Manisha Maun and Stoyka Petrova.
Highest Paid Boxing
Referees (Main PPV Fight Fees)
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Match Officials
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Per Match Fees
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High Profile Fight
Fees
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Base Salary
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Joe Cortez
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$5,000
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$25,000
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$350,000
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Kenny Bayless
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$5,000
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$25,000
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$350,000
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Daniel Van de Wiele
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$5,000
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$25,000
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$350,000
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Jay Nady
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$5,000
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$25,000
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$350,000
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Randy Neumann
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$5,000
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$25,000
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$350,000
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Mickey Vann
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$3,500
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$10,000
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$225,000
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Octavio Meyran (Retired)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Eddie Cotton
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$3,500
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$10,000
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$225,000
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Frank Cappuccino (Died)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Steve Smoger (Retired)
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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Jon Schorle
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$3,500
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$10,000
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$225,000
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Sources Boxing 24 Forum, BoxRec, Sports Insider, Yahoo Sports, Forbes Magazine