Let’s take a look at the David Benavidez vs Zurdo Ramires purse estimates ahead of what should be a great and certainly a big fight.
Both in America and Mexico and worldwide.
David Benavidez is not everyone’s cup of tea but you can’t say he isn’t willing to go after the big fights and challenges.
He did well at super-middleweight but this is a different kettle of fish lately at light-heavyweight and now cruiserweight up again, taking on ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez — a powerful world champion in the weight classes.
The fight takes place on May 2nd and is a big one at cruiserweight.
Purses are always non factually viewed and discussed wrongly all the time, as no one actually knows what gets really paid to who exactly other than the two fighters themselves.
That’s the reality and truth of it. Everything when it comes to purses before a fight is all close estimates unless a fighter reveals what he actually made after a fight exactly for take home page after all expenses and taxes for net profit, the most important thing at the end of the day (they never do reveal that, barely ever at least).
Here are 10 key facts to estimate purses for David Benavidez vs. Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (May 2, 2026, PPV):
- Benavidez is the clear A-side and bigger draw, so he typically receives 60-70% of the total purse split.
- Benavidez’s recent guarantees have ranged from $2M to $5M+ per fight, with total earnings often reaching $5-8M including back-end.
- Ramirez’s base purses in big fights have been around $1M to $1.5M, with totals up to $3-3.5M when including PPV shares.
- Standard contracts include a guaranteed “show” purse plus a win bonus (often 50-100% of show money).
- PPV back-end is the main upside: fighters usually split 30-50% of revenue after expenses, which can add millions on a strong 150k-250k buy card.
- Performance bonuses for knockouts or impressive wins are common and can add $500k-$1.5M+ depending on the contract.
- This Cinco de Mayo PPV in Las Vegas with Mexico vs. Mexico theme supports higher overall purses than average PBC events.
- Benavidez moving up to cruiserweight for titles adds risk, so his guarantee is likely boosted to compensate.
- Combined fighter purses for this level of PBC PPV typically fall between $6M and $12M total before back-end.
- Realistic total estimates: Benavidez $4M–$7M (guarantee ~$3-5M + bonuses/back-end); Ramirez $2M–$4M (guarantee ~$1-2M + bonuses/back-end).
The above numbers are very conservative and the reality is both fighters could be make a bit more than that but neither have a huge profile yet.
Benavidez’ profile is only getting bigger in recent times and Ramirez despite being a world champion is not known by anyone outside of boxing.
That’s why the likes of Terence Crawford and Canelo and so on make close to a $100 million or around that ball park per fight (in just one fight) and the above two don’t.
The latter two have the most influence in boxing and are also the best at the same time. Only the big power players who are the best fighters and big brands and power influences in the sport all combined together demand the mega pay days.
Overall, the above numbers are standard industry estimates based on recent comparable fights. Actual numbers are rarely fully disclosed.
The fight itself is excellent however and the winner will see his brand propelled to new levels of profile and much bigger paydays moving forward.
Here’s information on the David Benavidez vs Zurdo Ramirez live stream on how to watch the fight.
