A new report has revealed just how much AJ made in the last financial year, and his daily earnings are absolutely mental.
Anthony Joshua is clearly not going to be short of a pound or two when he hangs up his boxing gloves for the final time. His Sparta Promotions company, which channels his boxing and sponsorship earnings, posted huge turnover figures for the end of the accounting period of March 2023, with a worth of £129m.
These figures do not take into account the earnings from his last two fights either, against Otto Wallin in October and Robert Helenius last August. And Joshua will only get richer, after he agreed to face Francis Ngannou, the former UFC champion in March, set to take place in Saudi Arabia.
Joshua has previously expressed his desire to be a billionaire, and the way things appear to be going for him financially, he could yet achieve that lofty ambition.
Inside Anthony Joshua’s finances from 2023
He was making £113,000 every day
A glance at the Sparta Promotions group balance sheet shows a total equity of £129.1m for the 2022-23 financial year, broken down as assets of £130m minus £1.63m going to creditors. Sparta returned a smaller profit – of £16.1 million – in the year to March 2022 and generated £20.2 million worth of business.
𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚'𝐬 company 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱
fillings for years 2022-2023 reflecting nearly £𝟭𝟯𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 on hand towards the end of the last financial year😳‼️#AnthonyJoshua | #Forbes | #DAZN pic.twitter.com/HDakxDTOE3— NoSmokeBoxing (@NoSmokeBoxing) January 19, 2024
The new accounts, which Joshua signed himself in December, show that Sparta had a turnover of £41.3 million. That works out at £113,000 per day. It turned a profit of £35.9 million – or £98,356 per day. The firm’s turnover included £28.3 million from boxing bouts, plus £13 million from outside the ring activities.
Joshua’s income is also bolstered by lucrative sponsorship deals with the likes of Hugo Boss, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Under Armour. He also left Sky Sports and signed an exclusive contract with DAZN that will see him take home an estimated £100m in exchange for two fights every 12 months until he retires.
In addition, Joshua also has extended his empire into the world of property. His company, 258 Commercial Investments, holds £26.5 million and 258 Investments is sitting on £12.3 million. However, 258 Commercial Investments did see a reduction in turnover in the tax year 2021-22, a period which saw Joshua lose to Oleksandr Usyk in London. In that period, the company brought in just £5.5m.
Anthony Joshua wants billionaire status one day
In a 2017 interview with GQ, he said: “When I first started, the aim was to become a multi-millionaire. But now there are ordinary people worth millions just because of property prices. So the new school of thought is that I need to be a billionaire. Being a millionaire is good, but you have to set your sights higher.”
While being savvy with his investments, Joshua is also not shy to treat himself or his family should the desire emerge. His garage, or more likely garages, contain the likes of a Rolls-Royce Phantom, Mercedes v8, and Audi A3 S-Line. While it is known that he has also bought his beloved Mum Yeta a north London home and a Rover.
Although it is unknown how many more fights Joshua has left in him, clearly he won’t have any problems lending a fiver to a mate should they ever ask!
