After making Roberto Duran quit in their highly anticipated rematch, "Sugar" Ray Leonard makes the first defense of his second reign as WBC Welterweight Champion against unheralded contender Larry Bonds.
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IBF world champion Joe Cordina (16-0, 9 KOs) defends his belt against Edward Vazquez (15-1, 3 KOs) in Monte Carlo, Mónaco.
Christian Mbilli defends his WBC Continental of the Americas and WBA International titles against Demond Nicholson. Currently ranked #1 in the WBC world super-middleweight rankings, #3 according to The Ring Magazine and the WBA, and #4 in the IBF, WBC Continental of the Americas champion Christian Mbilli (24-0, 20 KOs) will need to deliver a flawless performance against American Demond Nicholson (26-5-1, 22 KOs) if he is to maintain his legitimacy to become a contender for the 168 lb. world titles held by Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
Mikael Lawal defends his British Cruiserweight title against bitter rival Isaac Chamberlain in one of the most keenly-anticipated domestic clashes of the year.
Jermell Charlo looks to make boxing history when he defends his WBC, WBA and IBF belts against WBO champ Brian Castaño in one of the most important fights of the year. Charlo aims to achieve something that has never been done before by becoming the first undisputed champ at 154 lbs. in the four-belt era. Charlo has held the WBC title since 2019 and added the WBA and IBF titles with a stunning KO of Jeison Rosario in September. The Argentinian Castaño quickly ascended the ranks, becoming a world champion after just 13 fights. Live on SHOWTIME.
118-pound world champion and future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire defends his title against undefeated top contender and fellow Filipino countryman Reymart Gaballo in a must-see main event. Plus, the Delayed Broadcast of unbeaten five-time world champion and boxing’s hottest attraction Gervonta “Tank” Davis defending his lightweight championship against hard-hitting Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz.
Two undefeated super bantamweight world champions will meet to unify titles when Brandon Figueroa and Stephen Fulton, Jr. clash for supremacy at 122-pounds. Figueroa set up the anticipated unification bout when he scored a sensational seventh-round KO over Luis Nery in May to win the WBC belt. Fulton captured his first world title in January with a hard-earned win over Angelo Leo. Now, the two will go toe-to-toe in the ring with the winner having the right to call himself the best 122-pounder in the world. Live on SHOWTIME.
The Monster Show must go on. Naoya Inoue defends his undisputed super bantamweight crown against Korean challenger Ye Joon Kim on Friday, Jan. 24, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Inoue was scheduled to face undefeated Australian contender Sam Goodman, who withdrew from the bout twice due to cuts sustained in sparring. Kim, who is 2-0 on Japanese soil, stepped in on short notice to face the pound-for-pound stalwart.
Undefeated super featherweight Gervonta Davis defends his title against Hugo Ruiz in a WBA world super featherweight title bout from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.
Tyrone McKenna and Mohamed Mimoune meet in a highly anticipated rematch in Belfast, the pair having previously fought each other in February 2021. On that occasion, McKenna came out on top on points after 10 entertaining rounds.
Enjoy another huge bill of fights on DAZN, as primetime boxing returns to the Overtime Elite Arena. Elijah Pierce (19-2) features in the main event, enjoying one of his toughest tests to date against super-bantamweight star Jose Sanmartin (35-8-1).
Tyson Fury faces former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a huge crossover fight in Saudi Arabia.
HULL'S Olympic champ Luke Campbell takes on fearsome Vasyl Lomachenko in London tonight. The London 2012 gold medallist Campbell headed over the Atlantic for his last contest back in March and saw off Adrian Yung with an emphatic fifth round stoppage. But this is a whole other league as Cool Hand returns to the O2 to take on the man widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. Double Olympian Loma dispatched with Anthony Crolla in brutal fashion back in April and will look to add the vacant WBC lightweight title to his extensive belt collection.
Top German heavyweight Agit Kabayel (26-0) fights in his home country for the first time since 2023, as he looks to continue his winning run against the dangerous Damian Knyba (17-0) in Oberhausen.
Roy Jones, Jr. (49-4, 38 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time since dropping a unanimous decision to Antonio Tarver in their trilogy bout, to take on Prince Badi “The Boxing Prince” Ajamu (25-2-1, 14 KOs). The unheralded Prince Badi, apparently holds five fringe title belts in the light hevayweight division, the NABO, WBC Continental Americas, WBC CABOFE, IBC Intercontinental and Pennsylvania State title. Only the NABO light heavyweight title is on the line.
Sugar Ray did the expected, hammering the challenger into defeat in the third round at the Centennial Coliseum (Reno, Nevada) to retain his undisputed would welterweight title, and says he wants to defend his championship three more times before the end of the year.
In his quest for a title in a second division, WBC Welterweight Champion "Sugar" Ray Leonard moves up to super welterweight to take on WBA Champion Ayub Kalule in Houston.
Wilfred Benítez vs. Sugar Ray Leonard was a professional boxing match contested on November 30, 1979 for the WBC and The Ring welterweight titles. Benitez was scheduled to earn $1.2 million while Leonard would net $1 million, making their fight the richest non-heavyweight bout in boxing history at the time.
Sugar Ray Leonard, in his first test against a middleweight opponent, befuddled Canadian titleholder Fernand Marcotte with speed, then laid on the power to deliver a fight-ending right hook Sunday in the eighth round of their scheduled 10-round fight.
Sugar Ray Leonard 22-0 (13 KOs) vs. Tony Chiaverini 30-4 (21 KOs) The WBC ranked Leonard third at welterweight and Chiaverini sixth at super welterweight. Leonard made $140,000, and Chiaverini got $61,000. The fight took place at the Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion. Chiaverini requested an 18-foot ring, and the Leonard camp acquiesced. The fight was televised nationally by ABC on Wide World of Sports.
Estrada (43-3, 28 KO) and Chocolatito (51-3, 41 KO) first met way back in 2012, when both were in the 108 lb division. Gonzalez won a decision to retain his WBA title that night, and as he went up the weight classes, Estrada chased behind him, hoping for an eventual rematch. That rematch didn’t come for over eight years, but the two met again in early 2021. In that one, Estrada got a debated split decision nod, retaining the WBA and WBC titles at 115 lbs. Since then, Estrada has given up both belts, though he does have the WBC’s “Franchise” belt.
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Nick and Ruben are hoodwinked into a "shootfighter" (no-holds-barred, to the death) martial arts match by the evil Mr. Lee, who has a grudge against world shootfighter champ(and teacher of Nick and Ruben) Shingo.
A nurse is forced to spring a wounded murder suspect from the hospital when the man’s brother kidnaps his pregnant wife and wants to make a trade.
Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
A former fighter reluctantly returns to the life she abandoned in order to help her sister survive the sadistic world of illegal fighting and the maniac who runs it.
When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
A drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just-released ex-con, pitting him against corrupt cops and hired killers now gunning for him and all those he cares about.
A Texas Ranger is recruited by British Intelligence to track down a dangerous terrorist and stop him from attacking London.
Two feuding brothers of differing political views, one a policeman, the other a martial artist, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent who was brutally murdered by the mafia.
An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.
A young Indigenous game warden arrests an infamous poacher only to discover that the poacher knows the location of a plane carrying millions of dollars that has crashed in a frozen lake. When a group of criminals and dirty cops are alerted to the poacher’s whereabouts, the warden and the poacher team up to fight back and escape across the treacherous lake before the ice melts.
When his daughter is murdered, William Duncan takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest for retribution. After killing the street thug responsible for her death, he finds himself in the middle of a war with the thug's brother, father, and their gang, who are equally hell-bent on getting even. What ensues is a tense back-and-forth game of vengeance. By the end, William comes to find that the quest for revenge never has a winner.
After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his cartel-connected uncle in Mexico, an American man with a diverse law enforcement/military background goes south of the border to get revenge
A disgruntled man creates a hit list with a stranger during a drunken night out and must then race to try to save those he marked for extermination as the bodies begin to pile up and all fingers point to him.
After avenging the murder of his family, a former soldier is sprung from prison and recruited by a shadowy government agency.
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck changes when scam artist Harvey Boarden sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting. When Harvey offers Shawn help at making the real cash, the two form an uneasy partnership.
WWE Superstar Mike "The Miz" Mizanin returns as Jake Carter where he is assigned to protect a whistleblower who wishes to expose a corrupt military defense contractor. However, the military hires a heavily armed team of mercenaries to kill her and it's up to Carter to stop them at any cost.
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.