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Cuban sensation and unbeaten WBA Super Middleweight Champion David Morrell Jr. will defend his title in his adopted hometown when he faces 168-pound contender Alantez Fox on Saturday, December 18 in the FOX PBC Fight Night main event and on FOX Deportes live from The Armory in Minneapolis.
Undefeated heavyweight Zhang “Big Bang” Zhilei (22-0-1, 17 KOs) is set to face Bernardo “El Tarzan” Marquez (14-4-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday, November 27th at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater in New York City.
Former world champion, and light heavyweight contender Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico, will welcome the holiday season by taking on Cuba's Yunieski "The Monster" Gonzalez (21-3, 17 KOs) for the WBA Light Heavyweight Title eliminator on Saturday, December 18 from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX.
Claressa ‘GWOAT’ Shields, currently a unified world champion in two weight divisions, has finalized a multi-fight, seven-figure deal along with her longtime promoter Salita Promotions, with broadcaster Sky Sports and promoter BOXXER.
GLOBAL boxing and media company Probellum announced the return of Lewis Ritson and the comeback of Scottish legend Ricky Burns. The event next month will be the first UK promotion by Probellum, a next generation sports company designed to blend promotion, media and content whilst supporting grassroots boxing.
Manchester, England - Fast-rising and undefeated Irish star Brett McGinty wants to lift the Irish title on home soil and would love to have fight great Ricky Hatton alongside him.
Rising super welterweight star Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora will square off against fellow unbeaten Sergio Garcia in a WBC Super Welterweight World Title Eliminator that serves as the co-main event of the Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz SHOWTIME PPV on Sunday, December 5 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Raymond “Danger” Muratalla, the 24-year-old lightweight from Fontana, California, has a new opponent for his PPV debut Saturday, Nov. 20 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Probellum announced the signing of highly ranked flyweight fighter - Pakistan's former world title challenger Muhammad Waseem. Waseem (11-1, 8 knockouts) is one of Pakistan's biggest sports stars, having had immense success as both an amateur and professional boxer.
Cruiserweight contender Mike ‘The Rebel’ Perez (25-3-1) headlines the Legacy Fight Night in Dusseldorf this Saturday taking on Argentine, Jose Gregorio Ulrich (17-4).