"Battle of the Gladiators"
A professional boxing match contested on June 15, 1976, for the NABF heavyweight championship.
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Xander Zayas takes on upset-minded Mexican puncher Jorge Garcia for the vacant WBO junior middleweight world championship at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. In the co-feature, Brooklyn native Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington and unbeaten Namibian Mateus Heita collide for the WBC interim featherweight world title.
Anthony Joshua vs Dominic Breazeale was a heavyweight professional boxing match contested between undefeated IBF champion Anthony Joshua, and the IBF's number 13 ranked contender, Dominic Breazeale. The bout took place on 25 June 2016 at The O2 Arena in London, England.
Kenshiro Teraji defends his unified status against Anthony Olascuaga.
WBA world featherweight champion Mauricio Lara defends his title against former WBA champ Leigh Wood at the AO Arena in Manchester.
The film weaves together three stories: colorful boxing coach and ex-drill sergeant Sal Bartolo Jr., son of a renowned 1940s East Boston boxing champ; Naomi Yang herself, learning boxing from trainer Bartolo and reexamining some of her own family’s disturbing history; and schoolteacher Mary Ellen Welch, who in the 1960s mobilized a group of neighborhood women against encroachment from Logan airport, fighting back against an indifferent city government. None of these protagonists are destined to win the Big Fight, but all offer inspiration to anyone determined to stand up for themselves and hold their ground.
After the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura), recommends Yamanaka (Hiroshi Kawaguchi), who is no longer in top form and is ranked number one, for a title fight, but his comrade Hata (Kojiro Hongo) is not happy with this choice, and so he moves to the gym run by the criminal businessman Goda (Toru Abe) and burning desire to beat Yamanaka.
It’s a family affair in Phoenix as unbeaten two-time world champion David Benavidez and his older brother, longtime contender José Benavidez, look to thrill their hometown fans in much-anticipated homecoming bouts. David battles 168-pound contender Kyrone Davis in a 10-round bout that headlines the event, while José faces Argentina’s Francisco Emanuel Torres in the co-main event. Live on SHOWTIME.
Philadelphia’s unified 122-pound world champion Stephen Fulton Jr. battles Los Angeles’ Danny Roman in a matchup between two of boxing’s most consistently explosive fighters. Plus, the delayed broadcast of five-time world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis defending his WBA lightweight title against No. 1 ranked contender Rolando “Rollie” Romero at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr makes his professional comeback aged 54 when he faces ex-UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis.
Devin Haney faces his toughest opponent to date, former three-division world champion Vasyl Lomachenko for Haney's undisputed lightweight titles.
Harlem Eubank (16-0, 6 KOs) returns to London’s iconic York Hall as the Brighton man looks to continue his climb up the Super Lightweight rankings against Miguel Cesario Antin (20-11-1, 8 KOs).
Stephen Fulton takes on former undisputed bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue for the unified WBC and WBO super bantamweight championship.
Alen "The Savage" Babic fights Lukasz Rozanski for vacant WBC bridgerweight belt on April 22 in Poland.
Saúl 'Canelo' Álvarez defends his undisputed super-middleweight title against John Ryder at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico.
International superstar Jake “The Problem Child” Paul is living the American dream. With a perfect record after four explosive fights, he’s electrified crowds, defied critics, and upended the combat sports arena. Now, he’ll face a do-or-die rematch of his epic August clash with former UFC champion and striking specialist, Tyron Woodley. Their first fight came down to the wire. This time both will look to LEAVE NO DOUBT.
Undefeated junior welterweight king Josh Taylor defends his WBO and Ring Magazine titles against former lightweight kingpin Teofimo Lopez at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Following an MMA appearance in PFL earlier this year, Claressa Shields (14-0) returns to the boxing ring to face Vanessa Joanisse (7-1).
A definitive portrait of a unique, working-class hero, one of the world’s most beloved boxers - Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton. This documentary, with incredible access to Ricky and unseen archive footage, charts his journey from the Hattersley estate near Manchester to headlining on the strip in Las Vegas is an emotional insight into a brilliant but flawed sporting hero. Raw and compelling, the documentary showcases this cautionary tale and inspirational story of a man forced to navigate a path through fragile relationships and broken dreams as he attempts to make sense of a life that appeared destined for a happy ending.
Andre Ward's journey from the streets of Oakland to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Facing an all-too familiar series of obstacles including substance abuse, the loss of a parent, drug dealing and teen pregnancy, how Ward faced that adversity is what separates him from the rest. Fight after fight he defied the odds and silenced his critics. And then, guided by faith and devotion, he walked away - choosing his role as a father and a husband over his boxing career.
The High Stakes Tournament kicks off with the Quarter-Final round at the OVO Arena Wembley in London on April 22nd 2023.