Rohan Polanco

Puerto Rican star Xander Zayas, boxing’s youngest male world champion, kicks off 2026 with a historic home soil event. The 23-year-old WBO junior middleweight world champion faces WBA king Abass Baraou in a title unification fight at Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Pound-for-pound king Naoya Inoue returns to the ring to defend his undisputed super bantamweight crown against the formidable Ramon Cardenas at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Can 'The Monster' continue his reign of dominance, or will Cardenas pull off the upset of the year?

WBO world champion Denys Berinchyk makes the first defense of his title against the undefeated fighting pride of Norfolk, Virginia, Keyshawn Davis, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Robeisy Ramirez defends his WBO Featherweight title for the second time against undefeated Mexican Rafael Espinoza at the Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines, Florida.

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.

Teofimo Lopez defends his WBO and Ring Magazine junior welterweight world titles against Canadian contender Steve Claggett at James L. Knight Center in Downtown Miami, Florida. In the 10-round featherweight co-feature, Cuban former WBO world champion Robeisy Ramirez returns against Mexico’s Brandon Leon Benitez.

Seniesa Estrada faces Leonela Paola Yudica on at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Sandy Ryan defends her WBO welterweight world title against Mikaela Mayer at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. And she will do so with a former Mayer confidant in her corner. Kay Koroma, who helped train Mayer from Olympic standout to professional world champion, will help train Ryan for this career-defining main event.

Vergil Ortiz Jr. is back in action for the first time in almost a year, taking on Michael Mckinson live on DAZN. Ortiz Jr. has won 18 straight inside the distance as a pro, including stoppage victories over Egidijus Kavaliauskas and Maurice Hooker

Efe Ajagba will face unbeaten Stephan Shaw at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.

Uzbek phenom Otabek Kholmatov fights Raymond Ford for the vacant WBA featherweight world title. This duel of unbeaten southpaws sees the WBA’s No.1 and No. 2 contenders making their inaugural world title appearances. In the co-feature, Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez defends his IBF world crown against Japanese contender Reiya Abe.