Leonard, the former 139-pound Olympic gold medalist at Montreal and 21-0 as a pro, spent the early rounds solving Viruet's unorthodox style before taking command of the fight. Giving up three inches in reach and three pounds, Leonard used his swarming offense to build a big lead in the 10-round battle.
Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Kevin Howard, billed as The Best is Back! was a professional boxing match contested on May 11, 1984.
This is a big fight in the Heavyweight division, as the division’s #1 fighter Anthony Joshua (21-0; 20 KOs) takes on Alexander Povetkin (34-1; 24 KOs). On the line are Joshua’s four belts - all the major Heavyweight titles aside from Deontay Wilder’s WBC crown. Ring Magazine ranks Joshua at #1 in the division, with Povetkin #3.
Joshua Franco vs. Andrew Moloney III
IBF world champion Joe Cordina (16-0, 9 KOs) defends his belt against Edward Vazquez (15-1, 3 KOs) in Monte Carlo, Mónaco.
Ricky Hatton makes his return to the MGM Grand boxing ring in a 12-round match that has given his dedicated and noisy fan base another reason to depart Manchester, England, in early winter. His opponent Brooklyn fighter Paulie Malignaggi, who has also lost only once, in 26 fights, and who may have been most impressive in his 12-round loss in June 2006 to Miguel Cotto.
A lumberjack knocks out a champion boxer in a brawl, gets drawn into the boxing world where he is unknowingly set up for a fixed fight.
Anthony Crolla makes the first defence of his WBA lightweight title when he faces off against the dangerous Venezuelan Ismael Barroso at the Manchester Arena.
Anthony Joshua puts his IBF heavyweight title on the line against American fighter Eric Molina in Manchester.
Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) defends his IBF heavyweight title against Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) in London.
O’Shaquie Foster defends his WBC world super featherweight title against Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez at the Benito Juárez Sports Center in Cancun, Mexico.
Vasiliy Lomachenko returns against Jamaine Ortiz with assurance of undisputed title challenge against Devin Haney or George Kambosos if he wins.
Montana Love will return home to Cleveland for his first DAZN main event, facing Australia’s Stevie Spark at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Japan’s unified WBC/WBA light flyweight world champion Kenshiro Teraji defends his titles against South African two-division world champion Hekkie Budler at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. In the co-feature, undefeated Japanese southpaw Junto Nakatani makes the first defense of his WBO junior bantamweight world title against Mexican contender Argi Cortes.
Claressa Shields is looking to add another belt to her already impressive collection. Shields will put her WBO and WBC super welterweight titles on the line when she steps into the ring against IBF champion Marie-Eve Dicaire.
A big fight, for full unification of the 140 pound titles, as Crawford has two and Indongo has the other two.
Floyd Masson faces Yves Ngabu for the IBO cruiserweight world title in a 12-round bout at the Eatons Hill Hotel in Eatons Hill, Australia.
Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.
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.
Raul Curiel fights for the first time in 2023 when he goes head-to-head with the experienced Courtney Pennington in California. Curiel comes into this fight on the back of six consecutive knockout victories, and he will look to make it seven against the experienced American.