2026 in Zuffa Boxing
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2026 in Zuffa Boxing is the second year in the history of Zuffa Boxing, a professional boxing promotion founded by CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White and Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Turki Al-Sheikh. So far, Zuffa Boxing have held 4 events in 2026.
| 2026 in Zuffa Boxing | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Zuffa Boxing |
| First date | January 23, 2026 |
| Last date | March 8, 2026 |
| Last date aired | March 8, 2026 |
| Events | |
| Total events | 4 |
| Fights | |
| Total fights | 32 |
Broadcast
Starting from 2026, all Zuffa Boxing events will be livestreamed exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S.[1]
| Country/Region | Broadcasters | ||||
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| Free | Cable TV | PPV | Stream | ||
| United States | YouTube (Pre-show) |
N/a | Paramount+ | ||
| Brazil | |||||
| Latin America | |||||
| Germany | Bild | N/a | |||
| Malaysia | Astro | ||||
| Pakistan | N/a | Begin | |||
| Poland | TVP Polonia | N/a | |||
| Turkey | S Sport | N/a | S Sport | ||
| Vietnam | N/a | FPT Play | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Arena Sport | N/a | |||
| Croatia | |||||
| Montenegro | |||||
| North Macedonia | |||||
| Serbia | |||||
| Kosovo | |||||
| Slovenia | |||||
| Estonia | TV3 | ||||
| Latvia | |||||
| Lithuania | |||||
| Belgium | VOO | ||||
| Bulgaria | Diema Sport | ||||
| Ukraine | Setanta Sports | ||||
| China | Migu | ||||
| Worldwide | YouTube | N/a | |||
Zuffa Boxing 01
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| Date | January 23, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Meta Apex, Enterprise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | |||||||||||||||||||
| Walsh defeated Ocampo via Unanimous Decision. (98–90 Walsh, 98–90 Walsh, 97–91 Walsh) | |||||||||||||||||||
Zuffa Boxing 01 featured Callum Walsh vs. Carlos Ocampo, a middleweight professional boxing match contested between Irish boxer Callum Walsh and Mexican boxer Carlos Ocampo. The event took place on January 23, 2026 at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. Walsh defeated Ocampo via unanimous decision.[2]Julian "Hammer Hands" Rodriguez won both the Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night awards for his win against Sandoval.
Background
On September 29, 2025, Paramount Skydance and TKO Group Holdings announced a long-term media rights agreement making Paramount+ the exclusive home for Zuffa Boxing, with events to be rolled out numbered.[3] In December 2025, reports stated that Zuffa Boxing would host their second ever event on January 23 at the Meta Apex, marked as "Zuffa Boxing 01".[4] On January 10, 2026, Dana White announced Callum Walsh vs. Carlos Ocampo as the headliner for Zuffa Boxing 01.[5]
Card
| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||||
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| Main Card (Paramount+) | |||||||||||
| Middleweight | Callum Walsh | def. | Carlos Ocampo | UD | 10 | ||||||
| Middleweight | Misael Rodríguez | def. | Austin Deanda | RTD | 4/10 | 3:00 | |||||
| Welterweight | Julian Rodriguez | def. | Cain Sandoval | UD | 10 | ||||||
| Preliminary Card (Paramount+) | |||||||||||
| Featherweight | Omar Trinidad | def. | Max Ornelas | TKO | 10/10 | 0:30 | |||||
| Bantamweight | Floyd Diaz | def. | Guillermo Gutierrez | UD | 8 | ||||||
| Bantamweight | Emiliano Cárdenas | def. | Marcus Harris | UD | 6 | ||||||
| Lightweight | Robert Meriwether III | def. | Cesar Correa | UD | 6 | ||||||
| Lightweight | Troy Nash | def. | Jaycob Ramos | UD | 6 | ||||||
Zuffa Boxing 02
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| Date | February 1, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Meta Apex, Enterprise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | |||||||||||||||||||
| Valenzuela defeated Torres via Unanimous Decision. (99-91 Valenzuela, 99–91 Valenzuela, 99–91 Valenzuela) | |||||||||||||||||||
Zuffa Boxing 02 featured José Valenzuela vs. Diego Torres, a lightweight professional boxing match contested between Mexican boxers José Valenzuela and Diego Torres. The event is scheduled to take place on February 1, 2026 at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. Valenzuela defeated Torres via unanimous decision.[6]
Background
Zuffa Boxing's third event, marked as "Zuffa Boxing 02", was announced on January 21 for February 1 to be held at the Meta Apex, just over two weeks from their first event under the Paramount Skydance partnership. It was headlined by José Valenzuela vs. Diego Torres.[7]
Card
| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||||
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| Main Card (Paramount+) | |||||||||||
| Lightweight | José Valenzuela | def. | Diego Torres | UD | 10 | ||||||
| Middleweight | Serhii Bohachuk | def. | Radzhab Butaev | SD | 10 | ||||||
| Light heavyweight | Radivoje Kalajdzic | def. | Oleksandr Gvozdyk | KO | 7/10 | 2:47 | |||||
| Preliminary Card (Paramount+) | |||||||||||
| Middleweight | Jalil Hackett | vs. | Roberto Cruz Jr | MD | 10 | ||||||
| Lightweight | Justin Viloria | def. | Oscar Perez | UD | 8 | ||||||
| Catchweight | Damoni Cato-cain | def. | Christian Morales | UD | 8 | ||||||
| Heavyweight | Damazion Vanhouter | def. | Julian Gomez | TKO | 3/6 | 1:27 | |||||
| Cruiserweight | Jamar Talley | vs. | Devonte Williams | KO | 2/6 | 2:59 | |||||
Zuffa Boxing 03
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| Date | February 15, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Meta Apex, Enterprise, Nevada, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ajagba defeated Martin via round 4 TKO. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Zuffa Boxing 03 featured Efe Ajagba vs. Charles Martin, a heavyweight professional boxing match contested between Nigerian contender Efe Ajagba and American former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin. The event took place on February 15, 2026 at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.
Background
In January 2026, prior to the first numbered Zuffa Boxing event, reports stated that former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin would take on Efe Ajagba in the headline fight at Zuffa Boxing 02.[8] On January 30, Ajagba vs. Martin was instead officially announced as the headliner of the Zuffa Boxing 03 event on February 15 at the Meta Apex.[9]
Card
| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||||
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| Main Card (Paramount+) | |||||||||||
| Heavyweight | Efe Ajagba | def. | Charles Martin | TKO | 4/10 | 1:11 | |||||
| Light heavyweight | Umar Dzambekov | def. | Ahmed Elbiali | KO | 2/10 | 0:57 | |||||
| Lightweight | Abel Mejia | def. | Jaybrio Pe Benito | TKO | 3/8 | 0:48 | |||||
| Preliminary Card (Paramount+) | |||||||||||
| Super welterweight | Leo Ruiz | def. | Casey Streeter | TKO | 4/8 | 1:23 | |||||
| Middleweight | Antonio Woods | def. | Mark Beuke | SD | 8 | ||||||
| Lightweight | Oswaldo Molina | def. | Joshua Clark | UD | 6 | ||||||
| Super bantamweight | Emiliano Alvarado | def. | Devin Gantt | TKO | 4/6 | 1:24 | |||||
| Lightweight | Dariial Kuchmenov | def. | Jorge Lagunas | TKO | 4/6 | 1:32 | |||||
Zuffa Boxing 04
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| Date | March 8, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Meta Apex, Enterprise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | The Ring and inaugural Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||
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Zuffa Boxing 04 featured Jai Opetaia vs. Brandon Glanton, a cruiserweight professional boxing match contested between IBF and The Ring cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia and Brandon Glanton for the inaugural Zuffa Boxing and The Ring cruiserweight titles. The event took place on March 8, 2026 at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.[10]
Background
In January 2026, Zuffa Boxing announced the signing of Australian IBF and The Ring cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia.[11] Later that month, Zuffa announced that Opetaia will headline Zuffa Boxing 04, with an opponent to be confirmed at a later date.[12] On February 11, Opetaia's opponent was announced as Brandon Glanton and the bout will be for the inaugural Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight title.[13]
Card
| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||||
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| Main Card (Paramount+) | |||||||||||
| Cruiserweight | Jai Opetaia (c) | def. | Brandon Glanton | UD | 12 | Note 1 | |||||
| Welterweight | Ricardo Salas | def. | Jesus Saracho | TKO | 8/10 | 2:05 | |||||
| Featherweight | Pablo Rubio | def. | Adan Palma | UD | 8 | ||||||
| Preliminary Card (Paramount+) | |||||||||||
| Welterweight | Vlad Panin | def. | Shinard Bunch | TKO | 9/10 | 2:29 | |||||
| Heavyweight | Joshua Juarez | def. | Jardae Anderson | UD | 8 | ||||||
| Featherweight | Jaycob Ramos | vs. | Ethan Perez | MD | 6 | ||||||
| Lightweight | Brady Ochoa | vs. | Adrian Miguel Serrano | MD | 6 | ||||||
| Featherweight | Emiliano Alvarado | def. | Erick Rosado | UD | 6 | ||||||
^Note 1 For The Ring and inaugural Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight titles