In another phenomenal fight, Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs) solved the puzzle of Carl Frampton (23-1, 14 KOs), outboxing him on his way to a 12-round majority decision victory at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
With one of the most violent and stomach-clenching knockouts in recent years, Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) came back with a vengeance to the championship boxing scene after outboxing and then crushing Dejan Zlaticanin (22-1, 15 KOs) in the third round.
Danny Roman (22-21, 8 KOs) lived up to his moniker “The Baby-Faced Assassin” as he put a beating on his opponent Adam Lopez (16-1-1, 8 KOs) before forcing Lopez’s trainer Ronnie Shields to stop the bout after the end of the ninth round.
Ronald Ellis (14-0-1, 10 KOs) managed to get by Christopher Brooker (11-3, 5 KOs) in their bout on SHOBox: The Next Generation, albeit while not looking great in the process.
Kenneth Sims Jr. (11-0, 3 KOs) remains an undefeated prospect after a rough and tumble scrap in Atlantic City, NJ against Emmanuel Robles (15-2-1 5 KOs), but there is clearly much to learn before Sims makes the jump in competition.
After fighting James DeGale (23-1-1, 14 KOs) in what could easily be remembered in the future as a classic battle of skill and will that confluenced into knockdowns, lost teeth and momentum shifts galore, Badou Jack (20-1-3, 12 KOs) faces a variety of options going forward in his career--all of them likely being steps up in both competition and popularity.
In what could easily qualify for Knockout of the Mid-year and Fight of the Mid-year come June, Gervonta “Tank” Davis stripped Jose Pedraza of his 130-pound IBF belt in a blistering fight that ended with Pedraza’s butt on the canvas in the seventh round.
Amanda Serrano (31-1-1, 23 KOs) successfully defended her WBO Junior Featherweight belt against challenger Yazmin Rivas (35-10-1, 10 KOs) in what was an entertaining and historic firefight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
After seemingly eternal years without a bonafide Heavyweight champion of the world, the sport seems well on its way to having an oversized figurehead once more.
Joe Smith Jr. took to Twitter earlier to comment that he is humbled by the media’s response in naming him as a candidate for Fighter of the Year.
Read on for an in-depth preview and prediction for the "Final 1," Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Smith Jr.
The Cruiserweight division continues to be one of the best and perhaps most overlooked divisions in boxing.
In perhaps the most unsurprising result of the year, Anthony Joshua retained his title against journeyman Eric Molina, finishing his man off in the third round.
Round By Round Boxing's Chris Nicastro provides a complete preview & prediction for Jermall Charlo vs. Julian Williams which takes place this Saturday, December 10, 2016.
In the aftermath of Vasyl Lomachenko’s boxing clinic against power-punching Nicholas Walters, a former potential opponent has come through the woodwork on Twitter to call out the Ukrainian: two-time Olympic gold medalist, Guillermo Rigondeaux.
