
2017 Marquee Matchups | Showtime Championship Boxing
Showtime Sports will present marquee boxing matches pitting top-10 rated champions in the prime of their careers against fellow top-10 rated challengers in 2017.

Showtime Sports will present marquee boxing matches pitting top-10 rated champions in the prime of their careers against fellow top-10 rated challengers in 2017.
The No. 1 and No. 2-ranked super middleweights in the world met in a unification to determine the world's best 168-pound fighter Saturday on Showtime.
On Saturday, January 14, 2017, James DeGale (23-1-1, 14 KOs) and Badou Jack (20-1-3, 12 KOs) fought to a majority draw to retain their respective Super Middleweight titles at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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.
On Friday, January 13, 2017, Erislandy Lara (24-2-2, 14 KOs) scored a fourth-round knockout victory against Yuri Foreman (24-3, 10 KOs) to defend his WBA Super Welterweight title at the…
On Friday, January 13, 2017, Juan Carlos Payano (18-1, 9 KOs) returned to the ring after his first career defeat to win a seventh-round TKO victory against Isao Carranza (15-8-1, 9 KOs) at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Hialeah, Florida.
On Friday, January 13, 2017, Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) returns to the ring against Yuri Foreman (24-2, 10 KOs) to defend his WBA Super Welterweight title at the Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Hialeah, Florida.
On Saturday, January 14, 2017, Badou Jack took on James DeGale in a scheduled 12-round bout.
Super Middleweights Badou Jack "The Ripper" and James "Chunky" DeGale step in the ring to decide who will unify the belts and top the super middleweight division.
On Friday, January 13, 2017, Erislandy Lara (23-2-2, 13 KOs) returns to the ring against Yuri Foreman (24-2, 10 KOs) to defend his WBA Super Welterweight title at the Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Hialeah, Florida. Then, on Saturday, January 14, 2017, Badou Jack (20-0-1, 12 KOs) will take on James DeGale (23-1, 14 KOs) to unify the WBC and IBF titles at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Read on for Round By Round Boxing's staff predictions for Jack vs. DeGale and Pedraza vs. Davis and let us know who you think will win.
On Wednesday, January 11, 2017, Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs met in Los Angeles to promote their Middleweight clash which will take place on March 18 at Madison Square Garden.
Fight week activities officially began today with media workouts at the brand new Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn before the super middleweight title unification showdown between Badou Jack and James DeGale that headlines action this Saturday, January 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on SHOWTIME.
Former three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz continued to prepare for his featherweight world title rematch against Carl Frampton and hosted a Los Angeles media workout Tuesday before he headlines action on Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and live on SHOWTIME®.
Former four-division world champion and Cincinnati-native Adrien "The Problem" Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) will headline in his hometown as he takes on hard-hitting contender Adrian Granados (18-4-2, 12 KOs) in the 12-round main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING live from the Cintas Center at Xavier University in Cincinnati.