The boxing calendar is heating up with a packed week of action spanning multiple continents, featuring everything from grassroots entertainment showcases and high-stakes world title eliminators to nostalgic exhibitions and major championship defenses. As boxing fans prepare for a bustling few days of pugilism, the schedule offers a diverse array of fights that will test champions, revive old rivalries, and provide plenty of talking points across various broadcast platforms.
Tuesday, November 3rd
CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing Returns to Nashville
The action kicks off early in the week on Tuesday, November 3rd, with the 45th edition of CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing. Broadcast live on CountryBox247 starting at 7:00 pm ET, the unique entertainment hybrid show emanates from Plaza Mariachi in Nashville, Tennessee.
Time certainly flies in the fight game, a sentiment echoed by the presence of veteran campaigner Oliver McCall. At 61 years young, McCall is set to make his fourth appearance on the CountryBox series, continuing a remarkable and durable career in combat sports. Alongside the in-ring action, the event will feature musical entertainment provided by Kish Moody, blending the gritty atmosphere of combat sports with the vibrant local culture of Nashville.
Saturday, November 7th
Zuffa Boxing 12 Heads to Hackney Wick
The weekend slate gets underway on Saturday, November 7th, streaming live on Paramount+ at 11:30 am ET from Hackney Wick, England. Zuffa Boxing, the promotional entity that grandly announced its intention to revolutionize and conquer the global boxing landscape, presents what is arguably England’s second most compelling showcase of the day.
At the top of the bill, a crucial ten-round cruiserweight clash brings together Chris Billam-Smith and Cheavon Clarke. The card also features a compelling matchup between Denzel Bentley and Shane Mosley. Notably, the fighters are not competing for the WBO middleweight title that was stripped from Bentley just a day prior. Bentley technically held the championship despite never winning it inside the ring—having been elevated after Janibek Alimkhanuly moved up to the super middleweight division. Bentley ultimately never defended the belt after signing with Zuffa rather than facing a mandatory defense against Yoenli Hernandez.
Rounding out the featured Zuffa bouts, Zach Parker is scheduled to face Umar Dzambekov. With the main card expected to start at 2:00 pm ET, Zuffa’s event will run head-to-head with a major Queensberry Promotions show that commands full live coverage. Boxing observers are already speculating whether the Zuffa event will draw lighthearted banter in social media feeds or carve out its own dedicated watchalong spaces among fans tracking multiple screens simultaneously.
Joshua Buatsi vs. Willy Hutchinson 2
DAZN, 2:00 pm ET
BLH will have live results and updates
Simultaneously capturing the afternoon spotlight from Manchester, England, is the high-stakes rematch between Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson. The bout is for the vacant WBC light heavyweight title, a belt formerly held by the formidable David Benavidez.
These two competitors previously crossed paths in September 2024 on the undercard of the Dubois-Joshua blockbuster. On that occasion, Buatsi emerged victorious via a split decision, capturing the vacant interim WBO title—a belt he subsequently dropped to Callum Smith in his next outing. With both men successfully navigating their subsequent in-ring business, they now run it back with another vacant world championship on the line.
The supporting undercard features a pair of intriguing bouts with title implications. In the chief support, Jack Rafferty squares off against Hovhannes Martirosyan for the vacant IBO welterweight strap. Further down the card, Zak Miller takes on Gully Powar for the vacant British featherweight belt. While Powar’s name might sound like a whimsical character from an unpublished Pippi Longstocking adventure or a traveler from Narnia, early-stage viewers of the WBC Grand Prix will vividly remember him putting in resilient rounds within the featherweight division.
Danny Garcia vs. Ruslan Provodnikov
TrillerTV PPV, 7:00 pm ET
Over in Coral Gables, Florida, TrillerTV hosts a pay-per-view card headlined by a fascinating clash between Danny Garcia and Ruslan Provodnikov. Garcia’s retirement from the sport lasted precisely one year and 20 days, while Provodnikov has not fought professionally in over a decade.
Strictly speaking, this encounter will not be recorded as a professional bout, falling instead into the category of exhibitions that modern boxing fans seem uniquely willing to support financially. While fans rarely pay to watch retired baseball players take batting practice or former basketball stars shoot free throws, boxing continues to prove that nostalgic matchups hold a distinct allure. Provodnikov was notoriously incapable of participating in a boring fight, leaving anyone who followed the sport 10 to 15 years ago with unforgettable, often brutal memories. For many, that peak memory remains his 2015 war against Lucas Matthysse—a contest so savagely violent that Provodnikov’s post-fight medical samples reportedly resembled tar mixed with stout.
Despite the exhibition nature of the main event, the card offers two notable, fully sanctioned bouts in support. Jose Zepeda takes on Alberto Machado, and Yokasta Valle puts her WBC minimumweight title on the line against Maria Luz Peral. The pay-per-view broadcast is priced at $29.99.
Abraham Perez vs. Yankiel Rivera
DAZN, 8:00 pm ET
Later Saturday evening, DAZN broadcasts a championship clash from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Abraham Perez defends his interim WBA flyweight title against Yankiel Rivera in what marks Perez’s first defense of the belt. Perez captured the championship in June by securing a narrow split decision victory over Jonathan Gonzalez.
Yankiel Rivera was rapidly ascending the ranks as a rising star before hitting a streak of adversity in 2025. That rough patch included a majority draw against Angelino Cordova followed by a defeat to Gonzalez for this very same flyweight belt. Rivera attempted to get back on track in September with a first-round knockout victory over an overmatched opponent. The supporting undercard features Atif Oberlton facing Deon Nicholson in the light heavyweight division, alongside a heavyweight clash between Pryce Taylor and Tsonte Rogava.
Sunday, November 8th
Most Valuable Promotions: MVPW-07
ESPN, 8:30 pm ET
BLH will have live results and updates
The weekend concludes on Sunday, November 8th, with Most Valuable Promotions presenting MVPW-07 live on ESPN from Arlington, Texas. The main event features Elif Turhan defending her IBF lightweight title against Alycia Baumgardner in a scheduled ten-round, three-minute affair.
Turhan captured the championship by defeating Beatriz Ferrera in December of last year and has already notched two successful defenses through the early months of 2026. Meanwhile, Baumgardner—who continues to hold multiple titles in the super featherweight division—is moving up north of the 130-pound limit for the first time in over five years.
The undercard is heavily accented by crucial matchups in the 122-pound division. Ramla Ali and Mikiah Kreps will battle for a pair of vacant super bantamweight world belts, specifically the WBO and IBF straps. Additionally, Skye Nicholson defends her WBC super bantamweight title against Miyo Yoshida. For fans wanting to catch every moment, preliminary action is scheduled to stream on ESPN+ beginning at 5:15 pm ET.
