Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed between 1996 and 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and won 15 major world championships spanning five weight classes from super featherweight to light middleweight. This includes the Ring magazine title in three weight classes and the lineal championship in four weight classes. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics, three U.S. Golden Gloves championships, and the U.S. national championship at featherweight.
Julio César Chávez Carrasco, better known as Julio César Chávez Jr., is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBC middleweight title from 2011 to 2012. He is the son of former three-division world champion of boxing, Julio César Chávez, and older brother of Omar Chávez.
Anderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer. He is a former UFC Middleweight Champion and holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history at 2,457 days. This started in 2006 and ended in 2013 and included a UFC record 16 consecutive victories in that span. Silva left the UFC in November 2020 and returned to boxing.
Tomasz "Tomek" Adamek is a Polish former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2018. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBC light heavyweight title from 2005 to 2007, and the IBF and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles from 2008 to 2009. He also held the IBO cruiserweight title in 2007, and challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title in 2011. BoxRec ranks Adamek as the third greatest Polish boxer of all time, pound for pound. He is the first Polish boxer to win The Ring title.
Cheick Kongo is a French mixed martial artist and former kickboxer who fights in the Heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2001, he has also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator.
Nathan Donald Diaz is an American mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is currently a free agent. Diaz is most known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought for over 15 years after winning The Ultimate Fighter 5. Prior to signing with the UFC, Diaz competed in World Extreme Cagefighting, Strikeforce, and Pancrase. Diaz has the third most UFC bonus awards, with 16 in total. In 2012 he challenged for the UFC Lightweight Championship.
Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán, commonly known as Canelo or Saúl Álvarez, is a Mexican professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, from light middleweight to light heavyweight, including unified titles in three of those weight classes and lineal titles in two. In 2021, Álvarez became the first and only boxer in history to become the undisputed champion at super middleweight, holding this distinction until July 2024. He has also held the Ring magazine super middleweight title since 2020.
Jake Joseph Paul is an American professional boxer, YouTuber and actor. He began his career posting videos on Vine in September 2013 and had amassed 5.3 million followers and 2 billion views before the app was discontinued. As an actor, he played Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark (2016–2018). Paul launched his YouTube channel in May 2014, and has ranked on the Forbes list as one of the highest paid YouTube creators in 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2023. He also ranked third on the 2022 Forbes list of the world's highest paid athletes.
Mario Thomas Barrios is an American professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion since June 2024. He also previously held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight title from 2019 to 2021.
KSI vs. Logan Paul II was a cruiserweight professional boxing match contested between English YouTuber KSI and American YouTuber Logan Paul. The bout was held on November 9, 2019, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. KSI defeated Paul via split decision, with two judges scoring the bout 56–55 and 57–54 in favour of KSI, and a third judge scoring the fight 56–55 in favour of Paul.
Frank Sánchez Faure is a Cuban professional boxer who has held the NABO heavyweight title since 2019 and the WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title since 2020.
Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr., billed as Lockdown Knockdown, was an exhibition boxing match between former undisputed heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson and former four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr. The bout took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles on November 28, 2020, and was sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). With three former WBC champions acting as judges, the result was scored as a controversial split draw. The fight sold over 1.6 million PPV buys and generated over $80 million in revenue.
Bruno Gustavo Aparecido da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of 5 November 2024, he is #12 in the UFC flyweight rankings.
Bradley Stephen Riddell is a New Zealand mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren was a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing match contested between American YouTuber Jake Paul and American former mixed martial artist Ben Askren. The bout took place at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on April 17, 2021. Paul won the bout via TKO in one minute and 59 seconds of the first round. The fight sold 500,000 PPV buys.
Cody Marcus Brian Durden is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of October 22, 2024, he is #14 in the UFC flyweight rankings.
Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley II, billed as "Leave No Doubt", was a cruiserweight professional crossover boxing rematch contested between American YouTuber Jake Paul and American mixed martial artist Tyron Woodley. The bout took place at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on December 18, 2021. The fight sold 200,000 PPV buys.
2023 in Misfits Boxing was the second year in the history of Misfits Boxing, a crossover boxing promotion founded by English YouTuber KSI and run by Mams Taylor, Kalle and Nisse Sauerland. Misfits Boxing held 8 events in 2023.
Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, billed as Ready 4 War, was a professional boxing crossover match contested at cruiserweight between American YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and American mixed martial artist Nate Diaz. The bout took place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on August 5, 2023. The fight sold 450,000 PPV buys and generated about $27 million in revenue. It also generated $3.1 million from ticket sales.
MF & DAZN: X Series 10 – The Prime Card, billed as Judgement Day, was a professional crossover boxing event. Whilst the fight card consists of eleven bouts, two cruiserweight bouts served as a double feature. The first, KSI vs Tommy Fury, contested between English internet personality KSI and English professional boxer Tommy Fury. The second, Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis, contested American internet personality and WWE superstar Logan Paul and American mixed martial artist Dillon Danis.
