Jake Paul – Joshua, Alimkhanuli – Lara. The best boxing matches of December

David Benavidez confidently stopped Anthony Yarde, Devin Haney forced his compatriot Brian Norman to surrender, and Abdullah Mason at the age of 21 wrote his name in history, becoming the youngest current world champion.

In December, one of the most anticipated events will undoubtedly be the fight between the former world champion, the British Anthony Joshua and an American blogger Jake Paul. You can think for a long time about the chances of a chatty YouTuber (or lack thereof), but the representative of the USA knows how to sell his fights perfectly.

And if the fight with Gervonta Davis (which never took place) caused a lot of excitement among fans, then the heavyweight confrontation with the popular British is expected with even greater interest.

The final month of 2025 is sure to provide some hot signs, with Zhanibek Alimkhanuli and Erislandi Lara battling it out for three titles in San Antonio, 43-year-old Kubrat Pulev looking to upset Russia’s Murat Gassiev, and Naoya Inoue (vs. Picasso) and Junto Nakatani (vs. Sebastian Hernandez) on the cusp of finally crossing over the ring

It is only necessary not to lose everything on December 27 in the same Riyadh, which, thanks to the efforts (and money) of Turki Al-Sheikh, has imperceptibly become one of the capitals of world boxing.

The schedule of the most interesting boxing matches in December

December 4, Thailand (Bangkok)

• Tammanun Nyomtrong (27–1, 10 KO) – Jesus Saracho (15–2–2, 12 KO). Fight for the vacant title of the world champion according to the version of the WBC in the first lightest weight (up to 49 kg)

December 6, Broadbeach (Australia)

• Jay Opetaia (28–0, 22 KOs) – Husein Jinkara (23–0, 19 KOs). Fight for the IBF world heavyweight title (up to 90.7 kg)
• Teremoana Teremoana (8–0, 8 KO) – Herman Garcia Montes (9–6, 9 KO). Rating fight in super heavyweight (over 90.7 kg)

December 6, San Antonio (USA)

• Isaac Cruz (28–3–1, 18 KO) – Lamont Roach (25–1–2, 10 KO). Fight for the title of interim WBC world champion in the first welterweight (up to 63.5 kg)
• Zhanibek Alimkhanuli (17–0, 12 KO) – Erislandi Lara (31–3–3, 19 KO). Fight for the WBA, IBF and WBO middleweight titles (up to 72.6 kg)
• O’Shakey Foster (23–3, 12 KO) – Stephen Fulton (23–1, 8 KO). Fight for the title of WBC world champion in the second featherweight (up to 59 kg)
• Jesus Ramos (23-1, 19 KO) – Shane Mosley Jr. (22-4, 12 KO). The fight for the vacant title of the interim WBC middleweight world champion (up to 72.6 kg)

December 13, Stockton (USA)

• Diego Pacheco (24–0, 18 KO) – Kevin Lele Sajo (26–0, 23 KO). Fight for the WBC Silver and WBO International second middleweight titles (up to 76.2 kg)

December 12, Dubai (UAE)

• Kubrat Pulev (32–3, 14 KO) – Murat Gassiev (32–2, 25 KO). The fight for the WBA World heavyweight title (over 101.6 kg)

December 13, Lviv (Ukraine)

• Oleksandr Hrytsiv (11–0, 7 KO) – Serhii Radchenko (11–8, 5 KO). Fight for the title of champion according to the version of the WBC Francophone in the second heavyweight (up to 101.6 kg)

December 13, Los Angeles (USA)

• Badu Jack (29–3–3, 17 KO) vs. Noel Gevor Mikaelian (27–3, 12 KO). The fight for the WBC world heavyweight title (up to 90.7 kg)

December 17, Tokyo (Japan)

• Nonito Donaire (43–8, 28 KO) – Seiya Tsutsumi (12–0–3, 8 KO). Fight for the title of the WBA world champion in the lightest weight (up to 53.5 kg)
• Kesuke Takami (10–0, 8 KO) – Rene Santiago (14–4, 9 KO). The fight for the titles of the WBA and WBO world champions in the first light weight (up to 49 kg)
• Anthony Olascuaga (10–1, 7 KO) – Taku Kuwahara (14–2, 9 KO). The fight for the title of the WBO world champion in the lightest weight (up to 50.8 kg)

December 17, Sydney (Australia)

• Tim Tzu (25–3, 18 KO) – Anthony Velasquez (18–0–1, 15 KO). Rating fight in the first middleweight (up to 69.9 kg)

December 19, Kyiv (Ukraine)

• Ihor Semonchuk (7–1, 6 KOs) – Oleksiy Kozelok (4–0, 2 KOs). The fight for the vacant title of champion of Ukraine in featherweight (up to 57.2 kg)

December 19, Miami (USA)

• Anthony Joshua (28–4, 25 KO) – Jake Paul (12–1, 7 KO). Rating fight in super heavyweight (over 90.7 kg)

December 20, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

• Muzhibillo Tursunov (9–0, 2 KOs) – Carlos Utria (13–0, 11 KOs). Final of the WBC Grand Prix in the first welterweight (up to 63.5 kg)
• Derek Pomerleau (15–0, 11 KOs) vs. Dylan Biggs (17–1, 9 KOs). WBC Middleweight Grand Prix Final (up to 72.6 kg)
• Muhamet Camili (17–0–1, 8 KOs) – Brandon Mejia (12–0, 10 KOs). WBC Featherweight Grand Prix Final (up to 57.2 kg)
• Ahmed Krnich (7–0, 4 KOs) vs. Kevin Christopher Ramirez (11–0–2, 4 KOs). Final of the WBC Super Heavyweight Grand Prix (over 101.6 kg)

December 20, Bilbao (Spain)

• Sandor Martin (42–4, 15 KO) – Yanis Kurylenko (14–1, 8 KO). Rating fight in the first welterweight (up to 63.5 kg)

December 20, Tokonami (Japan)

• Masamichi Yabuki (18–4, 17 KO) – Felix Alvarado (42–4, 35 KO). Fight for the title of the IBF world champion in the lightest weight (up to 50.8 kg)

December 27, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

• Naoya Inoue (31–0, 27 KO) – Alan David Picasso (32–0–1, 17 KO). The fight for the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO bantamweight titles (up to 55.3 kg)
• Junto Nakatani (31–0, 24 KO) – Sebastian Hernandez (20–0, 18 KO). Rating fight in the lightest weight (up to 55.3 kg)
• Viibaldo Garcia Perez (23–6–2, 13 KO) – Ken Shiro (25–2, 16 KO). Fight for the title of the world champion according to the version of the IBF in the second lightest weight (up to 52.2 kg)
• James Dickens (36–5, 15 KO) – Hayato Tsutsumi (8–0, 5 KO). Fight for the title of interim WBA world champion in the second featherweight (up to 59 kg)

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