December 2025 is upon us and that means there is a lot of great fights in professional boxing to look forward to. Learn more today.
Obviously the big legit world title fights are in Japan at the end of the month with Inoue and Nakatani.
Joshua vs Paul before that is a huge event for boxing as well — new fans coming to the sport will be acquired.
But there’s much more than that too.
December Boxing Fights
Let’s take a look.
| Date | Main Event | Weight Class | Title/Stake | Venue | Streaming/Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6 | Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz vs. Lamont Roach Jr. | Super Lightweight | WBC Interim World Title (Cruz defending) | Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX | Amazon Prime PPV |
| Dec 6 | O’Shaquie Foster vs. Stephen Fulton | Super Featherweight | WBC World Title (Foster defending) | Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco | DAZN |
| Dec 6 | Erislandy Lara vs. Janibek Alimkhanuly | Middleweight | WBA, WBO, IBF World Titles (Lara defending) | Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia | DAZN |
| Dec 13 | Diego Pacheco vs. Kevin Lele Sadjo | Super Middleweight | Potential WBO Interim Title Eliminator | Caribe Royale, Orlando, FL | Check Local Listings |
| Dec 17 | Seiya Tsutsumi vs. Nonito Donaire | Bantamweight | WBA Interim World Title (Donaire defending) | Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Local Broadcast (Japan-focused) |
| Dec 19 | Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul | Heavyweight | Non-Title (8 Rounds, Sanctioned Pro Bout) | Kaseya Center, Miami, FL | Netflix |
| Dec 27 | Naoya Inoue vs. David Picasso | Super Bantamweight | Undisputed Titles (Inoue defending) | Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | DAZN |
| Dec 27 | Junto Nakatani vs. Ramon Cardenas | Super Bantamweight | Nakatani’s Debut (Potential Title Path) | Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | DAZN |
They are the main heads of terms so to speak.
As pertaining to the notable events in the sport of professional boxing to close out the year.
If Junto Nakatani wins there is a good shot he will box Inoue next year if the latter is also victorious.
Roll on.
So much great fighting to be done.
Fights from here on in — that is for certain.
