Zuffa Boxing 1 Launches Today — A New Era of Professional Boxing by Dana White

Tonight, on January 23–24, in Las Vegas at the UFC META APEX arena, the long-awaited debut of a new boxing promotion will take place — Zuffa Boxing 1. This marks the first event of a closed professional boxing league created by UFC President Dana White, where fighters compete under exclusive contracts, similar to the UFC system.

The project was officially announced on June 18, 2025, when Dana White confirmed that TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC, was launching a boxing league under the Zuffa Boxing brand — reviving an idea first discussed back in 2017.

The main goal of Zuffa Boxing is to transfer the successful UFC business model into professional boxing by building a competitive, well-structured, and highly entertaining league.

An Intriguing Zuffa Boxing 1 Fight Card: Walsh vs. Ocampo

The very first event already features a stacked and competitive card with undefeated and rising prospects:

• Callum Walsh (15-0-0, #14) vs Carlos Ocampo (38-3-0, #37) — main event

• Cain Sandoval (17-0-0, #21) vs Julian Rodriguez (24-1-0, #25)

• Misael Rodriguez Olivas (15-0-0, #90) vs Austin Deanda (17-0-0, #119)

• Omar Cande Trinidad (19-0-2, #15) vs Max Ornelas (17-2-1)

• Floyd Diaz (13-0-0) vs Guillermo Gutierrez (13-2-0, #207)

• Emiliano Cardenas (9-0-0, #113) vs Marcus Cortez Harris (7-1-0, #302)

• Robert Meriwether III (9-0-0, #221) vs Cesar Correa (5-0-0)

• Troy Nash (5-0-1, #122) vs Jaycob Ramos (4-0-0, #281)

The event will be broadcast exclusively on the Paramount+ streaming service.

Upcoming Zuffa Boxing Events

• Zuffa Boxing 2: Valenzuela vs. Torres — February 1

• Zuffa Boxing 3: Ajagba vs. Martin — February 13

Both events will also take place in Las Vegas.