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Boxxer

British boxing promotional company

Boxxer, stylised as BOXXER, is a British professional boxing promotional company.

01History

Founded by Ben Shalom, Boxxer began as Ultimate Boxxer, organising eight-man professional boxing elimination tournaments starting in April 2018 and preceding to host a total of six tournaments under the original name. In August 2020, Ultimate Boxxer rebranded to Boxxer, and announced its first signee; the winner of the Ultimate Boxxer 3 tournament, Derrick Osaze. The following month, and under the new branding, Boxxer announced its seventh tournament, "Boxxer Series 7", would take place in November 2020 with a new four-man elimination format.

In June 2021, it was announced that Boxxer had signed a four-year deal with Sky Sports. In September, Boxxer revealed their roster of fighters, including Hughie Fury, Savannah Marshall and Caroline Dubois, as well as co-promotional deals with Claressa Shields and Chris Eubank Jr. A co-promotional deal was also made with Bob Arum's Top Rank in regards to the world title fight between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall. Boxxer's first event on Sky Sports was a co-promotion with Wasserman Boxing, featuring Eubank Jr. on 2 October 2021.

The most notable, high profile event associated with Boxxer was between domestic rivals Amir Khan and Kell Brook on 19 February 2022.

On 8 August 2025 it was announced that Boxxer had signed a deal with BBC Sport.

On 9 June 2026, it was announced that Boxxer had secured a new multi‑fight broadcast deal with DAZN. The deal allowed Boxxer to stage larger, globally distributed fight cards, and potentially deliver pay‑per‑view events later in 2026. It was also noted that the BBC deal would continue, meaning the company would operate across both free‑to‑air and global streaming platforms. The first event under the deal was scheduled to be a rematch between Callum Simpson and Troy Williamson on 8 August 2026.

02Boxxer Series

Under the name Ultimate Boxxer, the tournament originally featured eight fighters from a given weight competing in 3 x 3 minute rounds in one night, with the winner of the inaugural tournament being awarded £16,000 and a golden robe.

Ultimate Boxxer I

The inaugural tournament was held in the welterweight division and took place on 27 April 2018 at the Manchester Arena. The quarter-finals were streamed live on UNILAD's Facebook page while the semi-finals were and final were aired on 5Spike. The competitors were Andy Kremner (9-0), Isaac Macleod (9-0), Jimmy Cooper (6-0-1), Drew Brown (7-0), Ben Eland (4-0-1), Tom Young (4-0), Kaisee Benjamin (4-0), and Sam Evans (8-0-1). Brown emerged victorious after defeating Young in the final.

  Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
   
 
  Drew BrownTKO1
   
  Jimmy Cooper
  Drew BrownSD
   
  Sam Evans
  Sam EvansUD
   
  Kaisee Benjamin
  Drew BrownUD
   
  Tom Young
  Tom YoungUD
   
  Ben Eland
  Tom YoungTKO1
   
  Isaac Macleod
  Isaac MacleodSD
 
  Andy Kremner
 

Ultimate Boxxer II

The second edition was held in the light-heavyweight division and took place on 2 November 2018 at the indigo at The O2. The prize money was increased to £50,000 with the winner also getting a chance to fight in an eliminator for the British title. The competitors were Joel McIntyre (17-2), Darrell Church (7-2-1), Sam Horsfall (2-1), Dec Spelman (12-1), Shakan Pitters (7-0), Sam Smith (4-1), Jordan Joseph (7-2-1), and Georgii Bacon (1-1), who was a late replacement for John McCallum. Pitters emerged victorious after defeating Spelmen in the final.

  Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
   
 
  Joel McIntyreUD
   
  Darrell Church
  Joel McIntyre
   
  Dec SpelmanMD
  Dec SpelmanTKO2
   
  Sam Horsfall
  Dec Spelman
   
  Shakan PittersUD
  Shakan PittersUD
   
  Sam Smith
  Shakan PittersKO2
   
  Georgii Bacon
  Georgii BaconSD
 
  Jordan Joseph
 

Ultimate Boxxer III

Ultimate Boxxer III was held in the middleweight division and took place on 2 May 2019 at the indigo at The O2. The competitors were Tey Lynn-Jones (11-1), Kaan Hawes (4-0-1), Sean Phillips (5-0-1), Grant Dennis (12-1), Kieron Conway (9-0), Josh Groombridge (7-1), Derrick Osaze (6-0) and Joe Hurn (10-0-1). Osaze emerged victorious after defeating Dennis in the final.

  Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
   
 
  Kieron ConwayUD
   
  Kaan Hawes
  Kieron Conway
   
  Derrick OsazeSD
  Derrick OsazeUD
   
  Tey Lynn-Jones
  Derrick OsazeMD
   
  Grant Dennis
  Sean PhillipsTKO1
   
  Josh Groombridge
  Sean PhillipsUD
   
  Grant Dennis
  Grant DennisTKO3
 
  Joe Hurn
 

Ultimate Boxxer IV

The fourth edition was held in the cruiserweight division and took place on 19 July 2019 at the Planet ice Arena in Altrincham. The competitors were Damian Chambers (7-0), Matt Sen (5-1), Mikael Lawal (9-0), Antony Woolery (1-0), Dan Cooper (7-0-1), David Jamieson (4-0), Tony Conquest (18-3) and Rhasian Earlington (5-0). Lawal emerged victorious after defeating Chambers in the final.

  Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
   
 
  Mikael LawalMD
   
  Antony Woolery
  Mikael LawalSD
   
  David Jamieson
  David JamiesonSD
   
  Dan Cooper
  Mikael LawalTKO1
   
  Damian Chambers
  Rhasian EarlingtonKO1
   
  Tony Conquest
  Rhasian Earlington
   
  Damian ChambersUD
  Damian ChambersTKO1
 
  Matt Sen
 

Ultimate Boxxer V

The fifth edition was held in the light-middleweight division and took place on 20 September 2019 at the indigo at The O2 in London, and was aired live on BT Sport. The competitors were Kingsley Egbunike (4-0), Lenny Fuller (6-0), Kaan Hawes (5-1-1), Joshua Ejakpovi (13-1), Lewis Syrett (6-0), Sean Robinson (9-0), Ish O'Connor (2-0) and Steven Donnelly (7-0). Donnelly emerged victorious after defeating Fuller in the final.

  Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
   
 
  Lenny FullerTKO1
   
  Kingsley Egbunike
  Lenny FullerUD
   
  Joshua Ejakpovi
  Joshua EpakjoviUD
   
  Kaan Hawes
  Lenny Fuller
   
  Steven DonnellyTKO2
  Sean RobinsonUD
   
  Lewis Syrett
  Sean Robinson
   
  Steven DonnellyUD
  Steven DonnellyTKO1
 
  Ish O'Connor
 

Ultimate Boxxer VI

The sixth edition was held in the heavyweight division and took place on 13 December 2019 at the Planet Ice Arena in Manchester. The participants were Nick Webb (13-2), Sean Turner (12-3), Mark Bennett (5-0), Jonathan Palata (7-0), Josh Sandland (4-1-1), Jay McFarlane (10-4), Kamil Sokolowski (7-15-2) and Chris Healey (8-6). Webb emerged victorious after defeating Bennett in the final.

  Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
   
 
  Mark BennettSD
   
  Jay McFarlane
  Mark BennettUD
   
  Josh Sandland
  Josh SandlandUD
   
  Kamil Sokolowski
  Mark Bennett
   
  Nick WebbUD
  Chris Healey
   
  Nick WebbSD
  Nick WebbUD
   
  Danny Whitaker
  Danny WhitakerUD
 
  Jonathan Palata
 

Boxxer VII

The seventh edition of the tournament, now renamed Boxxer, employed a new four-man format. Taking place in the super-middleweight division, the event took place on 10 November 2020 at the BT Sport Studios in London. The participants were Zak Chelli (7-1-1), Harry Woods (4-0), Mike McGoldrick (6-0) and Vladimir Georgiev (4-0). Georgiev was brought in as a late replacement after Ben Ridings tested positive for COVID-19. Chelli emerged victorious after defeating McGoldrick in the final.

  Semi-finalsFinal
        
   
 
  Mike McGoldrickUD
   
  Harry Woods
  Mike McGoldrick
   
  Zak ChelliTKO2
  Zak ChelliUD
 
  Vladimir Georgiev
 

03Current boxers

Boxer NationalityWeight
Dan Azeez English Light-heavyweight
Adam Azim English Lightweight
Hassan Azim English Light-welterweight
Joshua Buatsi English Light-heavyweight
Zak Chelli English Super-middleweight
Frazer Clarke English Heavyweight
Caroline Dubois English Lightweight
Scott Forrest Scottish Cruiserweight
Hughie Fury English Heavyweight
Cori Gibbs English Lightweight
April Hunter English Welterweight
Natasha Jonas English Super-lightweight
Ebonie Jones English Super-bantamweight
Savannah Marshall English Middleweight
Florian Marku Albania Welterweight
Georgia O'Connor England Light-middleweight
Joe Pigford English Super-middleweight
Brad Rea English Middleweight
Richard Riakporhe English Cruiserweight
Dylan Cheema English Lightweight
Viddal Riley English Cruiserweight
Shakiel Thompson English Middleweight
Jeamie 'TVK' Tshikeva English Heavyweight
Anthony Yarde English Light-heavyweight
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