🇺🇸 Andy Ruiz Jr. (35-2-1, 22 KOs) vs. 🇵🇱 Damian Knyba (17-1, 11 KOs)
12 rounds, heavyweight. Ruiz's first real step back up in class in a while — a win here puts him back in the heavyweight title conversation.
Three real cards worth clearing time for: a heavyweight comeback in Newark, a legend's farewell in Dublin, and a lightweight banger in Paris. Main events are front and center below — tap any other fight to expand it.
Mielnicki Jr. (23-1, 13 KOs) vs. Williams (20-2, 13 KOs) · 10 rounds, middleweight · IBF USBA, WBC Continental Americas & WBO Global titles
Mielnicki's first fight since signing with Matchroom, in his adopted hometown venue. He's unbeaten in his last 16 (one no-contest), sits at No. 2 in the WBO's middleweight rankings, and a win here could position him for a title shot. Williams is a step up in class — a durable southpaw who's lost only to current WBC champ Carlos Adames and WBO super-middleweight champ Hamzah Sheeraz, both against elite company.
Chaves (22-0, 19 KOs) vs. Garcia (23-2, 14 KOs) · 10 rounds, lightweight · Chaves's WBO Latino lightweight title
Chaves is unbeaten with a heavy knockout rate defending a regional strap that often feeds into world-title eliminators.
Thompson (11-0, 6 KOs) vs. Casillas (7-1-1, 4 KOs) · 8 rounds, super bantamweight
Elliott (8-0, 7 KOs) vs. Valencia (4-0-1, 2 KOs) · 6 rounds, middleweight
Mullen (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. Miller (2-1) · 6 rounds, welterweight
Simpson vs. McDonald (0-1) · 4 rounds, middleweight
Ruiz is chasing his way back into heavyweight title contention after years of stop-start form since his shocking 2019 upset of Anthony Joshua. Knyba is unbeaten in his last stretch and represents a live style clash — a bigger, awkward puncher who can test whether Ruiz's hand speed and conditioning have really returned.
Ruiz's weight and conditioning heading into the ring — it's been the swing factor in every fight of his career. If he looks sharp early, this could be a statement win that puts him back in the heavyweight picture; if he fades, Knyba's size becomes a real problem in the championship rounds.
Allen (26-9-2, 20 KOs) vs. Carty (11-1, 9 KOs) · 10 rounds, heavyweight
Fan-favorite journeyman Allen rebuilding after a brutal May stoppage loss to Filip Hrgovic, against Dublin's unbeaten (save one) hometown heavyweight. Promoter Eddie Hearn has called it a "make-or-break" fight for both men — a genuine crossroads bout, not a showcase.
Donovan (15-2, 11 KOs) vs. McKenna (25-6-1, 8 KOs) · 10 rounds, welterweight
Donovan is the IBF's No. 1 mandatory welterweight challenger, coming off a title-eliminator win over Karen Chukhadzhian after two disputed decision losses to Lewis Crocker. This is a step-aside tune-up in front of his home fans before what should be a world-title shot — an all-Irish undercard fight with real stakes for the top of the bill.
McCann (4-0) vs. Doligala (8-2-2) · 8 rounds, super bantamweight
McCann — Taylor's cousin and a former UFC flyweight — continues her switch to boxing, unbeaten in four since making the transition.
Bevan (9-0, 8 KOs) vs. Brennan (6-0, 1 KO) · super middleweight, both fighters unbeaten
McGrail (13-0, 6 KOs) vs. Boreland (7-0, 2 KOs) · super bantamweight · WBA Continental Gold on the line, both fighters unbeaten
Ryan (10-2, 4 KOs) vs. Gallagher (17-6, 10 KOs) · middleweight, another all-Irish domestic matchup
This is billed as the final fight of Katie Taylor's career — a three-time undisputed champion closing things out in front of a home crowd at an 80,000-seat national stadium. Pili is undefeated and gets the biggest stage of her career as a live opportunity, with all four major belts in the division on the line at once. The undercard leans heavily Irish, giving the whole night a homecoming feel.
Whether Taylor, now well into her late 30s, still has the engine to control range and output over ten rounds against a sharp, hungry, unbeaten opponent — and whether Dublin gets the storybook ending it's hoping for. Donovan-McKenna is also worth catching live: a win keeps Donovan on track for an IBF title shot.
Rest of Main Card
All-French lightweight bout — a domestic showcase pairing two home fighters on the biggest card of the year in Paris.
Page (25-3) vs. Ruziboev (37-9-2) · welterweight, 3 rounds
Page says this is the last fight on his current UFC contract — he wants an extension and a run at bigger names, but nothing was agreed when the bout was booked. He's 4-1 in the UFC and unranked-opponent trouble has dogged his recent run. Ruziboev is the opposite problem: a dangerous finisher (34 of 37 wins by stoppage) on a three-fight streak, most recently a sub-four-minute submission at UFC Baku. A statement win matters more for Page here than it would for most fighters on the card.
Welterweight.
Featherweight. Charriere is another French crowd favorite on the home card.
Featherweight.
Prelims
Heavyweight.
Featherweight.
Light heavyweight.
Flyweight. Both fighters are making their promotional debut — Aljarouj at home in France on a seven-fight unbeaten streak as the reigning Hexagone MMA champion, Sintes as the reigning WOW FC flyweight champion out of Spain.
Bantamweight. Cornolle looks to snap a two-fight skid at home against a Polish prospect riding a two-fight win streak.
A classic action-fighter headliner with lightweight rankings implications, and a heavily French undercard that gives the whole night a hometown-crowd energy — Ziam, Charriere, and Aljarouj are all fighting in front of their own fans.
How Parnasse handles the step up in competition and the pressure of headlining at home. And keep an eye on Page vs. Ruziboev — with Page's contract status up in the air, it's higher-stakes than its billing suggests.