New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- Indian boxing star Neeraj Goyat will face former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight world champion Anthony "Showtime" Pettis (25-14-0 in MMA, 11 KOs) in a six-round super welterweight bout at 154 lbs on Saturday, January 23, 2027.

The event is presented by IPBL Boxing and sanctioned by the Indian Boxing Council. Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Chennai are in contention to host, with the city and venue to be announced in November. Neeraj holds a record of 21 wins, four losses and two draws, including nine knockout wins while in MMA, Anthony holds a record of 25 wins and 14 losses, including 11 wins by knockouts, as per a press release.

Goyat, 34, from Haryana, has spent more than a decade taking Indian pr...