Boxing & Fisticuffs

๐‘ณ๐’๐’—๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’๐’†๐’”๐’'๐’• ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’‘ ๐‘ถ๐’–๐’•

Youโ€™ve been with Enzo Ramirez for three years, and honestly, you wouldnโ€™t trade your relationship for anything. Sure, heโ€™s cocky, stubborn as hell, has a smart mouth, and gets on your last nerve, but heโ€™s also the man youโ€™re completely in love with. At twenty-seven, Enzo owns a successful tattoo shop with his two best friends. Heโ€™s heavily tattooed, ridiculously handsome, and a former underground fighter. Youโ€™ve been living together for almost two years, and while your relationship isnโ€™t perfect, youโ€™ve built a pretty good life together. But thereโ€™s one thing Enzo promised heโ€™d never do again, and thatโ€™s underground fighting. Two years ago, a brutal fight nearly killed him. After seeing what it put you through, he swore he was done with that life, and you believed him. Until his older brother, Cruz, gets himself into serious trouble, owing $180,000 to a dangerous fight promoter named Vincent Cross. And because Enzo canโ€™t seem to stop cleaning up his brotherโ€™s messes, he secretly agrees to one last fight against a man notorious for putting his opponents in the hospital. Now your boyfriend is coming home late, hiding bruises, taking suspicious phone calls, and making excuses that donโ€™t add up. Every time you question him, he brushes it off like youโ€™re worrying over nothing. But youโ€™re not stupid. You know when Enzoโ€™s hiding something. With Cruz making everything worse and Vincent running out of patience, Enzo is getting himself into a situation he might not walk away from. You love him, and youโ€™ve always imagined marrying him someday, but how are you supposed to trust someone who keeps lying to your face? Enzo Ramirez might be willing to risk his life for his brother, but is he willing to lose the woman he loves because of him?

๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’” ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’‚๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐‘ผ๐’๐’…๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ

Imagine having a man whoโ€™s 6โ€™3โ€, covered in tattoos, built like he was made to ruin somebodyโ€™s day, and has a reputation for putting grown men in the hospital. Now imagine that same man practically melting because youโ€™re scratching his scalp. Yeah, thatโ€™s Tobias Scott. Heโ€™s arrogant, possessive, emotionally unavailable, and has absolutely no business being in a relationship. His hands are practically deadly weapons, his temper is something else, and getting him to talk about his feelings is like pulling teeth. But hereโ€™s the thing. That man is TOUCH-STARVED. Iโ€™m talking about a man who doesnโ€™t like anybody touching him, but suddenly canโ€™t sleep unless youโ€™re wrapped around him. A man whoโ€™ll act like he doesnโ€™t need affection, then quietly put his head in your lap because he wants you to play with his hair. And donโ€™t even get me started on the jealousy. Because Tobias doesnโ€™t do casual feelings. Once those walls come down, heโ€™s loving hard, protecting harder, and becoming a little too obsessed with the one woman who makes him feel safe. But between his violent career, a rival who canโ€™t keep his eyes off you, an ex who refuses to disappear, and the emotional baggage this man carries, falling for Tobias is going to be anything but peaceful. Thereโ€™s going to be tension, arguments, bruised knuckles, late-night cuddles, messy friendships, jealousy, and a whole lot of moments where this intimidating man just wants his girl to hold him. Because everybody knows what Tobias Scottโ€™s hands can do to a man. But nobody knows what happens when the woman he loves decides to let go. And trust me, heโ€™s not ready to find out. ๐Ÿ–ค

๐‘ผ๐’๐’…๐’†๐’‡๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐ŸฅŠ

23 fights. 23 knockouts. Not a single defeat. Gabriel Montoya doesnโ€™t lose. Not in the ring. Not in business. And certainly not when it comes to women. At 28, the Colombian heavyweight champion has everything a man could possibly want. Millions in the bank, an underground fighting empire, a face that belongs on billboards, and an ego big enough to need its own postcode. Heโ€™s arrogant. Possessive. Dangerously charming. And absolutely insufferable. Then, one Saturday night, he spots you in the crowd. You donโ€™t scream his name. You donโ€™t throw yourself at him. You barely seem impressed. Naturally, he decides youโ€™re going to be his next conquest. Thereโ€™s just one tiny problem. You keep rejecting him. And Gabriel Montoya, a man who has sent professional fighters to the canvas in under thirty seconds, is apparently incapable of surviving an unanswered text. He tries flowers. Expensive gifts. Shameless flirting. Invitations you never asked for. Nothing works. What Gabriel doesnโ€™t know is that youโ€™re twenty-five, undergoing chemotherapy for Stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma, and fighting for a future that suddenly feels terrifyingly uncertain. You donโ€™t have time to entertain a spoiled champion with a bruised ego. But somewhere between his ridiculous attempts to win you over, his jealousy, his temper, and the moments when that infuriating arrogance finally cracksโ€ฆ Something changes. And when Gabriel discovers the truth, he finds himself facing the one thing his money, power and violence cannot control. Because Gabriel Montoya can fight anyone. He can take on the strongest men in the world and bring them to their knees. But no matter how desperately he wants toโ€ฆ He canโ€™t step into the ring and fight your cancer for you.

A Dangerous Kind of Want

Cade is your friendโ€™s boyfriend, so why the hell canโ€™t he stop thinking about you? Heโ€™s thirty, rich, ridiculously attractive, and a successful professional boxer whoโ€™s used to getting whatever he wants. Lola Collins, your glamorous friend, is his girlfriend, and to everyone else, they seem like the perfect couple. Then he meets you. What starts as curiosity quickly turns into an obsession. Cade wants to know everything about you, remembers the smallest details, looks for excuses to talk to you, and catches himself thinking about you when he should be thinking about anything else. Somewhere along the way, it stops being just attraction. He genuinely wants your attention, your trust, and the parts of you that nobody else gets to see. But around Lola, he remains the perfect boyfriend. Nobody suspects a thingโ€”not Lola, not Rosalie, not even Tyler, his best friend. Everything between you stays hidden in innocent conversations and fleeting moments that mean far more than they should. Cade Hendrix is used to being in control. Unfortunately for him, youโ€™re becoming the one thing he canโ€™t controlโ€”and the one thing he wants most, even though he has absolutely no right to want you.

๐“‘๐“ฎ๐“ฝ๐”€๐“ฎ๐“ฎ๐“ท ๐“ฅ๐“ธ๐”€๐“ผ ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“ก๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ท๐“ญ๐“ผ ๐ŸฅŠ๏ธŽ

Y/N thought the dinner at the Nash estate was just another formal family obligation. Then she finds out she is expected to marry Creighton Nash. Twenty-four. Professional boxer. Heir to Nash Holdings. Arrogant enough to act like the arrangement is no big deal and irritating enough to start calling her wife before there is even a ring on her finger. Y/N plans to keep the marriage exactly what it is supposed to be: practical, controlled, and temporary in every way that matters. Creighton has other plans. Between training camps, family pressure, public appearances, late nights at the gym, and a rivalry that keeps dragging Y/N closer to his world, the lines between obligation and something real begin to blur. The problem is, Y/N thinks Creighton agreed because his family told him to. She has no idea he wanted her long before anyone ever mentioned marriage.

The Fighter's Medic

He can take a punch in the ring. Falling for his medic? Not so much. Jude Marlowe is a cocky professional boxer who lives for the fight and hates being told what to do. Unfortunately, his new sports medic might be his toughest opponent yet. And the more he tries to get under your skin, the deeper he falls under yours.

pretty boys throw punches

Your dadโ€™s protรฉgรฉ. Your biggest headache. Youโ€™ve grown up at Vale Boxing Club, your dadโ€™s old-school boxing gym in Blackridge. Which means youโ€™ve also grown up around Cassian Rook. Your dadโ€™s best fighter. Cocky. Competitive. Always wearing that stupid half-smirk whenever he knows heโ€™s getting under your skin. Youโ€™ve spent years arguing with him. He steals your drinks, takes your seat at The Copper Bell, winds you up during training, and somehow always ends up wherever you are. You hate him. At least, thatโ€™s what you tell everyone. Now Cassian is preparing for the biggest fight of his career, and your dad has you helping around the gym more than usual. Meaning youโ€™re stuck with him. Every. Single. Day. And lately, the teasing feels different. The lingering looks. The late nights at the gym. The way he remembers every tiny thing you say. Your friends have noticed. Your dad hasnโ€™t. Cassian definitely has. This was never going to be a fair fight.

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One Kiss

Like usual, youโ€™re there for your brotherโ€™s boxing match. Except tonight isnโ€™t just another fight. Heโ€™s facing his biggest rival, Knox Hollisโ€”the countryโ€™s most famous boxer, and the last person your brother wants anywhere near his headโ€ฆ or his little sister. Because apparently, beating your brother isnโ€™t enough for Knox. Now heโ€™s trying to win a kiss from you tooโ€”if he manages to win the fight.

The Boxerโ€™s Girl. | แด.ส€

Mattheo Riddle is a professional boxer, your boyfriend of two years, and an absolute pain in the arse. Usually, heโ€™s too busy teasing you to be bothered by anything. But between a disastrous training session and his insufferable rival, Adrian Vale, Mattheo comes home in a mood that could ruin everyoneโ€™s evening. And with Adrian getting a little too comfortable around you, things are about to get interesting. Your boyfriend claims he isnโ€™t jealous. Sure, Mattheo. Whatever you say.

Anatomy of a Fighter๐ŸฅŠ

Taylor Callahan is the universityโ€™s brilliant final-year medical student, a future anesthesiologist with perfect grades, steady hands, and an ego almost as impressive as his reputation. What nobody knows is that after dark, he trades his white coat for boxing gloves and becomes the undefeated face of an underground campus ring. Y/N has seen Taylor around before, but they have never spokenโ€”until one secret fight puts her directly in his path. After that night, Taylor starts watching closer, asking questions, and appearing where she least expects him. She thought she had discovered his secret. She didnโ€™t realize she was about to become his newest one.

The Art of Falling

Dante Moretti knows three things: how to throw a punch, how to win a fight, and how to get on your nerves without even trying. Unfortunately for you, heโ€™s also the most insufferable man youโ€™ve ever met. Youโ€™re a professional ballerina with a dream of becoming a principal dancer, a demanding rehearsal schedule, and absolutely no patience for a certain boxer whose gym seems determined to disrupt your life. When your ballet academy moves into the same athletic complex as Danteโ€™s boxing gym, the two of you become neighbors. And enemies. Between noise complaints, scheduling disputes, and arguments that somehow get more ridiculous every day, you quickly decide that Dante Moretti is the last person youโ€™d ever willingly spend time with. The feeling is mutual. At least, it is until mutual irritation becomes reluctant respect, reluctant respect becomes friendship, and friendship begins to feel dangerously different. Because Dante Moretti might know how to take a punch, but neither of you has the slightest idea how to handle falling in love. And honestly? Youโ€™d both rather take your chances in the ring. Boxer x Ballerina | Enemies to Lovers | Forced Proximity | Slow Burn | Banter | He Falls First

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Roman Mercer was supposed to become your father's favorite fighterโ€”not the boy you almost kissed before either of you knew who the other was. Now he's training at your father's underground boxing club, everyone expects him to become its next champion, and your father has given him exactly one personal rule: Stay away from his daughter. Roman has always been good at taking a hit. Turns out staying away from you might be harder.

Under his guardโ€ฆ

โ€œyou really shouldnโ€™t be here.โ€ lena drags you to an underground fight at two in the morning, where you meet callan vossโ€”the six-foot-three boxer with bruised knuckles, a motorcycle and a reputation for being trouble. unfortunately, he seems far more interested in you than the fight.

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๐‘ณ๐’๐’—๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’๐’†๐’”๐’'๐’• ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’‘ ๐‘ถ๐’–๐’•

Stai con Enzo Ramirez da tre anni e, onestamente, non scambieresti il โ€‹โ€‹vostro rapporto con nientโ€™altro al mondo. Certo, รจ arrogante, testardo da morire, ha la lingua lunga e riesce a farti perdere la pazienza come nessun altro, ma รจ anche lโ€™uomo di cui sei perdutamente innamorata. A ventisette anni, Enzo gestisce un avviato studio di tatuaggi insieme ai suoi due migliori amici. รˆ ricoperto di tatuaggi, รจ di una bellezza sconvolgente e, in passato, รจ stato un combattente di incontri clandestini. Vivete insieme da quasi due anni e, sebbene la vostra relazione non sia perfetta, vi siete costruiti una vita davvero bella. Ma cโ€™รจ una cosa che Enzo aveva promesso di non fare mai piรน: partecipare a combattimenti clandestini. Due anni fa, un incontro brutale lo ha ridotto in fin di vita. Dopo aver visto cosa hai dovuto passare, ha giurato di chiudere con quel mondo, e tu gli hai creduto. Fin quando suo fratello maggiore, Cruz, non si caccia in un guaio serio, accumulando un debito di 180.000 dollari con un pericoloso organizzatore di combattimenti di nome Vincent Cross. E siccome Enzo non riesce proprio a smettere di rimediare ai casini del fratello, accetta in segreto di disputare un ultimo incontro contro un uomo noto per mandare regolarmente i propri avversari in ospedale. Ora il tuo ragazzo torna a casa tardi, nasconde lividi, riceve telefonate sospette e inventa scuse che non stanno in piedi. Ogni volta che provi a chiedergli spiegazioni, lui liquida la faccenda, come se ti stessi preoccupando per nulla. Ma non sei stupida. Sai bene quando Enzo ti sta nascondendo qualcosa. Con Cruz che peggiora continuamente la situazione e Vincent che sta perdendo la pazienza, Enzo si sta cacciando in un guaio da cui potrebbe non uscire vivo. Lo ami e hai sempre immaginato di sposarlo un giorno, ma come puoi continuare a fidarti di qualcuno che ti mente spudoratamente in faccia? Enzo Ramirez รจ forse disposto a rischiare la vita per suo fratello, ma รจ pronto a perdere la donn

โ€œ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ž.. ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆโ€

You hate boxing. You hate Tristan. And you really hate your ex. So of course, the one time you let your friends drag you to a matchโ€ฆ theyโ€™re both there. One in the ring. One across from you. And somehow, you end up right in the middle of it. Because when Tristan sees your ex? It stops being just a fight.

The Boy with Emerald Eyes

Twelve years ago, a little boy with emerald-green eyes disappeared from Y/N's life, leaving behind nothing but a childhood promise. Now twenty, Y/N has built a rebellious life of underground boxing, street racing, and independence, refusing to let her past define her. But one unexpected encounter brings her face-to-face with Damian Valenti, the childhood friend she never forgot. What she doesn't know is that Damian belongs to a powerful mafia dynasty entangled with a secretive cult, and their childhood connection hides secrets that could change everything. Some promises are never forgotten, and some pasts refuse to stay buried.

Rivalry in the Ring

Y/N works at a boxing gym where she has recently started helping with the fighters. One of the gymโ€™s most promising boxers is Kai Carter, a talented but arrogant young man known for his temper, confidence and sharp tongue. From their very first meeting, Kai and Y/N clash. He constantly teases her, challenges everything she says and seems to enjoy getting under her skin. Y/N refuses to let him intimidate her and gives him just as much attitude in return. Their constant arguments slowly turn into an intense attraction neither of them wants to admit. Kai starts becoming protective of Y/N, while Y/N begins seeing the vulnerable side he hides behind his cocky personality. But Kai has an important championship fight coming up, and one mistake could ruin everything heโ€™s worked for.

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Bloodhound.

You are the granddaughter to Choi Tae-ho. You come back after a trip to France finding that your grandfather and adopted sister teamed up with two boxers to take down a con-man.

๐›ต๐›จ๐›ด ๐น๐›ช๐บ๐›จ๐›ต ๐ถ๐ฟ๐‘ˆ๐›ฃ โ”†Yelena Belova

You've been fighting for as long as you can remember blood and violence since you were thirteen. Eventually, you got used to it. Your mother was never home. She used drugs and brought different men home every night. When she died of an overdose, your grandparents took you in. For a while, it felt like peace. But every calm has its storm. Your grandfather died, and your grandmother became seriously ill. You continued fighting relentlessly because you needed the money. You met Bucky Barnes some time ago who is now part of that "New Avengers" farce and reluctantly helped him, but you never liked any of it, and you certainly don't agree with the whole "superhero" thing. But an unexpected visitor catches you completely off guard. They need your help because you're already involved in something much bigger than you ever knew.

Bloodhounds

After losing everything to Smile Capital, a boxer (Y/N) finds refuge with Mr. Choi, the legendary former money lender. There, you join forces with two fellow boxers, Gun-woo and Woo-jin, and Mr. Choiโ€™s fiercely loyal foster granddaughter, Hyeon-ju. Together, the four of you launch a high-stakes, violent mission to dismantle Kim Myeong-gilโ€™s brutal empire from the inside, fighting to protect those Myeong-gil has exploited and to secure justice for the bookstore.

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HS AU โ€” Bunny & The Red Hood

Gotham's underground boxing scene has its legends, and Y/N, known as Bunny, is one of them. Fast, unpredictable, and fiercely competitive, she's earned a reputation that few dare challenge. Jason Todd, a former underground champion with a reputation of his own, has never been one to back down from competition. When the two finally meet at the ring's thirtieth-anniversary celebration, curiosity sparks between two fighters who are used to being untouchable. Between high school drama, underground rivalries, competitive banter, and unexpected feelings, neither is prepared for the other to become their biggest distraction.

ringside ๐ŸฅŠ

Dr. Y/N has spent her career protecting fightersโ€”even when they hate her for it. As one of the top ringside physicians in professional boxing, sheโ€™s assigned to the biggest fight of the year, where she meets Roman Cross: the undefeated heavyweight champion, billionaire athlete, and the most stubborn patient sheโ€™s ever had. After one medical decision turns them into headlines, theyโ€™re thrown into each otherโ€™s worlds of sold-out arenas, relentless media, and impossible choices. But as the line between doctor and patient begins to blur, theyโ€™ll have to decide if some risks are worth takingโ€ฆ even when one wrong move could cost everything. ๐ŸฅŠโค๏ธ

Worth Fighting For.

He grew up with almost nothing, raised by his father, who works as your wealthy fatherโ€™s right-hand man. While her family lives in luxury, he and his dad struggle to get by, making the difference between their worlds impossible to ignore. What she doesnโ€™t know is that he has a secret life. Behind being a college soccer player and quiet life, heโ€™s an underground fighter, competing in illegal matches for money. He keeps it hidden from everyone, especially her. She only finds out when one of her friends drags her to an underground fight one night. She expects to watch some random fighter. Instead, she sees him step into the ring. Sheโ€™s completely shocked. The guy she argues with, teases, and sees around her family is suddenly standing under harsh lights, covered in bruises and fighting like his life depends on it. He notices her in the crowd. And his expression immediately changes. After the fight, she confronts him, demanding to know why he never told her. He tries to brush it off, but she refuses to let it go. The more she learns about him, the harder it becomes to stay away.

Under His Skin.

One night. One stranger. One morning you disappeared without a trace. You never expected to see Luca Riccardo again, let alone discover heโ€™s the undefeated king of underground fighting. Now heโ€™s found you, and his dangerously charming rival has taken an interest in you, too. With jealousy rising and fists flying, Luca might be about to learn that winning in the ring is easy compared to fighting for the girl who got away.

youโ€™re really a boxer?

no one knew Y/N was a boxer, a strong one too. best in the world. her brothers didnโ€™t know, neither did their best friend who acts like he doesnโ€™t care about her when deep down he does. until they show up at her fight gob smacked.

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Roman Moretti is the boxer of this generation. He'll do anything to win. After fighting so hard to leave his past behind, one mistake is all it takes to send him spiralling back into the habits he swore he'd never return to.

Bruised fights. [REQ]

Y/N fights in illegal underground matches just to survive, living in a world built on pain, money, and silence. Vivienne Hayes has a life most people would envy, but it feels like a cage she canโ€™t explain. When she accidentally witnesses one of Y/Nโ€™s fights, their worlds collide. What starts as curiosity turns into something dangerous as both are pulled into a life neither was meant to touch.

Boxing troubles

Your dadโ€™s protรฉgรฉ. Your biggest headache. Youโ€™ve grown up at graham Boxing Club, your dadโ€™s old-school boxing gym in Blackridge. Which means youโ€™ve also grown up around Theodore nott. Your dadโ€™s best fighter. Cocky. Competitive. Nonchalant, mysterious. Always wearing that stupid smile whenever he knows heโ€™s getting under your skin. Youโ€™ve spent years arguing with him. He steals your drinks, takes your seat at The Copper Bell, winds you up during training, and somehow always ends up wherever you are. You hate him. At least, thatโ€™s what you tell everyone. Now Theodore is preparing for the biggest fight of his career, and your dad has you helping around the gym more than usual. Meaning youโ€™re stuck with him. Every. Single. Day. And lately, the teasing feels different. The lingering looks. The late nights at the gym. The way he remembers every tiny thing you say. Your friends have noticed. His friends have noticed. Your dad hasnโ€™t. Theodore definitely has. This was never going to be a fair fight. Him and his friends fights out of boxing too.

Jaxson โ€œJaxโ€ Vance

Oakridge High is a completely average public school in a quiet suburban town. There are no private jets or multi-million-dollar hypercarsโ€”just crowded hallways, squeaking sneakers on gym floors, and cheap fluorescent lighting.