Fight Night Champion is a boxing video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts.

The game takes a drastic turn from its predecessors, depicting a "grittier", "darker" setting with animations and player damage that "truly conveys the brutality of the sport of boxing.

The story follows the career of Andre Bishop, a talented boxer, who is forced to overcome great setbacks including a prison sentence and a corrupt fight promoter.

When players are stunned, the camera's angle changes slightly and a faint whistling noise can be heard (although cinematic effects can be turned off).

Fan favorites such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., Gennady Golovkin, and Sergio Martinez who are absent in the shipped roster are available as user-created content.

The winner of the Online World Championship must defend their title two times per day to remain champion.

Although it is not a completely different experience from the rest of the game, Champion Mode bears many exclusive modifications to make the story more compelling.

Cinematic cutscenes control the flow of the story, and the actual gameplay takes place during fights.

After winning a jailhouse boxing match against another inmate, he is cornered and brutally beaten by other prisoners including his opponent, severely injuring him.

Bishop's career begins as a middleweight when he defeats nine-time amateur champion Joel Savon, earning him significant recognition as a contender.

After continually failing to sway Andre and an attempt to fix a contender fight falls through, McQueen frames him for police assault with the help of two crooked cops, sentencing Bishop to over five years in prison.

Jealous of his brother's return and bitter about being overshadowed, Raymond challenges Andre to a title eliminator bout, with the winner securing a fight against Frost.

However, his dreams of following in his father's footsteps and taking a shot at the world title is soon ruined after he is framed by two crooked cops, but makes a comeback, winning the heavyweight belt.

He is played by Randy McCormick and was computer-captured at Maple Ridge, British Columbia, with Walter Addison providing his voice.

An experienced trainer, Gus understands the true brutality of boxing and the hard work required to overcome it.

McQueen, Megan starts off as a manager for her father's company, but leaves due to "philosophical differences".

Isaac Frost – A heavyweight fighter who wins the title two years after beginning his professional career.

He has defended his title numerous times, including in a match against Raymond Bishop, whom he brutally knocked out.

His character and physique is inspired by Ivan Drago from the Rocky IV film, but his looks are based on WWE wrestler Randy Orton.

New inclusions permit recreations of fights such as Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye and Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley.

There are twenty-one venues included in Fight Night Champion, which range from Cowboys Stadium, to large arenas and boxing gyms.

Tom Hoggins of The Daily Telegraph wrote in an early review of the Xbox 360 version, "This is a tough, burly sequel that understands what we want from the blood and sweat of sport it represents", citing its brutality and emotion aspects as a winning factor.

[20] "It's far from a revolution – much of the framework will be familiar to Fight Night fans – but as the best-looking and most technically accomplished game the series has yet produced, this evolution exceeds our expectations, without totally blowing us away."

Eurogamer called the Xbox 360 version the most technically accomplished game in the series, and said that the evolution exceed their expectations "without totally blowing us away".

[10] GameZone gave the same console version eight out of ten, saying, "No matter what frustrations the game may hold for you, there's no denying this is one pretty package of violence.

"[28] Edge gave the PlayStation 3 version nine out of ten, saying that the game "has tirelessly rebuilt itself when many expected retirement.

"[30] However, Metro gave the PlayStation 3 version seven out of ten in its early review, saying that the game was "Still the best boxing sim around but the justification for this new sequel is pretty thin, despite a number of minor improvements.