Showdown, Contest
Noun and する verb
しょうぶ
勝負は引き分けにおわった。
The match ended in a tie.
これは、一発勝負のコンテストです。
This is a contest decided by a single round.
この一年は、勝負の年だと思っています。
I think this is the year things happen for me.
Win, lose... both will happen in tonight's match! What a showdown it will be!
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. Just remember that ふ becomes ぶ because of rendaku here.