The drama is set to continue in the world of boxing with an exciting line-up of fights scheduled for the next few months.
This year’s action has already caused plenty of headlines, with Anthony Joshua returning to winning ways against Jermaine Franklin, whilst Joe Joyce suffered a shock defeat to Zhilei Zhang.
Here’s a look at some of the highlights from the upcoming boxing calendar in 2023.
Saturday, April 22
Rzeszow, Poland
- Lukasz Rozanski vs Alen Babic (WBC bridgerweight)
- Martin Bakole vs Ihor Shevadzutskyi
Cardiff International Arena, Wales
- Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov vs Joe Cordina (IBF super-featherweight)
- Sandy Ryan vs Marie-Pier Houle (WBO welterweight)
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
- Gervonta Davis vs Ryan Garcia
Saturday, May 6
Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
- Joshua Buatsi vs Pawel Stepien
- Ben Whittaker vs Jordan Grant
- Lauren Price vs TBC
- Tyler Denny vs Macauley McGowan
- Kaisee Benjamin vs Sean McComb
- Cori Gibbs vs Jimmy First
- Shakan Pitters vs Joel McIntyre
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Canelo Alvarez vs John Ryder (WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF super-middleweight)
Saturday, May 13
Stockton Arena, California
- Janikbek Alimkhanuly vs Steven Butler (WBO middleweight)
- Jason Moloney vs Vincent Astrolabio (WBO bantamweight)
Wembley Arena, London
- KSI vs Joe Fournier
- Deji vs Swarmz
Saturday, May 20
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
- Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenko (WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF lightweight)
- Junto Nakatani vs Andrew Moloney (WBO super-flyweight)
- Oscar Valdez vs Adam Lopez
- Raymond Muratalla vs Jeremia Nakathila
3Arena, Dublin
- Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron (IBF, WBO, WBA and WBA super-lightweight)
- Terri Harper vs Cecilia Braekhus (WBA super-welterweight)
Saturday, May 27
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
- Lawrence Okolie vs Chris Billam-Smith (WBO cruiserweight)
- Mikael Lawal vs Isaac Chamberlain (British cruiserweight)
SSE Arena, Belfast
- Luis Alberto Lopez vs Michael Conlan (IBF featherweight)
Saturday, June 10
Madison Square Garden Theater
- Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez (WBO super-lightweight)
Saturday, June 24
Madison Square Garden Theater
- Edgar Berlanga vs Jason Quigley
Tuesday, July 25
Ariake Arena, Japan
- Stephen Fulton vs Naoya Inoue (WBO & WBC super-bantamweight)
Saturday, August 5
American Airlines Center, Dallas
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