BOXING has kicked off 2021 with a bang as the sport’s biggest star Canelo Alvarez has already been in action, with plenty more stars to feature over the coming weeks.
Alvarez beat Avni Yildirim on on February 27, following on from his win over Callum Smith in December.
Earlier on in the year, rising lightweight star knocked out Brit Luke Campbell with a brutal body shot to set up a potential clash with Gervonta Davis.
And over the next few weeks, the likes of Lawrence Okolie, Carl Frampton, Dillian Whyte and Conor Benn are in action.
Check out SunSport’s boxing schedule for the start of 2021 below…
Major fight results
December 12 – London, England
Anthony Joshua def. Kubrat Pulev KO9 (12 rounds – heavyweight WBA, WBO, IBF world titles)
December 19 – San Antonio, Texas
Canelo Alvarez def. Callum Smith (C) UD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA & Ring Magazine titles)
January 2 – Dallas, Texas
Ryan Garcia def. Luke Campbell KO7 (12 rounds – lightweight)
February 27 – Miami, Florida
Canelo Alvarez def. Avni Yildirim TKO 3 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
Anthony Joshua poses with Floyd Mayweather after knocking out Kubrat PulevCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd
Full boxing schedule 2020
December 12 – London (Sky Sports Box Office)
Anthony Joshua (C) def. Kubrat Pulev KO9 (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, WBO & IBF world titles)
Lawrence Okolie def. Nikodem Jezewski KO2 (12 rounds – cruiserweight, vacant WBO world title)
Hughie Fury def. Mariusz Wach UD10 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
Martin Bakole def. Sergey Kuzmin UD10 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
Kieron Conway def. Macauley McGowan UD10 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
Florian Marku DREW w/ Jamie Stewart (8 rounds – welterweight)
Qais Ashfaq def. Ashley Lane TKO4 (8 rounds – featherweight)
Joshua KO’d Pulev in nine rounds at Wembley ArenaCredit: AP:Associated Press
December 18 – Hollywood, Florida (DAZN UK)
Gennadiy Golovkin (C) def. Kamil Szeremeta TKO7 (12 rounds – middleweight IBF, IBO world titles)
Carlos Gongora def. Ali Akhmedov KO12. (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
Hyun Mi Choi def. Calista Silgado UD10 (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
John Ryder def. Michael Guy UD10 (10 rounds – super-siddleweight)
Reshat Mati def. Dennis Okoth TKO6 (6 rounds – welterweight)
Jalen Walker def. Rafael Reyes (8 rounds – featherweight)
December 19 – San Antonio, Texas (DAZN UK)
Canelo Alvarez def. Callum Smith (C) UD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA & Ring Magazine world titles)
Marc Castro def. TBA TKO3 (4 rounds – super featherweight)
Austin Williams def. Isiah Jones KO1 (8 rounds – middleweight)
Raymond Ford def. Robert Greenwood – TKO7 (8 rounds – featherweight bout)
Canelo Alvarez hasn’t been in the ring since a KO win over Sergey Kovalev last yearCredit: Getty Images – Getty
December 31 – Tokyo, Japan
Kazuto Ioka (C) def. Kosei Tanaka TKO8 (12 rounds, super-flyweight, WBO world title
January 2 – Dallas, Texas
Ryan Garcia def. Luke Campbell KO7 (12 rounds – lightweight)
Roger Gutierrez def. Rene Alvarado UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
January 23 Uncasville, Connecticut
Angelo Leo vs Stephen Fulton (12 rounds – super-bantamweight – WBO world title)
Raeese Aleem vs Vic Pasillas (12 rounds – super-bantamweight)
Rolando Romero vs Justin Pauldo (12 rounds – lightweight)
Ryan Garcia will take on Luke Campbell to kick off 2021Credit: Getty Images – Getty
January 30 – Los Angeles, California
Caleb Plant def. Caleb Truax UD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight – IBF world title)
February 13 – Venue: TBA
Mauricio Lara def. Josh Warrington KO9 (12 rounds – featherweight)
Zelfa Barrett def. Kiko Martinez UD (10 rounds – super-featherweight
Leigh Wood def. Reece Mould KO9 (12 rounds – featherweight)
Dalton Smith def. Ishmael Ellis RTD3 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
Hopey Price def. Daniel Mendoza UD (6 rounds – featherweight)
February 13 – Venue: TBA
Joseph Diaz Jr DREW w/ Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (12 rounds – super-featherweight – IBF world title)
Brian Castano def. Patrick Teixeira UD (12 rounds – middleweight – WBO world title)
Josh Warrington will take on Mauricio Lara on February 13Credit: Reuters
February 13 – Las Vegas, Nevada
Richard Commey def. Jackson Marinez KO8 (10 rounds – lightweight)
February 20 – London, England
David Avanesyan def. Josh Kelly TKO6 (12 rounds – welterweight)
Florian Marku def. Rylan Charlton TKO8 (10 rounds – welterweight)
Johnny Fisher vs Matt Gordon KO1 (4 rounds – heavyweight)
February 20 – Las Vegas, Nevada
Oscar Valdez def. Miguel Berchelt KO10 (12 rounds – super-featherweight – WBO world title)
February 20 – Uncasville, Connecticut
Adrien Broner def. Jovanie Santiago UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
Otto Wallin def. Dominic Breazeale UD12 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
Robert Easter def. Ryan Martin UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
February 27 – London, England
Tommy Fury def. Scott Williams KO2 (4 rounds – light heavyweight)
Jamel Herring and Carl Frampton will meet for the WBO super-featherweight titleCredit: Sportsfile
February 27 – Auckland, New Zealand
Joseph Parker def. Junior Fa UD 12 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
February 27 – Miami, USA
Canelo Alvarez def. Anvi Yildirim TKO3 (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBC, The Ring world titles)
Zhang Zhilei DREW w/ Jerry Forrest (10 rounds – heavyweight)
Keyshawn Davis def. Lester Brown TKO2 (4 rounds – super-lightweight)
March 13 – Venue: Corpus Christi, Texas
Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada (12 rounds – super-flyweight – WBA, WBC world titles)
Povetkin knocked Whyte out in the fifth round of their first clashCredit: Mark Robinson Photography Ltd
March 20 – Venue: TBA
Artur Beterbiev vs Adam Deines (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBC & IBF titles)
March 20 – Venue: TBA
Lawrence Okolie vs Krzysztof Glowacki (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
Chantelle Cameron vs Melissa Hernandez (10 rounds – super-lightweight, WBC title)
Chris Billam-Smith vs Deion Jumah (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
Ramla Ali vs TBA (6 rounds – featherweight)
Solomon Dacres vs TBA (4 rounds -heavyweight)
March 27 – Gibraltar
Lawrence Okolie beat Nikodem Jezewski in two rounds last monthCredit: PA:Press Association
Alexander Povetkin vs Dillian Whyte (12 rounds – heavyweight)
Ted Cheeseman vs James Metcalf (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
Fabio Wardley vs Eric Molina (10 rounds – heavyweight)
Campbell Hatton vs TBA (4 rounds – super-featherweight)
Youssef Khoumari vs Kane Baker (6 or 8 rounds – super-featherweight)
April 10 – Venue: TBA
Conor Benn vs Samuel Vargas (10 rounds – welterweights)
Rachel Ball vs Shannon Courtenay (10 rounds – bantamweight, WBA title)
Savannah Marshall vs TBA (10 rounds – super-middleweight, WBO title)
Felix Cash vs TBA (10 or 12 rounds -middleweight)
Kash Farooq vs TBA (10 rounds – bantamweight)
May 8 – Venue: TBA
Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, The Ring titles) More
