BOXING ended 2020 with a bang as the sport’s biggest stars in Anthony Joshua and Canelo Alvarez picked up decisive world title fight victories.
Gennady Golovkin also picked up a stunning victory over IBF mandatory challenger Kamil Szeremeta, knocking him out in the seventh round of their clash.
To kick off 2021, rising lightweight star knocked out Brit Luke Campbell with a brutal body shot to set up a potential clash with Devin Haney.
And over the next few weeks, the likes of Caleb Plant, Josh Warrington, Josh Kelly, Carl Frampton and Dillian Whyte 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 18 – Hollywood, Florida
Gennadiy Golovkin (C) def. Kamil Szeremeta TKO7 (12 rounds – middleweight IBF, IBO 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)
Anthony Joshua poses with Floyd Mayweather after knocking out Kubrat PulevCredit: ©Mark Robinson Ltd
Full boxing schedule 2020
December 5 – Arlington, Texas (Premier Sports)
Errol Spence Jr (C) def. Danny Garcia UD 12 (12 rounds – welterweight, WBC & IBF world titles)
Sebastian Fundora def. Habib Ahmed TKO2 (12 rounds, super-welterweight)
Josesito Lopez def. Francisco Santana KO10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
Errol Spence Jr beat Danny Garcia on points in TexasCredit: AP:Associated Press
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 vs Caleb Truax (12 rounds – super-middleweight – IBF world title)
February 13 – Venue: TBA
Josh Warrington vs Mauricio Lara (12 rounds – featherweight)
Zelfa Barrett vs Kiko Martinez (10 rounds – super-featherweight
Leigh Wood vs Reece Mould (12 rounds – featherweight)
Dalton Smith vs Lee Appleyard (6 or 8 rounds – super-lightweight)
Hopey Price vs TBA (6 rounds – featherweight)
February 13 – Venue: TBA
Joseph Diaz Jr vs Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (12 rounds – super-featherweight – IBF world title)
Patrick Teixeira vs Brian Castano (12 rounds – middleweight – WBO world title)
Josh Warrington will take on Mauricio Lara on February 13Credit: Reuters
February 13 – Las Vegas, Nevada
Joe Smith Jr. vs. Maxim Vlasov (12 rounds – light-heavyweight – WBO world title)
Richard Commey vs Jackson Marinez (10 rounds – lightweight)
February 19 – Venue: TBA
Liam Walsh vs. Paul Hyland Jr (12 rounds – lightweight)
Gary Cully vs Viktor Kotochigov (10 rounds – lightweight)
DP Carr vs Dean Dodge (10 rounds -super-featherweight)
Sahir Iqbal vs Liam Wells (8 rounds – welterweight)§
Joe Smith Jr beat Eleider Alvarez in August with a stunning KOCredit: Getty Images – Getty
February 20 – Venue: TBA
David Avanesyan vs Josh Kelly (12 rounds – welterweight)
Florian Marku vs Rylan Charlton (10 rounds – welterweight)
Anthony Fowler vs Jorge Fortea (10 rounds – super-welterweight
Amy Timlin vs Carly Skelly (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
Johnny Fisher vs TBA (4 rounds – heavyweight)
February 20 – Las Vegas, Nevada
Miguel Berchelt vs. Oscar Valdez (12 rounds – super-featherweight – WBO world title)
February 27 – London
Jamel Herring vs Carl Frampton (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBO title)
Jamel Herring and Carl Frampton will meet for the WBO super-featherweight titleCredit: Sportsfile
February 27 – Auckland, New Zealand
Joseph Parker vs Junior Fa (12 rounds – heavyweight)
March 6 – Venue: TBA
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)
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)
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)
Lawrence Okolie beat Nikodem Jezewski in two rounds last monthCredit: PA:Press Association More
