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    Boxing schedule 2021: EVERY upcoming fight including Joshua vs Fury, Whyte vs Povetkin 2, Canelo vs Saunders & Jake Paul

    BOXING is off to a scintillating start in 2021 as some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Canelo Alvarez, have already been in action, with plenty more fighters to feature over the coming weeks.
    Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2021 below…
    Full boxing schedule 2021

    ๐Ÿ“บ ESPN (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 20 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Moscow, Russia
    ๐Ÿ“บ Sky Sports (UK) – DAZN (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 20 – ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London, England

    Artur Beterbiev vs Adam Deines (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBC & IBF titles)
    Lawrence Okolie vs Krzysztof Glowacki (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
    Anthony Fowler vs Jorge Fortea (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
    Chris Billam-Smith vs Deion Jumah (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Joe Cordina vs Faroukh Kourbanov (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
    Ramla Ali vs TBA (6 rounds – featherweight)

    ๐Ÿ“บ DAZN (UK & US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 20 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fort Worth, Texas
    Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Maurice Hooker (12 rounds – welterweight)
    ๐Ÿ“บ BT Sport (UK) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 26 – ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London, England

    Akeem Ennis-Brown vs Sam Maxwell (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Brad Foster vs. Alvaro Rodriguez (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
    ๐Ÿ“บ BT Sport (UK) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 27 – ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London, England
    Willy Hutchinson vs Lennox Clarke, 12 rounds – super-middleweight)
    Chris Jenkins vs Ekow Essuman (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Nathan Gorman vs Kristijan Krstacic (10 rounds – heavyweight)
    ๐Ÿ“บ Sky Sports Box Office (UK) – DAZN (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 27 – ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Gibraltar
    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)
    ๐Ÿ“บ BT Sport (UK) – ESPN (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ April 3, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai, UAE
    Jamel Herring vs Carl Frampton (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBO title)
    Tyrone McKenna vs Zhankosh Turarov (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

    ๐Ÿ“บ Sky Sports (UK) – DAZN (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ April 10 – ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London, England
    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)
    ๐Ÿ“บ Showtime (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ April 10 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Uncasville, Connecticut
    Jaron Ennis vs Sergey Lipinets (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Eimantas Stanionis vs Thomas Dulorme, 12 rounds – welterweight)
    ๐Ÿ“บ DAZN (UK & US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ April 17 – Venue: TBC
    Demetrius Andrade vs Liam Williams (12 rounds – middleweight, WBO title)
    ๐Ÿ“บ Triller PPV (US) – FITE TV PPV (UK)๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ April 17 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Atlanta, Georgia
    Jake Paul vs Ben Askren (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Regis Prograis vs Ivan Redkach (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    ๐Ÿ“บ DAZN (UK & US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ May 8 – Venue: TBC
    Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, The Ring titles)
    ๐Ÿ“บ BT Sport (UK) – ESPN (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ May 22 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Las Vegas, Nevada
    Josh Taylor vs Jose Ramirez (12 rounds – super-lightweight, WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF, The Ring titles)
    ๐Ÿ“บ Broadcaster TBC ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ June – Venue: TBC
    Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, The Ring & Lineal titles)

    Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury is slated to take place this summer
    Results
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 13 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas, Texas
    Juan Francisco Estrada def. Roman โ€œChocolatitoโ€ Gonzalez SD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight – WBA, WBC world titles)
    Jessica McCaskill def. Cecilia Braekhus UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight, WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO titles)
    Hiroto Kyoguchi def. Axel Vega TKO5 (12 rounds – junior flyweight, WBA title)
    Austin Williams def. Denis Douglin UD8 (8 rounds – middleweight)
    Raymond Ford DREW w/ Aaron Perez (8 rounds – featherweight)
    February 27 – London, England
    Tommy Fury def. Scott Williams KO2 (4 rounds – light heavyweight)
    February 27 – Auckland, New Zealand
    Joseph Parker def. Junior Fa UD 12 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    February 27 – Miami, Florida
    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)
    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)

    Canelo Alvarez TKO’d Avni Yildirim in the third round of their Miami clash
    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 13 – London, England
    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 – Indio, California
    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) More

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    Boxing schedule 2021: EVERY upcoming fight date including Joshua vs Fury, Whyte vs Povetkin 2 and Canelo vs Saunders

    BOXING is off to a scintillating start in 2021 as some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Canelo Alvarez, have already been in action, with plenty more fighters to feature over the coming weeks.
    Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2021 below…
    Full boxing schedule 2021

    ๐Ÿ“บ FITE TV PPV (UK & US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 5 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Flint, Michigan
    Claressa Shields vs Marie Eve Dicaire (10 rounds – super-welterweight, WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles)
    ๐Ÿ“บ DAZN (UK) – (DAZN US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 13 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dallas, Texas

    Roman โ€œChocolatitoโ€ Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada (12 rounds – super-flyweight – WBA, WBC world titles)
    Jessica McCaskill vs Cecilia Braekhus (10 rounds – welterweight, WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO titles)
    Hiroto Kyoguchi vs Axel Vega (12 rounds – junior flyweight, WBA title)
    Austin Williams vs Aaron Coley (8 rounds – middleweight)
    Otha Jones III vs Jorge Castaneda (8 rounds – lightweight)
    Raymond Ford vs Aaron Perez (8 rounds – featherweight)

    ๐Ÿ“บ ESPN (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 20 – ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Moscow, Russia
    Artur Beterbiev vs Adam Deines (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBC & IBF titles)
    ๐Ÿ“บ Sky Sports (UK) – DAZN (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 20 – ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London, England

    Lawrence Okolie vs Krzysztof Glowacki (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
    Anthony Fowler vs Jorge Fortea (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
    Chris Billam-Smith vs Deion Jumah (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Joe Cordina vs Faroukh Kourbanov (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
    Ramla Ali vs TBA (6 rounds – featherweight)
    ๐Ÿ“บ DAZN (UK & US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 20 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fort Worth, Texas
    Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Maurice Hooker (12 rounds – welterweight)
    ๐Ÿ“บ BT Sport (UK) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 26 – ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London, England
    Akeem Ennis-Brown vs Sam Maxwell (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Brad Foster vs. Alvaro Rodriguez (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
    ๐Ÿ“บ BT Sport (UK) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 27 – ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London, England
    Willy Hutchinson vs Lennox Clarke, 12 rounds – super-middleweight)
    Chris Jenkins vs Ekow Essuman (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Nathan Gorman vs Kristijan Krstacic (10 rounds – heavyweight)
    ๐Ÿ“บ Sky Sports Box Office (UK) – DAZN (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ March 27 – ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Gibraltar
    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)
    ๐Ÿ“บ BT Sport (UK) – ESPN (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ April 3, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai, UAE
    Jamel Herring vs Carl Frampton (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBO title)
    Tyrone McKenna vs Zhankosh Turarov (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

    ๐Ÿ“บ Sky Sports (UK) – DAZN (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ April 10 – ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง London, England
    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)
    ๐Ÿ“บ Showtime (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ April 10 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Uncasville, Connecticut
    Jaron Ennis vs Sergey Lipinets (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Eimantas Stanionis vs Thomas Dulorme, 12 rounds – welterweight)
    ๐Ÿ“บ DAZN (UK & US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ April 17 – Venue: TBC
    Demetrius Andrade vs Liam Williams (12 rounds – middleweight, WBO title)
    ๐Ÿ“บ Triller PPV (US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ April 17 – ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Atlanta, Georgia
    Jake Paul vs Ben Askren (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Regis Prograis vs Ivan Redkach (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    ๐Ÿ“บ DAZN (UK & US) ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ May 8 – Venue: TBC
    Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, The Ring titles)
    ๐Ÿ“บ Broadcaster TBC ๐Ÿ“บ
    ๐Ÿ—“ June – Venue: TBC
    Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, The Ring & Lineal titles)

    Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury is slated to take place this summer
    Results
    February 27 – London, England
    Tommy Fury def. Scott Williams KO2 (4 rounds – light heavyweight)
    February 27 – Auckland, New Zealand
    Joseph Parker def. Junior Fa UD 12 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    February 27 – Miami, Florida
    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)
    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)

    Canelo Alvarez TKO’d Avni Yildirim in the third round of their Miami clash
    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 13 – London, England
    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 – Indio, California
    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) More

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    Boxing schedule: Fight dates, results, undercards with Whyte vs Povetkin 2 in Gibraltar, Frampton and Canelo vs Saunders

    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: ยฉMark 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 โ€“ 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 โ€œChocolatitoโ€ 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

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    Boxing schedule: Fight dates, results, undercards with Whyte vs Povetkin REMATCH, Canelo and Frampton fights to come

    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, Josh Kelly, Carl Frampton, Canelo Alvarez 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: ยฉMark 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 โ€“ 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 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, England
    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)
    February 27 – Miami, USA
    Canelo Alvarez vs Anvi Yildirim (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBC, The Ring world titles)
    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 โ€œChocolatitoโ€ 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

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    Boxing schedule: Fight dates, results, undercards with Whyte vs Povetkin REMATCH, Warrington and Frampton fights to come

    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: ยฉMark 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 โ€“ 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)ยง

    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 โ€œChocolatitoโ€ 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

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    Boxing schedule: Fight dates, results, undercards with Garcia vs Campbell and Whyte set for Povetkin rematch in London

    BOXING ended the year 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.

    And the new year gets off to a huge start too, as Ryan Garcia faces Brit Luke Campbell in Texas for the chance to fight Devin Haney for his WBC lightweight world title.
    Also, the likes of Josh Kelly, Sergey Kovalev, Lee McGregor and Caleb Plant are all in action in January.
    Check out SunSport’s boxing schedule for the rest of 2020 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 vs Luke Campbell (12 rounds – lightweight)

    Anthony Joshua poses with Floyd Mayweather after knocking out Kubrat PulevCredit: ยฉMark 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 โ€“ 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) vs Kosei Tanaka (12 rounds, super-flyweight, WBO world title)
    January 2 – Dallas, Texas
    Ryan Garcia vs Luke Campbell (12 rounds – lightweight)
    Rene Alvarado vs Roger Gutierrez (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
    Felix Alvarado vs DeeJay Kriel (12 rounds – junior-flyweight)
    Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs Ashleigh Curry (8 rounds – super-middleweight)
    Raul Curiel vs. Ferdinand Kerobyan (10 rounds – welterweight)
    Blair Cobbs vs Issouf Kinda (10 rounds -welterweight)
    January 22 – Wakefield, England
    Karim Guerfi vs Lee McGregor (12 rounds – bantamweight)
    Sean McComb vs Gavin Gwynne (12 rounds – lightweight)
    Craig MacIntyre vs Mikey Sakyi (8 rounds – super-lightweight)
    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)
    January 30 – Moscow, Russia
    Artur Beterbiev vs Adam Deines (12 rounds – light-heavyweight – WBC, IBF world titles)
    Alexander Besputin vs TBA (10 rounds – welterweight)
    January 30 – Moscow, Russia
    Sergey Kovalev vs Bektemir Melikuziev (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)

    Sergey Kovalev returns to the ring following his loss to Canelo Alvarez in 2019Credit: AFP – Getty
    January 30 – Venue: TBA
    Josh Kelly vs David Avanesyan (12 rounds – welterweight – European title)
    Florian Marku vs Rylan Charlton (10 rounds – welterweight)
    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)
    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)ยง

    Joe Smith Jr beat Eleider Alvarez in August with a stunning KOCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    February 20 – Las Vegas, Nevada
    Miguel Berchelt vs. Oscar Valdez (12 rounds – super-featherweight – WBO world title)
    February 27 – Auckland, New Zealand
    Joseph Parker vs Junior Fa (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    March 13 – Venue: TBA
    Roman โ€œChocolatitoโ€ Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada (12 rounds – super-flyweight – WBA, WBC world titles)

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    Boxing schedule: Fight dates, results, undercards as Garcia faces Campbell with Whyte set for Povetkin rematch in London

    BOXING ended the year 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.

    And the new year gets off to a huge start too, as Ryan Garcia faces Brit Luke Campbell in Texas for the chance to fight Devin Haney for his WBC lightweight world title.
    Also, the likes of Josh Kelly, Sergey Kovalev, Lee McGregor and Caleb Plant are all in action in January.
    Check out SunSport’s boxing schedule for the rest of 2020 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 vs Luke Campbell (12 rounds – lightweight)

    Anthony Joshua poses with Floyd Mayweather after knocking out Kubrat PulevCredit: ยฉMark 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 โ€“ 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) vs Kosei Tanaka (12 rounds, super-flyweight, WBO world title)
    January 2 – Dallas, Texas
    Ryan Garcia vs Luke Campbell (12 rounds – lightweight)
    Rene Alvarado vs Roger Gutierrez (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
    Felix Alvarado vs DeeJay Kriel (12 rounds – junior-flyweight)
    Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs Ashleigh Curry (8 rounds – super-middleweight)
    Raul Curiel vs. Ferdinand Kerobyan (10 rounds – welterweight)
    Blair Cobbs vs Issouf Kinda (10 rounds -welterweight)
    January 22 – Wakefield, England
    Karim Guerfi vs Lee McGregor (12 rounds – bantamweight)
    Sean McComb vs Gavin Gwynne (12 rounds – lightweight)
    Craig MacIntyre vs Mikey Sakyi (8 rounds – super-lightweight)
    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)
    January 30 – Moscow, Russia
    Artur Beterbiev vs Adam Deines (12 rounds – light-heavyweight – WBC, IBF world titles)
    Alexander Besputin vs TBA (10 rounds – welterweight)
    January 30 – Moscow, Russia
    Sergey Kovalev vs Bektemir Melikuziev (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)

    Sergey Kovalev returns to the ring following his loss to Canelo Alvarez in 2019Credit: AFP – Getty
    January 30 – Venue: TBA
    Josh Kelly vs David Avanesyan (12 rounds – welterweight – European title)
    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)
    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)ยง

    Joe Smith Jr beat Eleider Alvarez in August with a stunning KOCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    February 20 – Las Vegas, Nevada
    Miguel Berchelt vs. Oscar Valdez (12 rounds – super-featherweight – WBO world title)
    February 27 – Auckland, New Zealand
    Joseph Parker vs Junior Fa (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    March 13 – Venue: TBA
    Roman โ€œChocolatitoโ€ Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada (12 rounds – super-flyweight – WBA, WBC world titles)

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    Boxing world champions: List of EVERY world champ in the sport, including Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Canelo

    BOXING can often be confusing for new fans to follow when there are so many world title belts up for grabs.
    From all the different sanctioning bodies, including the WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO, to the Ring Magazine and Lineal titles – the sport’s leading figures can often be found making head-scratching decisions.

    Anthony Joshua holds three of the four major belts in the heavyweight divisionCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd

    It would hopeful for us to dream of a time in the future where each division had just ONE champion. But for now reins confusion.
    So SunSport have put together a comprehensive list of ALL of boxing’s current world titleholders. Strap yourselves in – it’s a long old list.
    Heavyweight
    WBC
    Tyson Fury
    WBA

    Anthony Joshua (Super)
    Mahmoud Charr (Regular)
    WBO
    Anthony Joshua
    IBF
    Anthony Joshua
    Ring Magazine
    Tyson Fury

    Tyson Fury knocked out Deontay Wilder back in February Credit: Reuters
    Cruiserweight
    WBC

    Ilunga Makabu
    WBA
    Arsen Goulamirian (Super)
    Beibut Shumenov (Regular)
    WBO
    IBF
    Mairis Briedis
    Ring Magazine
    Mairis Briedis

    Mairis Briedis won the WBSS Cruiserweight tournament at the second time of askingCredit: EPA
    Light-heavyweight
    WBC
    Artur Beterbiev
    WBA
    Dimitry Bivol
    WBO
    IBF
    Artur Beterbiev
    Ring Magazine

    Artur Beterbiev hasn’t fought since October 2019 but is a two-belt holderCredit: Getty – Contributor
    Super-middleweight
    WBC
    WBA
    Canelo Alvarez (Super)
    David Morrell (interim)
    WBO
    Billy Joe Saunders
    IBF
    Caleb Plant
    Ring Magazine
    Canelo Alvarez

    Canelo Alvarez took apart Callum Smith in their epic boutCredit: Instagram / @canelo
    Middleweight
    WBC
    Jermell Charlo
    WBA
    Canelo Alvarez (Super)
    Ryota Murata (Regular)
    WBO
    Demetrius Andrade
    IBF
    Gennady Golovkin
    Ring Magazine
    Canelo Alvarez

    Gennady Golovkin will defend his IBF title on December 18Credit: Getty Images – Getty
    Super-welterweight
    WBC
    Jermell Charlo
    WBA
    Jermell Charlo
    WBO
    Patrick Teixeira
    IBF
    Jermell Charlo
    Ring Magazine
    Jermell Charlo

    Jermell Charlo holds three of the four belts in the 154lb divisionCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    Welterweight
    WBC
    Errol Spence Jr
    WBA
    Manny Pacquiao (Super)
    Yordenis Ugas (Regular)
    WBO
    Terence Crawford
    IBF
    Errol Spence Jr
    Ring Magazine

    Terence Crawford defeated Kell Brook in his last outingCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    Super-lightweight
    WBC
    Jose Ramirez
    WBA
    Josh Taylor (Super)
    Mario Barrios (Regular)
    WBO
    Jose Ramirez
    IBF
    Josh Taylor
    Ring Magazine

    Josh Taylor is a unified world champion after just 17 fightsCredit: Reuters
    Lightweight
    WBC
    Devin Haney
    Teofimo Lopez (Franchise)
    WBA
    Teofimo Lopez (Super)
    Gervonta Davis (Regular)
    WBO
    Teofimo Lopez
    IBF
    Teofimo Lopez
    Ring Magazine
    Teofimo Lopez

    Teofimo Lopez became the undisputed champion with a win over Vasyl LomachenkoCredit: Handout – Getty
    Super-featherweight
    WBC
    Miguel Berchelt
    WBA
    Gervonta Davis (Super)
    Rene Alvarado (Regular)
    WBO
    Jamel Herring
    IBF
    Joseph Diaz
    Ring Magazine

    Jamel Herring will face Carl Frampton in January 2021Credit: Sportsfile
    Featherweight
    WBC
    Gary Russell Jr
    WBA
    Leo Santa Cruz (Super)
    Xu Can (Regular)
    WBO
    Emanuel Navarrete
    IBF
    Josh Warrington
    Ring Magazine

    Josh Warrington won his title from Lee Selby two years ago Credit: Getty Images – Getty
    Super-bantamweight
    WBC
    WBA
    Murodjon Akhmadaliev (Super)
    WBO
    Angelo Leo
    IBF
    Murodjon Akhmadaliev
    Ring Magazine

    Guillermo Rigondeaux is one of the best bantamweight fighters in the worldCredit: Reuters
    Bantamweight
    WBC
    Nordine Oubaali
    WBA
    Naoya Inoue (Super)
    Guillermo Rigondeaux (Regular)
    WBO
    Johnriel Casimero
    IBF
    Naoya Inoue
    Ring Magazine
    Naoya Inoue

    Naoya Inoue is one of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world Credit: AFP or licensors
    Super-flyweight
    WBC
    Juan Estrada
    WBA
    Roman Gonzalez (Super)
    Joshua Franco (Regular)
    WBO
    Kazuto Ioka
    IBF
    Jerwin Ancajas
    Ring Magazine
    Juan Estrada

    Roman Gonzalez is one of the legends of the sport still fighting todayCredit: Getty Images – Getty
    Flyweight
    WBC
    Julio Cesar Martinez
    WBA
    Artem Dalakian
    WBO
    Junto Nakatani
    IBF
    Moruti Mthalane
    Ring Magazine

    Moruti Mthalane is the IBF flyweight world champion Credit: AFP
    Light-flyweight
    WBC
    Kenshiro Teraji
    WBA
    Hiroto Kyoguchi (Super)
    Carlos Canizales (Regular)
    WBO
    Elwin Soto
    IBF
    Felix Alvarado
    Ring Magazine
    Hiroto Kyoguchi

    Waheng Menayothin is undefeated as a professional fighter Credit: Getty – Contributor
    Mini-flyweight
    WBC
    Waheng Menayothin
    WBA
    Thammanoon Niyomtrong
    WBO
    Wilfredo Mendez
    IBF
    Pedro Taduran
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