The schedule for boxing in 2023 is being set with a run thrilling fight nights coming up, including Joshua Buatsi vs Pawel Stepien live on Sky Sports on May 6; plus international stars will be live on Sky including Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenko and Stephen Fulton vs Naoya Inoue
Thursday 30 March 2023 12:42, UK
Boxing in 2023 is taking shape. Key fights have already been booked and a run of thrilling fights is coming up.
Major fights have already taken place in 2023. Liam Smith secured a stunning stoppage to beat Chris Eubank Jr in Manchester, unified light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev halted Anthony Yarde in London and world champion Lawrence Okolie has returned to action.
But more big nights lie ahead, including the outstanding Joshua Buatsi taking on Pawel Stepien, live on Sky Sports, on May 6 with Olympic stars Lauren Price and Ben Whittaker also the card.
Some of America's finest fighters will be in action too. Shakur Stevenson will be moving up to lightweight to pursue more world titles. He will box on Sky Sports along with heavyweight sensation Jared Anderson and the brilliant Keyshawn Davis, and there is much more still to come.
Plus this summer watch the Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenko undisputed world lightweight title fight as well as Stephen Fulton vs Naoya Inoue.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, live on Sky Sports
Robeisy Ramirez vs Isaac Dogboe
O2 Arena, London
Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin
Galal Yafai vs Moises Calleros
Prudential Center, Newark, live on Sky Sports
Shakur Stevenson vs Shuichiro Yoshino
Keyshawn Davis vs Anthony Yigit
Jared Anderson vs George Arias
Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio
Jesse Rodriguez vs Cristian Gonzalez (WBO flyweight)
Copper Box Arena, London
Joe Joyce vs Zhang Zhilei
Mikaela Mayer vs Christina Linardatou
Rzeszow, Poland, live on Sky Sports
Lukasz Rozanski vs Alen Babic (WBC bridgerweight)
Martin Bakole vs Ihor Shevadzutskyi
Jeamie TKV vs TBC
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
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Canelo Alvarez vs John Ryder (WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF super-middleweight)
Stockton Arena, California
Janikbek Alimkhanuly vs Steven Butler (WBO middleweight)
Jason Moloney vs Vincent Astrolabio (WBO bantamweight)
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, live on Sky Sports
Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenko (WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF lightweight)
Dublin
Katie Taylor vs Chantelle Cameron (IBF, WBO, WBA and WBA super-lightweight)
Terri Harper vs Cecilia Braekhus (WBA super-welterweight)
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, live on Sky Sports
Chris Billam-Smith vs TBC
York Hall, London, live on Sky Sports
Adam Azim vs TBC
Ariake Arena, Japan, live on Sky Sports
Stephen Fulton vs Naoya Inoue (WBO & WBC super-bantamweight)
Capital One Arena, Washington, USA
Gervonta Davis bt Hector Luis Garcia
Jaron Ennis bt Karen Chukhadzhian (IBF Interim welterweight)
Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, USA, live on Sky Sports
Efe Ajagba bt Stephan Shaw
AO Arena, Manchester, live on Sky Sports Box Office
Chris Eubank Jr bt Liam Smith
Richard Riakporhe bt Krzysztof Glowacki
Joseph Parker bt Jack Massey
Wembley Arena, London
Artur Beterbiev bt Anthony Yarde (IBF, WBC & WBO light-heavyweight)
Artem Dalakian bt David Jimenez (WBA flyweight)
Desert Diamond Arena, Arizona, USA
Emanuel Navarrete bt Liam Wilson (WBO super-featherweight)
Arnold Barboza bt Jose Pedraza
Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, USA
Amanda Serrano bt Erika Cruz (IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO featherweight)
Alycia Baumgardner bt Elhem Mekhaled (IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO super-featherweight)
Wembley Arena, London
Adam Azim bt Santos Reyes
Zak Chelli bt Anthony Sims
Tyler Denny bt Brad Pauls
Caroline Dubois bt Feriche Mashaury
Viddal Riley bt Anees Taj
Nottingham Arena, Nottingham
Mauricio Lara bt Leigh Wood (WBA featherweight)
Armory, Minneapolis
Subriel Matias bt Jeremias Ponce (IBF super-lightweight)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Jake Paul bt by Tommy Fury
Ilunga Makabu bt by Badou Jack (WBC cruiserweight)
Zenith-La Villette, Paris, France, live on Sky Sports
Tony Yoka bt by Carlos Takam
Dan Azeez bt Thomas Faure (European light-heavyweight)
Lauren Price bt Naomi Mannes
Utilita Arena, Newcastle
Cyrus Pattinson bt Chris Jenkins
Pat McCormack bt Dario Socci
Solomon Dacres bt Robert Ismay (English heavyweight)
AO Arena, Manchester, live on Sky Sports
Lawrence Okolie bt David Light
Michael Gomez Jr bt Levi Giles
Frazer Clarke bt Bogdan Dinu
Karriss Artingstall bt Linzi Buczynskyj
Save Mart Arena, Fresno, live on Sky Sports
Jose Ramirez bt Richard Commey
Seniesa Estrada bt Tina Rupprecht (WBA & WBC minimumweight)
