The schedule for boxing in 2023 is being set with a run of 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
Monday 1 May 2023 16:09, 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 on the card.
Some of world's finest fighters will be in action too live on Sky Sports. This summer watch the Devin Haney vs Vasiliy Lomachenko undisputed world lightweight title fight as well as Stephen Fulton vs Naoya Inoue in a battle for unified titles at super-bantamweight.
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
Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, live on Sky Sports
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)
Stockton Arena, California, live on Sky Sports
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)
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)
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, live on Sky Sports
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)
Manchester Arena, Manchester
Mauricio Lara vs Leigh Wood
Madison Square Garden Theater, live on Sky Sports
Josh Taylor vs Teofimo Lopez (WBO super-lightweight)
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
Liam Smith bt Chris Eubank Jr
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)
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, live on Sky Sports
Robeisy Ramirez bt Isaac Dogboe
O2 Arena, London
Anthony Joshua bt Jermaine Franklin
Galal Yafai bt Moises Calleros
Prudential Center, Newark, live on Sky Sports
Shakur Stevenson bt Shuichiro Yoshino
Keyshawn Davis bt Anthony Yigit
Jared Anderson bt George Arias
Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio
Jesse Rodriguez bt Cristian Gonzalez (WBO flyweight)
