Boxing in the 2020s

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Boxing in the 2020s is a list of notable fights and events in boxing during the decade from the year 2020 to 2029.

Lists of notable fights and events by year

2020

January

• January 8 – Claressa Shields defeats Ivana Habazin by unanimous-decision to vacant WBC & WBO light middleweight titles
• January 18 – Jeison Roasrio knocked out Julian Williams in the 5th round to win the WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO light middleweight titles.

February

• February 8 – Terri Harper defeats Eva Wahlström by unanimous decision to win the WBC super-featherweight title
• February 8 – Gary Russell Jr. defeated Tugstsogt Nyambayar by unanimous decision to retain his WBC featherweight title
• February 15 – Caleb Plant successfully defended his IBF Super Middleweight title defeating Vincent Feigenbutz in the 10th round by technical knockout when the referee waived off the fight.
• February 22 – In the second part of what became a trilogy, Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder in the 7th round when Wilder's corner threw in the towel, winning the WBC Heavyweight Title and then-vacant The Ring heavyweight title

March

• March 7 – Robert Helenius defeated Adam Kownacki in the 4th round by technical knockout to win the vacant WBA Gold heavyweight title

July

• July 7 – Vergil Ortiz Jr. defeats Samuel Vargas by 7th round TKO

August

• August 1 – Angelo Leo defeated Tramaine Williams by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO Junior Featherweight title
• August 7 – Terri Harper retained her WBC super-featherweight title in a controversial draw with Natasha Jonas.
• August 8 – Jamal James defeated Thomas Dulorme by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA interim welterweight title
• August 15 – Jessica McCaskill defeats Cecilia Braekhus to become undisputed welterweight champion
• August 22 – Alexander Povetkin scored an upset knockout victory over Dillian Whyte
• August 22 – Katie Taylor defeats Delfine Persoon by unanimous decision in their rematch
• August 22 – Shawn Porter defeated Sebastian Formella by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC Silver welterweight title
• August 29 – Erislandy Lara defeated Greg Vendetti by unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Regular) Light Middleweight title and win the vacant IBO Light Middleweight title

September

• September 20 – Juan Carlos Payano fought former champion Daniel Roman, who was ranked No. 3 by Ring Magazine, WBA and WBC and No. 4 by the WBO and No. 6 at super bantamweight at the time. Payano lost the fight via unanimous decision.
• September 26 – Mairis Briedis defeats Yuniel Dorticos to win the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles as well as the WBSS cruiserweight division. To date this is the last World Boxing Super Series bout to take place.
• September 26 – Jermall Charlo defeats Sergiy Derevyanchenko by unanimous decision
• September 26 – Jermell Charlo defeats Jeison Rosario by 8th round KO

October

• October 4 – Chantelle Cameron beats Adriana Araujo by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC super-lightweight title
• October 17 – Teófimo López defeats Vasiliy Lomachenko to unify the WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight titles
• October 31 – Oleksandr Usyk defeats Derek Chisora by unanimous decision in a WBO world title eliminator
• October 31 – Savannah Marshall defeats Hannah Rankin by 7th round TKO to win the vacant WBO middleweight title
• October 31 – George Kambosos Jr. defeats Lee Selby by split decision in a final eliminator for the IBF lightweight title
• October 31 – Gervonta Davis knocked out Léo Santa Cruz in the sixth round to win the WBA super featherweight title.
• October 31 – Mario Barrios remained unbeaten and retained his WBA super lightweight title knocking out Ryan Karl in the sixth round.

November

• November 7 – Devin Haney defeats Yuriorkis Gamboa by unanimous decision to retain the WBC lightweight title
• November 14 – Terence Crawford defeats Kell Brook by 4th round TKO to retain the WBO welterweight title
• November 28 – Joe Joyce defeats Daniel Dubois by 10th round KO to win the British, Commonwealth and vacant European heavyweight titles. Following the fight it was revealed that Dubois had suffered a broken left orbital bone and nerve damage around the eye.

December

• December 5 – Lyndon Arthur defeats Anthony Yarde by split decision to retain the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
• December 5 – Errol Spence Jr. defeats Danny Garcia by unanimous decision, in his first bout since his car crash in October 2019
• December 12 – Anthony Joshua defeats Kubrat Pulev by 9th round KO
• December 19 – Canelo Álvarez defeats Callum Smith to win the WBA and The Ring super middleweight titles and become a 4 division champion.

2021

January

• January 2 - Ryan Garcia defeats Luke Campbell by 7th round TKO in a WBC lightweight title eliminator
• January 30 - Caleb Plant defeats Caleb Truax by unanimous decision to retain the IBF super middleweight title

February

• February 13 - Mauricio Lara upset former featherweight champion Josh Warrington by 9th round TKO
• February 20 - At Las Vegas, Nevada. In a major upset, Oscar Valdez knocks out Miguel Berchelt in the 10th round to win the WBC Junior Lightweight title.
• February 27 - Canelo Álvarez defeats Avni Yıldırım by 4th round corner retirement

March

• March 13 - Jessica McCaskill defeats Cecilia Braekhus by unanimous decision in their rematch
• March 20 - Lawrence Okolie defeats Krzysztof Głowacki by 6th round TKO to win the vacant WBO cruiserweight title
• March 27 - Dillian Whyte defeats Alexander Povetkin by 4th round KO in their rematch

April

• April 3 - Jamel Herring defeats Carl Frampton by 6th round TKO to retain the WBO super-featherweight title. Frampton retired immediately after the bout.
• April 10 - Conor Benn defeats Samuel Vargas by 1st round KO
• April 10 - Savannah Marshall defeats Maria Lindberg by 3rd round KO to retain WBO middleweight title
• April 10 - Shannon Courtenay defeats Ebanie Bridges by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA bantamweight title
• April 17 - Demetrius Andrade defeats Liam Williams by unanimous decision to retain WBO middleweight title

May

• May 1 - Joseph Parker defeats Derek Chisora by split decision
• May 1 - Dmitry Bivol defeats Craig Richards by unanimous decision to retain the WBA light-heavyweight title
• May 1 - Katie Taylor defeats Natasha Jonas by unanimous decision
• May 1 - Andy Ruiz Jr. defeats Chris Arreola by unanimous decision
• May 8 - Canelo Álvarez defeats Billy Joe Saunders by 8th round corner retirement to unify WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles
• May 22 - Josh Taylor defeats José Ramírez by unanimous decision to become the undisputed light welterweight champion

June

• June 19 - Naoya Inoue beat Michael Dasmariñas by 3rd round KO to retain the WBA & IBF bantamweight titles

July

• July 17 - Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño drew in their bout for the undisputed light middleweight championship
• July 24 - Joy Joyce beat Carlos Takam by 6th round TKO

August

• August 7 - Kid Galahad defeats Jazza Dickens by 11th round TKO to win the vacant IBF featherweight title
• August 14 - John Riel Casimero defeats Guillermo Rigondeaux by split decision to retain the WBO bantamweight title. Both fighters would set a CompuBox record by landing only a combined 91 punches, the lowest ever recorded for a 12-round fight.
• August 21 - Yordenis Ugás defeats Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision to retain WBA welterweight title

September

• September 4 - The rematch between Mauricio Lara and former featherweight champion Josh Warrington ends in a technical draw after Lara suffered a cut above his left eye following a clash of heads in the 2nd round.
• September 4 - Katie Taylor defeats Jennifer Han by unanimous decision
• September 25 - Oleksandr Usyk defeats Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision to win the WBA, IBF & WBO heavyweight titles, becoming only the third man to win world titles at both cruiserweight and heavyweight, after Evander Holyfield and David Haye.
• September 25 - Lawrence Okolie defeats Dilan Prašović by 3rd round KO to retain WBO cruiserweight title
• September 29 - Manny Pacquiao officially announced his retirement from boxing in a post on social media.

October

• October 9 - Jamie Mitchell defeats Shannon Courtenay by majority decision to win WBA bantamweight title
• October 9 - In the final part of their trilogy, Tyson Fury knocks out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round to retain his WBC and The Ring Heavyweight title. This bout would be the Ring Magazine fight of the year for 2021.
• October 16 - Savannah Marshall defeats Lolita Muzeya by 2nd round TKO
• October 23 - Shakur Stevenson defeats Jamel Herring by 10th round TKO to win the WBO junior lightweight title, becoming a 2 division champion.
• October 30 - Chantelle Cameron defeats Mary McGee by unanimous decision to unify the WBC & IBF super-lightweight championship

November

• November 5 - Hannah Rankin defeats Maria Lindberg by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA light middleweight title
• November 6 - Canelo Álvarez defeats Caleb Plant by 11th round TKO to become the first ever undisputed super middleweight championship
• November 13 - Kiko Martínez defeats Kid Galahad by 6th round KO to the win IBF featherweight title
• November 13 - Alycia Baumgardner defeats Terri Harper by 4th round TKO victory to win the WBC super-featherweight title
• November 20 - Terence Crawford defeats Shawn Porter by 10th-round stoppage to defend his WBO welterweight title. Porter would retire immediately after the bout.
• November 27 - George Kambosos Jr. defeats Teófimo López by split decision to win the WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight titles

December

• December 4 - Anthony Yarde defeats Lyndon Arthur by 4th round KO to regain the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title in their rematch
• December 4 - Devin Haney defeats Joseph Diaz by unanimous decision to retain the WBC lightweight title
• December 4 - Jessica McCaskill defeats Kandi Wyatt by 7th round TKO
• December 11 - At New York's Madison Square Garden, Vasiliy Lomachenko beat Richard Commey by unanimous decision.
• December 17 - Artur Beterbiev beats Marcus Browne by 9th round KO

2022

January

• January 15 – Joe Smith Jr. retained his WBO light heavyweight title with a 9th-round TKO over Steve Geffrard.
• January 22 – Mark Magsayo defeats Gary Russell Jr by split decision to win the WBC featherweight title
• January 30 – Ilunga Makabu defeats Thabiso Mchunu by split decision to retain the WBC cruiserweight title

February

• February 5 - Chris Eubank Jr. defeats Liam Williams by unanimous decision.
• February 5 - Claressa Shields defeats Ema Kozin by unanimous decision.
• February 12 – John Ryder defeats Daniel Jacobs by split decision
• February 19 – In their long awaited bout, Kell Brook stopped Amir Khan by 6th round TKO
• February 19 – Natasha Jonas defeats Chris Namús by 2nd round TKO to win the vacant WBO light-middleweight title
• February 26 – Josh Taylor defeats Jack Catterall by controversial split decision to retain the undisputed light-welterweight titles
• February 27 – Lawrence Okolie defeats Michal Cieslak by unanimous decision to retain WBO cruiserweight title

March

• March 5 - Román González defeated late replacement Julio Cesar Martínez by unanimous decision
• March 12 - In which some boxing experts called the fight of the year, Leigh Wood came from behind to knock out Michael Conlin in the 12th round to retain his WBA Regular featherweight title
• March 26 - Josh Warrington defeats Kiko Martínez in seventh round to reclaim IBF featherweight title in their rematch
• March 26 - Gustavo Daniel Lemos defeats Lee Selby by 5th round TKO. Just over a week later, Selby would retire from boxing.

April

• April 2 - Savannah Marshall defeats Femke Hermans by third round KO
• April 9 - Gennady Golovkin defeats Ryōta Murata by ninth round TKO to unify WBA and IBF middleweight titles

September

• September 3 - In Mexico, Sivenathi Nontshinga earned a unanimous decision over Hector Flores to take the vacant IBF flyweight championship.

2023

January

• January 7 - Gervonta Davis stops Héctor García in 8 rounds to retain his WBA (Regular) Lightweight title.
• January 21 - Liam Smith causes an upset by defeating Chris Eubank Jr by 4th Round TKO at the Manchester Arena.

February

• February 5 - Amanda Serrano beats Erika Cruz by decision to become the Undisputed Female Featherweight Champion at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
• February 18 - Luis Nery KO Azat Hovhannisyan In a FOTY Contender In The Panama Theater.
• February 18- Mauricio Lara stops Leigh Wood in 7 rounds to win the WBA Featherweight title.

April

• April 1 - Anthony Joshua beats Jermaine Franklin In a 12 Round Bout In The O2.
• April 15 - Zhilei Zhang beats Joy Joyce In The Copper Box Arena To Win The WBO Interim Heavyweight Championship.
• April 22 - Gervonta Davis stops Ryan Garcia In 7 Rounds In T-Mobile Arena Becoming The 6th Biggest PPV Ever In Boxing History.

May

• May 6 - Canelo Álvarez Returned To His Home Town To Fight In A 93,000 Capacity Crowd Against John Ryder.
• May 13 - Rolly Romero Beats Ismael Barroso In R9 To Win The WBA Super-Lightweight Title.
• May 20 - Chantelle Cameron Causes An Upset By Beating Katie Taylor in Her Home Town.
• May 27 - Leigh Wood Get His Revenge In The AO Arena Beating Mauricio Lara To Becoming WBA Featherweight Champion.

June

• June 3 - Claressea Shields Beats Marcela Cornejo By UD To Still Be The Undisputed Women's Middleweight Champion.
• June 10 - Sunny Edwards Wins His Fight Against Andres Campos To Still Be The IBF Flyweight Champion.

July

• July 25 - Naoya Inoue defeats Stephen Fulton In The Ariake Arena In Tokyo To Become WBC And WBO Super Bantamweight Champion.
• July 29 - Terence Crawford puts on a Masterclass against Errol Spence Jr. stopping him in the 9th round to become the Undisputed Welterweight champion at the T-Mobile Arena.

August

• August 12 - Anthony Joshua knocks out Robert Helenius in 7 rounds at the 02 Arena in London, England.
• August 26 - Oleksandr Usyk knocks out Daniel Dubois in 9 rounds to retain the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and the Ring Heavyweight championship.

September

• September 23 - Zhilei Zhang and Joy Joyce have their rematch With Zhang KO Joyce In R3 To Still Be The WBO Interim Heavyweight Champion
• September 30 - Canelo Alvarez defeated Jermell Charlo via unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and the Ring Super Middleweight title.

October

• October 7 - Leigh Wood Makes An Incredible Comeback Against Josh Warrington Knocking Him Out In The 7th Round In Sheffield Arena And Retaining His WBA Featherweight Title.
• October 14 - Tommy Fury Battles KSI In A 6th Round Bout In The AO Arena Winning By UD.
• October 14 - Logan Paul Fights Dillon Danis In a 6 Round Bout The Same Night As KSI And Tommy Fury With Logan Paul Winning By DQ.
• October 28 - Tyson Fury survives a third round knockdown to beat Francis Ngannou in a controversial split decision win.

November

• November 4 - Joe Cordina Has A War With Edward Vazquez Winning By MD And Retaining His IBF Super-Featherweight Title.
• November 17 - Shakur Stevenson Beats Edwin De Los Santos To Win The WBC Lightweight Title.
• November 25 - David Benavidez defeated Demetrius Andrade via 6th round stoppage to maintain his Interim WBC Super Middleweight title.
• November 25 - Katie Taylor Gets Her Revenge By Beating Chantelle Cameron In The Same Arena Chantelle Beat Taylor With Katie Taylor Winning By MD To Become The Undisputed Light-Welterweight Champion.

December

• December 2 - Jordan Gill Beats Michael Conlan In Belfast By TKO In R7.
• December 2 - Ryan Garcia Returns And Beat Oscar Duarte By TKO In R8.
• December 23 - Joseph Parker Cause a Massive Upset Beating Deontay Wilder By UD.
• December 23 - Anthony Joshua TKO Otto Wallin In R5.
• December 26 - Naoya Inoue Put Up A Great Fight Against Marlon Taples Beating Him By KO In R10 To Become Undisputed King In The Super-Bantamweight Division In Under a Year.

2024

January

• January 13 - Artur Beterbiev beat Callum Smith with a 7th-round TKO to retain the IBF, WBC, and WBO Light Heavyweight Championship.

February

• February 3 - Conor Benn kept his unbeaten record intact after beating American Peter Dobson in Las Vegas by unanimous decision.
• February 16:
  • In Mexico, Sivenathi Nontshinga knocks out Adrian Curiel in the 10th round to regain the IBF Light Flyweight Championship.
  • In Madison Square Garden in New York City, O'Shaquie Foster beat Abraham Nova via split decision to retain the WBC Super Featherweight Championship.

March

• March 8 - Despite Suffering Two Knockdown Joseph Parker Beats Zhilei Zhang By MD To Be the WBO Interim Heavyweight Champion.
• March 8 - In Saudi Arabia, Anthony Joshua KO Francis Ngannou In The 2nd Round In Dominating Fashion.
• March 30 - In The T-Mobile Arena, Sebastian Fundora Beats Australian Superstar Tim Tszyu via Split Decision To Be The New WBC And WBA Super Welterweight Champion.
• March 31 - In The O2, Fabio Wardley And Frazer Clarke Meet For The First Time Which Ended In A Split Draw.

April

• April 20 - Ryan Garcia defeated Devin Haney by majority decision at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. However, the result was later ruled a no contest after Garcia tested positive for Ostarine.

May

• May 4 - Canelo Alvarez And Jamie Munguia Battle Out In 12 Round War With Munguia Suffering a Knockdown In R4. Canelo Was The Winner By UD And Was Still The Undisputed Super-Middleweight Champion
• May 12 - At the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia Vasiliy Lomachenko defeated George Kambosos Jr. via 11th-round TKO to win the vacant IBF lightweight world title.
• May 18 - In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by split decision to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999, and the first of the four-belt era.
• May 25 - Jack Catterall Gets Revenge Beating Josh Taylor In Their Rematch

June

• June 1 - Boxers from Queensberry Promotions and Matchroom went head-to-head in a 5v5 card. Queensberry completed a clean sweep, with all five of their fighters winning every bout.
• June 7 - Adrian Broner Suffer A Defeat To Blair Cobbs With Cobbs Winning By UD.
• June 15 - Gervonta Davis Headlines The T-Mobile Arena Against Frank Martin With Davis Beating Martin By KO In R8.
• June 15 - Liam Paro Causes a Massive Upset Beating Subriel Matias In His Hometown Winning The IBF Light-Welterweight Belt.
• June 29 - Jesse Rodriguez And Gallo Estrada Put Up An Absolute Fight Of The Year With Bam Winning By TKO In R7 To Be The WBC And Ring Super-Flyweight Champion.

July

• July 6 - Former UFC Stars Nate Diaz And Jorge Masvidal Have Their Rematch Play Out in Boxing Rules In a 10 Round Bout With Nate Diaz Coming Out As The Winner By MD.
• July 27 - In London Joy Joyce and Derek Chisora But Up A War With Chisora Coming Out As The Winner With Chisora Knocking Down Joyce In R9.

August

• August 3 - In Las Vegas Terence Crawford Moves Up To 154lbs To Challenge Israil Madrimov At The BMO Stadium Infront of 17,179 People For The WBA Super-Welterweight Championship.
• August 31 - In Ireland Influencer Danny Arrons Took On Premier League Winner Danny Simpson In 4 Round Bout Ending in a Draw In A Sold Out 3arena.

September

• September 14 - Mexican Superstar Canelo Alvarez Beats Edgar Berlanga In The T-Mobile Arena To Retain The WBA,WBC,WBO And The Ring Magazine Super Middleweight Titles.
• September 21 - In British Boxing Attendance Record In front Of 98,198 People At Wembley Stadium Anthony Joshua And Daniel Dubois Go At It In And All British Clash With Dubois Shocking The World By KO Joshua In Round 5 To Win The IBF Heavyweight Championship.

October

• October 13 - Artur Beterbiev defeats Dmitry Bivol to become the Undisputed Light heavyweight champion