Boxing in 2023: The key fights, dates and venues confirmed so far for the year ahead

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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

Boxing in 2023: The key fights, dates and venues confirmed so far for the year ahead

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.

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Boxing in 2023: The key fights, dates and venues confirmed so far for the year ahead

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.

Key fights confirmed so far:

Saturday April 15 2023

Copper Box Arena, London

Joe Joyce vs Zhang Zhilei

Mikaela Mayer vs Christina Linardatou

Saturday April 22 2023

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

Boxing in 2023: The key fights, dates and venues confirmed so far for the year ahead

Saturday May 6 2023

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)

Saturday May 13 2023

Stockton Arena, California, live on Sky Sports

Janikbek Alimkhanuly vs Steven Butler (WBO middleweight)

Jason Moloney vs Vincent Astrolabio (WBO bantamweight)

Saturday May 20 2023

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)

Boxing in 2023: The key fights, dates and venues confirmed so far for the year ahead

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)

Saturday May 27 2023

Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, live on Sky Sports

Lawrence Okolie vs Chris Billam-Smith (WBO cruiserweight)

Mikael Lawal vs Isaac Chamberlain (British cruiserweight)

Boxing in 2023: The key fights, dates and venues confirmed so far for the year ahead

SSE Arena, Belfast

Luis Alberto Lopez vs Michael Conlan (IBF featherweight)

Manchester Arena, Manchester

Mauricio Lara vs Leigh Wood

Saturday June 10 2023

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

Tuesday July 25 2023

Ariake Arena, Japan, live on Sky Sports

Stephen Fulton vs Naoya Inoue (WBO & WBC super-bantamweight)

Previous 2023 results:

Saturday January 7 2023

Capital One Arena, Washington, USA

Gervonta Davis bt Hector Luis Garcia

Jaron Ennis bt Karen Chukhadzhian (IBF Interim welterweight)

Saturday January 14 2023

Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, USA, live on Sky Sports

Efe Ajagba bt Stephan Shaw

Saturday January 21 2023

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

Boxing in 2023: The key fights, dates and venues confirmed so far for the year ahead

Saturday January 28 2023

Wembley Arena, London

Artur Beterbiev bt Anthony Yarde (IBF, WBC & WBO light-heavyweight)

Artem Dalakian bt David Jimenez (WBA flyweight)

Friday February 2 2023

Desert Diamond Arena, Arizona, USA

Emanuel Navarrete bt Liam Wilson (WBO super-featherweight)

Arnold Barboza bt Jose Pedraza

Saturday February 4 2023

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)

Saturday February 11 2023

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

Saturday February 18 2023

Nottingham Arena, Nottingham

Mauricio Lara bt Leigh Wood (WBA featherweight)

Saturday February 25 2023

Armory, Minneapolis

Subriel Matias bt Jeremias Ponce (IBF super-lightweight)

Sunday February 26 2023

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Jake Paul bt by Tommy Fury

Ilunga Makabu bt by Badou Jack (WBC cruiserweight)

Saturday March 11 2023

Zenith-La Villette, Paris, France, live on Sky Sports

Tony Yoka bt by Carlos Takam

Boxing in 2023: The key fights, dates and venues confirmed so far for the year ahead

Dan Azeez bt Thomas Faure (European light-heavyweight)

Lauren Price bt Naomi Mannes

Saturday March 18 2023

Utilita Arena, Newcastle

Cyrus Pattinson bt Chris Jenkins

Pat McCormack bt Dario Socci

Solomon Dacres bt Robert Ismay (English heavyweight)

Saturday March 25 2023

AO Arena, Manchester, live on Sky Sports

Lawrence Okolie bt David Light

Boxing in 2023: The key fights, dates and venues confirmed so far for the year ahead

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)

Saturday April 1 2023

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

Saturday April 8 2023

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)

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