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 – Jeison Roasrio knocked out Julian Williams in the 5th round to win the WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO light middleweight titles.

February

• 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

August

• August 1 – Angelo Leo defeated Tramaine Williams by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO Junior Featherweight title
• August 8 – Jamal James defeated Thomas Dulorme by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA interim welterweight title
• 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.

October

• October 31 – Gervonta Davis knocked out Léo Santa Cruz in the sixth round to remain unbeaten with a record of 24-0 and winning the WBA World Super Featherweight and World Lightweight titles.
• October 31 – Mario Barrios remained unbeaten and retained his WBA World Super Lightweight title knocking out Ryan Karl in the sixth round.

2021

February

• 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.

October

• October 9 - In the final part of the 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.

December

• December 11 - At New York's Madison Square Garden, Vasiliy Lomachenko beat Richard Commey via unanimous decision.

2022

January

• January 22 – Joe Smith Jr. retained his WBO light heavyweight title with a 9th-round TKO over Steve Geffrard.

March

• March 12 - In which some boxing experts call the fight of the year, Leigh Wood came from behind to knock out Michael Conlin in the 12th round to retain his WBA featherweight title

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 Lightweight title.
• January 21 - Liam Smith Causes An Upset By Beating Chris Eubank.Jr TKO In The 4th Round In The Manchester Arena.
• February
• February 5 - Amanda Serrano Beats Erika Cruz By Decision To Become The Undisputed Female Featherweight Champion In The Theatre 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 - Zheli 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 Alvarez Returned To His Home Town To Fight In A 93,000 Capacity Crowd Against John Ryder.
• May 13 - KSI Fights Joe Fournier With The Fight Ended In A KO For KSI Then Overturned To A NC Due to an Elbow.
• May 13 - Rolly Romero Beats Ismael Barroso In R9 To Win The WBA Super-Lightweight Title.
• May 20 - Chantelle Cameron Causes An Uspet 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 Defats Stephen Fulton In The Ariake Arena In Tokyo To Become WBC And WBO Super Bantamweight Champion.
• July 29 - Terence Crawford Buts On A Masterclass Against Errol Spence.Jr Stopping Him In The 9th Round To Become The Undisputed Welterweight King In The T-Mobile Arena.
• August
• August 5 - Jake Paul Beats Nate Diaz By UD In A 10 Round Bout.

• 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 15 - Jake Paul KO Andre August In R1.
• 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 But Up A Great Fight Against Marlon Taples Beating Him By TKO 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 But Up An Absolute Fight Of The Year With Bam Winning By TKO In R7 To Be The WBC And Ring Super-Flyweight Champion.
• June 29 - Teofimo Lopez Beats Steve Claggett By UD To Be WBO And Ring Light-Welterweight Champion.