2023 Boxing Calendar: 2022 Season Set to Fuse with Even More Spectacular Fights in the New Year

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The 2023 promises to be an explosive one for boxing fans, with the explosive excitement of the 2022 campaign about to be followed by the prospect of even bigger and better fights this year. From the United States to Japan and all the way to Europe, boxers from all over the world are set to fight for numerous titles, with the rosters of rising stars, current champions, and established veterans looking to shine in the ring.

These are the dates

June 24
Tokyo Japan
Joshua Franco (United States) vs. Kazuto Ioka (Japan), for the WBA super flyweight title.

New York, USA
Edgar Berlanga (United States) vs. Jason Quigley (Ireland), super middleweight

Minneapolis USA
– Carlos Adames (Dominican Republic) vs. Julian Williams (United States), for the interim WBC middleweight title.
– Erickson Lubin (United States) vs. Luis Arias (United States), super welterweight.
– Fernando Martinez (Argentina) vs. Jade Bornea (Philippines), for the IBF super flyweight title.

1st of July
Wuppertal (Germany)
– Dodge Falcao (Brazil) vs. Vincenzo Gualtieri (Italy), for the IBF middleweight title.

July 8
Arlington (United States)
– Vergil Ortiz Jr. (United States) vs. Eimantas Stanionis (Lithuanua), for the “regular” WBA welterweight title.
Atlantic City (United States)
– Jarron Ennis (United States) vs. Roiman Villa (Venezuela), for the IBF interim welterweight title.

July 15
Detroit (United States)
– Alycia Baumgardner (United States) vs. Christina Linardatou (Greece), for the undisputed super featherweight title.
– Andy Cruz (Cuba) vs. Juan Carlos Burgos (Mexico), lightweight.
Las Vegas (United States)
– Nonito Donaire (Philippines) vs. Alejandro Santiago (Mexico), for the WBC bantamweight title.

July 22
Oklahoma (United States)
– George Kambosos (Australia) vs. Maxi Hughes (England), lightweight.

July 25
Tokyo Japan)
– Stephen Fulton (United States) vs. Naoya Inoue (Japan), for the WBC and WBO super bantamweight titles.
– Robeisy Ramirez (Cuba) vs. Satoshi Shimizu (Japan), for the WBO featherweight title.

July 29
Las Vegas (United States)
– Errol Spence Jr. (United States) vs. Terence Crawford (United States), for the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO welterweight titles.

August 5
New York (United States)
– Erislandy Lara (Cuba) vs. Danny Garcia (United States), for the WBA middleweight title.

August 12
Glendale, Arizona (United States)
– Emanuel Navarrete (Mexico) vs. Óscar Valdez (Mexico), for the WBO super featherweight title

August 19
Québec (Canada)
– Artur Beterbiev (Canada) vs. Callum Smith (England), for the IBF, WBC and WBA light heavyweight titles.

26 of August
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– Subriel Matias (Puerto Rico) vs. Sergey Lipinets (Kazakhstan), for the IBF super lightweight title.
Wrocław (Poland)
– Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine) vs. Daniel Dubois (England), for the IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles.

The main event of the year however, has to be the long awaited, long anticipated showdown between two of the greatest welterweight boxers of our time – American superstars Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford – who will face off for the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO welterweight titles in Las Vegas. With all the star power set to clash in the ring in 2023, there’s no doubt that it will be a year to remember – and one that will have fans from all around the world tuning in to watch.