Boxing in the 2020s

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.^[1]

February

• February 8 – Gary Russell Jr. defeated Tugstsogt Nyambayar by unanimous decision to retain his WBC featherweight title^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• 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^[4]

March

• March 7 – Robert Helenius defeated Adam Kownacki in the 4th round by technical knockout to win the vacant WBA Gold heavyweight title^[5]

August

• August 1 – Angelo Leo defeated Tramaine Williams by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO Junior Featherweight title^[6]
• August 8 – Jamal James defeated Thomas Dulorme by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA interim welterweight title^[7]
• August 22 – Shawn Porter defeated Sebastian Formella by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC Silver welterweight title^[8]
• 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^[9]

September

• September 20 –
  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.^[10]
• October 31 – Mario Barrios remained unbeaten and retained his WBA World Super Lightweight title knocking out Ryan Karl in the sixth round.^[11]

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.

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

2022

January

• January 22 –
  WBO light heavyweight title with a 9th-round TKO over Steve Geffrard
  .

• March 12 - In which some boxing experts call it the fight of the year,
  Michael Conlin in the 12th round to retain his WBA
  featherweight title

• January 8 - Gervonta Davis stops Hector Luis Garcia in 8 rounds to retain his WBA Lightweight title.

February

• February 18 - Mauricio Lara stops Leigh Wood in 7 rounds to win the WBA Featherweight title.

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 30 -
  Canelo Alvarez defeat Jermell Charlo
  via unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and the Ring Super Middleweight title.

• November 4 - Tyson Fury survives a third round knockdown to beat Francis Ngannou in a controversial split decision win.
• November 25 - David Benavidez defeat Demetrius Andrade via 6th round stoppage to maintain his Interim WBC Super Middleweight title.

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,
    IBF
    Light Flyweight Championship.
  • In Madison Square Graden in New York City, O'Shaquie Foster beat Abraham Nova via split decision to retain the WBC Super Featherweight Championship.

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