The number of events set for the first few months of the new year is increasing. Many of the sport’s biggest names already have fights on the 2025 calendar, including several members of the pound-for-pound elite.
Naoya Inoue, the undisputed junior featherweight champion and pound-for-pound elite fighter — will be in action Jan. 24 when he defends his four world titles against Ye Joon Kim. Inoue was originally scheduled to face Sam Goodman on Christmas Eve, but Goodman was cut in training camp and the fight was postponed. Goodman then suffered another cut before the rescheduled date of January 24 and was pulled from the fight altogether.
Business really picks up in February. On February 1, two of boxing’s brightest young stars collide with major future opportunities on the line when David Benvidez takes on David Morrell in a light heavyweight clash. The winner will face the winner of the February 22 rematch between undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. Beterbiev beat Bivol in their first meeting to become the undisputed champions and will be looking to repeat that feat in Saudi Arabia.
Sandwiched between those light heavyweight bouts is “GWOAT,” a bout featuring Claressa Shields, as she takes on two titles at heavyweight and one at light heavyweight with Daniel Perkins.
Big names are even on the schedule heading into March, with Garvonta Davis, arguably the “face of boxing”, defending his WBA lightweight title against Lamont Roach Jr.
Check out the 2025 calendar below.
Note: This will be continuously updated with changes and additions.
2025 Upcoming Boxing Schedule
| 24 January | Tokyo | Naoya Inoue (c) vs Ye John Kim | Undisputed Junior Featherweight Championship | ESPN+ |
| January 25 | Vegas | Diego Pacheco vs. Steven Nelson | Super middleweight | DAZN |
| 1 February | Vegas | David Benavidez vs. David Morrell | Light heavyweight | PPV |
| February 2nd | Flint, Michigan | Claressa Shields (c) VS. Daniel Perkins | Unified Women’s Heavyweight Title, WBO Women’s Light Heavyweight Title | DAZN |
| 8 February | Manchester, England | Derek Chisora Vs. Otto Wallin | heavyweight | TBA |
| February 14 | New York City | Dennis Berinchick (C) Vs. Keeshon Davis | WBO lightweight title | ESPN |
| 15 February | Anaheim, California | Oscar Duarte v. Regis Program | Junior Welterweights | DAZN |
| 15 February | Manchester, England | Jack Catterall vs. Arnold Barboza Jr | Vacant WBO junior welterweight interim title | DAZN |
| 22 February | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Artur Beterbiev (c) vs. Dmitry Bivol | Undisputed Light Heavyweight Championship | PPV |
| 24 February | Tokyo | Together Nakatani (c) vs. Junto Nakatani (c) David Cuellar | WBC bantamweight title | ESPN+ |
| March 1st | Vegas | Gervonta Davis (c) vs. Lamont Roach Jr | WBA lightweight title | PPV |
| March 15 | TBA | Theophas Lopez Jr. (c) vs. Subriel Matias | WBO junior welterweight title | PPV |
| March 15 | Liverpool, England | Nick Ball vs. TJ Doheny | WBA featherweight title | TBA |
| April 26 | London | Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Connor Benn | Middleweights | TBA |
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