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 – Claressa Shields defeats Ivana Habazin by unanimous-decision to vacant WBC & WBO light middleweight titles January 18 – Jeison Roasrio knocked out Julian Williams in the 5th round to win the WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO light middleweight titles.
February February 8 – Terri Harper defeats Eva Wahlström by unanimous decision to win the WBC super-featherweight title 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
July July 7 – Vergil Ortiz Jr. defeats Samuel Vargas by 7th-round TKO
August August 1 – Angelo Leo defeated Tramaine Williams by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO Junior Featherweight title August 7 – Terri Harper retained her WBC super-featherweight title in a controversial draw with Natasha Jonas. August 8 – Jamal James defeated Thomas Dulorme by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA interim welterweight title August 15 – Jessica McCaskill defeats Cecilia Braekhus to become undisputed welterweight champion August 22 – Alexander Povetkin scored an upset 5th round knockout victory over Dillian Whyte to win the WBC interim heavyweight championship despite being knocked down in the 4th round August 22 – Katie Taylor defeats Delfine Persoon by unanimous decision in their rematch 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 26 – 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. September 26 – Mairis Briedis defeats Yuniel Dorticos to win the IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles as well as the WBSS cruiserweight division. To date this is the last World Boxing Super Series bout to take place. September 26 – Jermall Charlo defeats Sergiy Derevyanchenko by unanimous decision September 26 – Jermell Charlo defeats Jeison Rosario by 8th-round KO
October October 3 – Jose Zepeda defeats Ivan Baranchyk by 5th-round KO. This bout was The Ring magazine Fight of the Year for 2020. October 4 – Chantelle Cameron beats Adriana Araujo by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC super-lightweight title October 17 – Teófimo López defeats Vasiliy Lomachenko to unify the WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring lightweight titles October 31 – Oleksandr Usyk defeats Derek Chisora by unanimous decision in a WBO world title eliminator October 31 – Savannah Marshall defeats Hannah Rankin by 7th-round TKO to win the vacant WBO middleweight title October 31 – George Kambosos Jr. defeats Lee Selby by split decision in a final eliminator for the IBF lightweight title October 31 – Gervonta Davis knocked out Léo Santa Cruz in the sixth round to win the WBA super featherweight title. October 31 – Mario Barrios remained unbeaten and retained his WBA super lightweight title knocking out Ryan Karl in the sixth round.
November November 7 – Devin Haney defeats Yuriorkis Gamboa by unanimous decision to retain the WBC lightweight title November 14 – Terence Crawford defeats Kell Brook by 4th-round TKO to retain the WBO welterweight title November 28 – Joe Joyce defeats Daniel Dubois by 10th-round KO to win the British, Commonwealth and vacant European heavyweight titles. Following the fight it was revealed that Dubois had suffered a broken left orbital bone and nerve damage around the eye. November 28 - Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fought a 8 Round exhibition ending in a draw.
December December 5 – Lyndon Arthur defeats Anthony Yarde by split decision to retain the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title December 5 – Errol Spence Jr. defeats Danny Garcia by unanimous decision, in his first bout since his car crash in October 2019 December 12 – Anthony Joshua defeats Kubrat Pulev by 9th-round knock out to retain his unified heavyweight championship December 19 – Canelo Álvarez defeats Callum Smith by unanimous decision to win the WBA and The Ring super middleweight titles and become a 4 division world champion.
2021 January January 2 - Ryan Garcia defeats Luke Campbell by 7th-round TKO in a WBC lightweight title eliminator January 30 - Caleb Plant defeats Caleb Truax by unanimous decision to retain the IBF super middleweight title
February February 13 - Mauricio Lara upset former featherweight champion Josh Warrington by 9th-round TKO 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. February 27 - Canelo Álvarez defeats Avni Yıldırım by 4th round corner retirement
March March 13 - Jessica McCaskill defeats Cecilia Braekhus by unanimous decision in their rematch March 20 - Lawrence Okolie defeats Krzysztof Głowacki by 6th-round TKO to win the vacant WBO cruiserweight title March 27 - Dillian Whyte defeats Alexander Povetkin by 4th-round knock out in their rematch to reclaim the WBC interim heavyweight championship
April April 3 - Jamel Herring defeats Carl Frampton by 6th-round TKO to retain the WBO super-featherweight title. Frampton retired immediately after the bout. April 10 - Conor Benn defeats Samuel Vargas by 1st-round KO April 10 - Savannah Marshall defeats Maria Lindberg by 3rd-round KO to retain WBO middleweight title April 10 - Shannon Courtenay defeats Ebanie Bridges by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA bantamweight title April 17 - Demetrius Andrade defeats Liam Williams by unanimous decision to retain the WBO middleweight title
May May 1 - Joseph Parker defeats Derek Chisora by split decision May 1 - Dmitry Bivol defeats Craig Richards by unanimous decision to retain the WBA light-heavyweight title May 1 - Katie Taylor defeats Natasha Jonas by unanimous decision May 1 - Andy Ruiz Jr. defeats Chris Arreola by unanimous decision May 8 - Canelo Álvarez defeats Billy Joe Saunders by 8th round corner retirement to unify WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles May 22 - Josh Taylor defeats José Ramírez by unanimous decision to become the undisputed light welterweight champion
June June 19 - Naoya Inoue beat Michael Dasmariñas by 3rd-round KO to retain the WBA & IBF bantamweight titles
July July 17 - Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño drew in their bout for the undisputed light middleweight championship July 24 - Joe Joyce beat Carlos Takam by 6th-round TKO
August August 7 - Kid Galahad defeats Jazza Dickens by 11th-round TKO to win the vacant IBF featherweight title August 14 - John Riel Casimero defeats Guillermo Rigondeaux by split decision to retain the WBO bantamweight title. Both fighters set a CompuBox record by landing only a combined 91 punches, the lowest ever recorded for a 12-round fight. August 21 - Yordenis Ugás defeats Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision to retain the WBA welterweight title
September September 4 - The rematch between Mauricio Lara and former featherweight champion Josh Warrington ends in a technical draw after Lara suffered a cut above his left eye following a clash of heads in the 2nd round. September 4 - Katie Taylor defeats Jennifer Han by unanimous decision September 25 - Oleksandr Usyk defeats Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision to win the WBA, IBF & WBO heavyweight titles, becoming only the third man to win world titles at both cruiserweight and heavyweight, after Evander Holyfield and David Haye. September 25 - Lawrence Okolie defeats Dilan Prašović by 3rd-round KO to retain WBO cruiserweight title September 29 - Manny Pacquiao officially announced his retirement from boxing in a post on social media.
October October 9 - Jamie Mitchell defeats Shannon Courtenay by majority decision to win WBA bantamweight title October 9 - In the final part of their trilogy, Tyson Fury knocks out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round to retain his WBC, Lineal and Ring magazine Heavyweight titles. This bout was The Ring magazine Fight of the Year for 2021. October 16 - Savannah Marshall defeats Lolita Muzeya by 2nd-round TKO October 23 - Shakur Stevenson defeats Jamel Herring by 10th-round TKO to win the WBO junior lightweight title, becoming a 2 division champion. October 30 - Chantelle Cameron defeats Mary McGee by unanimous decision to unify the WBC & IBF super-lightweight championship
November November 5 - Hannah Rankin defeats Maria Lindberg by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA light middleweight title November 6 - Canelo Álvarez defeats Caleb Plant by 11th-round TKO to become the first ever undisputed super middleweight championship November 13 - Kiko Martínez defeats Kid Galahad by 6th-round KO to the win IBF featherweight title November 13 - Alycia Baumgardner defeats Terri Harper by 4th-round TKO victory to win the WBC super-featherweight title November 20 - Terence Crawford defeats Shawn Porter by 10th-round stoppage to defend his WBO welterweight title. Porter retired immediately after the bout. November 27 - George Kambosos Jr. defeats Teófimo López by split decision to win the WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight titles
December December 4 - Anthony Yarde defeats Lyndon Arthur by 4th-round KO to regain the Commonwealth light-heavyweight title in their rematch December 4 - Devin Haney defeats Joseph Diaz by unanimous decision to retain the WBC lightweight title December 4 - Jessica McCaskill defeats Kandi Wyatt by 7th-round TKO December 11 - At New York's Madison Square Garden, Vasiliy Lomachenko beat Richard Commey by unanimous decision. December 17 - Artur Beterbiev beats Marcus Browne by 9th-round KO
2022 January January 15 – Joe Smith Jr. retained his WBO light heavyweight title with a 9th-round TKO over Steve Geffrard. January 22 – Mark Magsayo defeats Gary Russell Jr by split decision to win the WBC featherweight title January 30 – Ilunga Makabu defeats Thabiso Mchunu by split decision to retain the WBC cruiserweight title
February February 5 - Chris Eubank Jr. defeats Liam Williams by unanimous decision. February 5 - Claressa Shields defeats Ema Kozin by unanimous decision. February 12 – John Ryder defeats Daniel Jacobs by split decision February 19 – In their long-awaited bout, Kell Brook stopped Amir Khan by 6th-round TKO, both men would end up retiring after the fight. February 19 – Natasha Jonas defeats Chris Namús by 2nd-round TKO to win the vacant WBO light-middleweight title February 26 – Josh Taylor defeats Jack Catterall by controversial split decision to retain the undisputed light-welterweight titles February 27 – Lawrence Okolie defeats Michal Cieslak by unanimous decision to retain WBO cruiserweight title
March March 5 - Román González defeated late replacement Julio Cesar Martínez by unanimous decision March 12 - Leigh Wood came from behind to knock out Michael Conlin in the 12th round to retain his WBA Regular featherweight title. This bout was The Ring magazine Fight of the Year for 2022.