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January 6: Osaka, Japan

Masataki Taniguchi vs. Melvin Jerusalem, 12 rounds, for Taniguchi’s WBO strawweight title

Daniel Valladares vs. Ginjiro Shigeoka, 12 rounds, for Valladares IBF strawweight title

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January 7: Washington, D.C. (Showtime PPV, PPV. com)

Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Garcia, 12 rounds, for Davis’ WBA “regular” lightweight title

Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian, 12 rounds, for vacant IBF interim welterweight title

Rashidi Ellis vs. Roiman Villa, 12 rounds, welterweights

Demetrius Andrade vs. Demond Nicholson, 10 rounds, super middleweights

Vito Mielnicki Jr. vs. Omar Rosales, 8 rounds, junior middleweights

Brandun Lee vs. Patrick Okine, 8 rounds, junior welterweights

Lamont Peterson vs. Michael Ogundo, 8 rounds, welterweights

Anthony Peterson vs. Raul Chirino, 6 rounds, junior welterweights

Kyrone Davis vs. Cristian Fabian Rios, 8 rounds, super middleweights

Keeshawn Williams vs. Gustavo David Vittori, 6 rounds, welterweights

Travon Marshall vs. Shawn West, 6 rounds, junior middleweights

Mia Ellis vs. Karen Dulin, 4 rounds, female lightweights

Jalil Major Hackett vs. Joel Guevara, 4 rounds, welterweights

January 13: Laval, Quebec (ESPN+)

Kim Clavel vs. Jessica Nery Plata, 10 rounds, WBC/WBA women’s junior flyweight unification

Mazlum Akdeniz vs. Cristian Bielma, 10 rounds, junior welterweights

Marie Pier Houle vs. Marisol Moreno, 8 rounds, female welterweights

Derek Pomerleau vs. Gustavo Magana Rodriguez, 6 rounds, middleweights

Caroline Veyre vs. Estefania Gonzalez Franco, 6 rounds, female junior featherweights

Eric Basran vs. Juan Carlos Ramirez, 6 rounds, lightweights

January 14: Verona, N.Y. (ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+)

Efe Ajagba vs. Stephan Shaw, 10 rounds, heavyweights

Guido Vianello vs. Jonnie Rice, 10 rounds, heavyweights

Adam Lopez vs. Abraham Nova, 10 rounds, junior lightweights

Floyd Diaz vs. Edwin Rodriguez, 8 rounds, junior featherweights

Haven Brady Jr. vs. TBA, 8 rounds, junior lightweights

Bryce Mills vs. Margarito Hernandez, 6 rounds, junior welterweights

Dante Benjamin Jr. vs. Emmanueal Austin, 6 rounds, light heavyweights

Brian Norman Jr. vs. TBA, 8 rounds, welterweights

Rohan Polanco vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior welterweights

January 14: London (DAZN PPV)

KSI vs. Dillon Danis, 6 rounds, cruiserweights

Slim vs. Tom Zanetti, 4 rounds, light heavyweights

Salt Papi vs. Josh Brueckner, 4 rounds, cruiserweights

Ryan Taylor vs. Swarmz, 4 rounds, cruiserweights

Joe Fournier vs. Tony Christodoulou, 4 rounds, cruiserweights

Faith Ordway vs. Elle Brooke, 3 rounds, female junior welterweights

Anthony Taylor vs. Idris Virgo, 4 rounds, light heavyweights

January 20: Bethlehem, Pa. (Showtime)

Sean Hemphill vs. David Stevens, 8 rounds, super middleweights

Atif Oberlton vs. Artem Brusov, 8 rounds, light heavyweights

Julian Gonzalez vs. Rosalindo Morales, 8 rounds, lightweights

James Bernadin vs. TBA, junior lightweights

Jonathan Rodriguez vs. TBA, 6 rounds, bantamweights

Thanjhae Teasley vs. TBA, 6 rounds, welterweights

Otto Wallin vs. TBA, 8 rounds, heavyweights

Moses Johnson vs. Terrell Woods, 6 rounds, heavyweights

Francis Oran vs. Marlon Haywood, 4 rounds, heavyweights

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January 21: Miami

Ilunga Makabu vs. Noel Mikaelyan, 12 rounds, for Makabu’s WBC cruiserweight title

January 21: Manchester, England

Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith, 12 rounds, middleweights

Richard Riakporhe vs. Krzysztof Głowacki, 12 rounds, cruiserweights

Joseph Parker vs. Jack Massey, 12 rounds, heavyweights

Frazer Clarke vs. Rydell Booker, 8 rounds, heavyweights

January 21: Tampa (FITE)

Antonio Tarver Jr. vs. Drew Dwelly, 10 rounds, junior middleweights

Raphael Akpejior vs. Dell Long, 8 rounds, heavyweights

Ibrahim Robinson vs. Javier Mayoral, 6 rounds, welterweights

Muhammad Robinson vs. Alexander Stone, 4 rounds, junior welterweights

Eduardo Santiago vs. Aryton McArthur, 4 rounds, lightweights

Lamont Powell vs. Ricardo Medina, 4 rounds, junior middleweights

Josiyah Giles vs. Sirarminius Williams, 4 rounds, welterweights

Ivan Franco vs. TBA, 6 rounds, welterweights

D’Vonte Smith vs. Juan Carlos Santana, 4 rounds, welterweights

Eric Howard vs. Mike Fowler, 4 rounds, junior lightweights

January 21: Uncasville, Conn.

Juiseppe Cusumano vs. Istvan Bernath, 10 rounds, heavyweights

Chordale Booker vs. Angel Hernandez, 8 rounds, junior middleweights

Michael Valentin vs. Kevin Walsh, 6 rounds, junior lightweights

Irvin Gonzalez vs. Headley Scott, 8 rounds, featherweights

Alejandro Paulino vs. Ryizeemmion Ford, 6 rounds, junior lightweights

John Gotti III vs. Alex Citrowske, 4 rounds, cruiserweights

Josniel Castro vs. Mitch Louis Charles, 6 rounds, welterweights

Stevie Jane Coleman vs. Michaele Nogue, 4 rounds, female welterweights

Kendrick Ball Jr. vs. Victor Hugo Exner, 6 rounds, super middleweights

Chad Leoncello vs. Wallace Nass Silva, 4 rounds, heavyweights

Mike Kimbel vs. Robert Banks, 4 rounds, lightweights

January 25: Plant City, Fla. (ProBox TV)

Cesar Francis vs. Jesus Sarocho, 10 rounds, junior welterweights

Jaycob Gomez vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior lightweights

Dominic Valle vs. Carlos Rosario, 6 rounds, junior lightweights

Derek Cintron vs. TBA, 4 rounds, middleweights

Jorge Carlos vs. TBA, 4 rounds, lightweights

January 27: Montebello, Calif. (UFC Fight Pass)

Serhii Bohachuk vs. Nathaniel Gallimore, 10 rounds, junior middleweights

Eric Priest vs. Joeshon James, 8 rounds, middleweights

Omar Cande Trinidad vs. Jose Luis Ramirez, 8 rounds, junior featherweights

David Romero vs. Michael De La Cruz, 5 rounds, lightweights

Umar Dzambekov vs. TBA, 6 rounds, light heavyweights

Stefanie Cohen vs. Kedra Bradley, 4 rounds, female junior bantamweights

Gloria Munguilla vs. JoAnna Espinoza, 4 rounds, female junior bantamweights

Daniel Barrera vs. TBA, 4 rounds, junior bantamweights

Steve von Euw vs. Adonis Marmolejo Castro, 4 rounds, junior middleweights

January 28: London (ESPN+)

Artur Beterbiev vs. Anthony Yarde, 12 rounds, for Beterbiev’s WBC/IBF/WBO light heavyweight title

Artem Dalakian vs. David Jimenez, 12 rounds, for Dalakian’s WBA flyweight title

Karol Itauma vs. TBA, 10 rounds, light heavwyeights

Willy Hutchinson vs. Emil Markic, 12 rounds, light heavyweights

Charles Frankham vs. Joshua Ocampo, 6 rounds, lightweights

Joshua Frankham vs. Joe Hardy, 6 rounds, junior middleweights

Tommy Fletcher vs. Darryl Sharp, 4 rounds, cruiserweights

Umar Khan vs. Sandeep Singh Bhatti, 6 rounds, featherweights

Khalid Ali vs. Ivica Gogosevic, 6 rounds, junior middleweights

Sean Noakes vs. Santiago Garces, 6 rounds, welterweights

January 28: Bochum, Germany

Agit Kabayel vs. Agron Smakici, 12 rounds, for vacant European heavyweight title

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February 2: Montreal (ESPN+)

Erik Bazinyan vs. Alantez Fox, 10 rounds, super middleweights

Yves Ulysse Jr. vs. Javier Molina, 10 rounds, junior welterweights

Raphael Courchesne vs. TBA, 6 rounds, welterweights

Christopher Guerrero vs. TBA, 6 rounds, welterweights

Alexandre Gaumont vs. TBA, 6 rounds, middleweights

Avery Martin-Duval vs. TBA, 6 rounds, featherweights

February 3: Glendale, Ariz. (ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+)

Emanuel Navarrete vs. Liam Wilson, 12 rounds, for vacant WBO junior lightweight title

Arnold Barboza vs. Jose Pedraza, 10 rounds, junior welterweights

Richard Torrez Jr. vs. TBA, 6 rounds, heavyweights

Emiliano Vargas vs. TBA, 4 rounds, lightweights

Andres Cortes vs. Luis Melendez, 10 rounds, junior lightweights

Xavier Martinez vs. TBA, 10 rounds, junior lightweights

Nico Ali Walsh vs. Eduardo Ayala, 6 rounds, middleweights

Lindolfo Delgado vs. Clarence Booth, 8 rounds, junior welterweights

February 4: New York (DAZN)

Amanda Serrano vs. Erika Cruz, 10 rounds, WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA women’s featherweight unification

Alycia Baumgardner vs. Elhem Mekhaled, 10 rounds, for Baumgardner’s WBC/WBO/IBF and vacant WBA women’s junior lightweight title

Richardson Hitchins vs. TBA, 10 rounds, junior welterweights

Reshat Mati vs. Cletus Seldin, 10 rounds, junior welterweights

February 4: Creteil, France

Milan Prat vs. TBA, 12 rounds, for Prat’s European junior middleweight title

February 9: Laval, Quebec (ESPN+)

Jean Pascal vs. Michael Eifert, 12 rounds, IBF light heavyweight eliminator

Mathieu Germain vs. TBA, 10 rounds, junior welterweights

February 11: San Antonio (Showtime)

O’Shaquie Foster vs. Rey Vargas, 12 rounds, for vacant WBC junior lightweight title

February 11: Hamilton, Ontario

Ryan Rozicki vs. Arturs Gorlov, 10 rounds, cruiserweights

Pedro Bernal vs. Paul Ispas, 10 rounds, lightweights

John Michael Bianco vs. TBA, 6 rounds, super middleweights

Reda Benbaziz vs. Dylan Rushton, 4 rounds, lightweights

February 12: Imus City, Philippines

Jerwin Ancajas vs. Songsaeng Phoyaem, 10 rounds, bantamweights

February 25: Atlanta (BLK Prime PPV)

Adrian Broner vs. Ivan Redkach, 10 rounds, welterweights

Tevin Farmer vs. Mickey Bey, 10 rounds, lightweights

February 25: Rzeszow, Poland

Dylan Bregeon vs. Michail Cieslak, 12 rounds, for vacant European cruiserweight title

February 25: Holstebro, Denmark

Dina Thorslund vs. Debora Anahi Lopez, 10 rounds, for Thorslund’s WBO women’s bantamweight

February 25: Malta

Connor Butler vs. Craig Derbyshire, 12 rounds, for vacant Commonwealth flyweight title

February 25: Berlin

Jack Mulowayi vs. Granit Shala, 12 rounds, heavyweights

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March 3: Milano, Italy

Giovanni De Carolis vs. Daniele Scardina, rematch, 10 rounds, super middleweights

March 4: Glasgow, Scotland (ESPN+)

Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall, rematch, 12 rounds, for Taylor’s WBO junior welterweight title

March 11: London

Lawrence Okolie vs. David Light, 12 rounds, for Okolie’s WBO cruiserweight title

March 25: Fresno, Calif. (ESPN/ESPN Deportes/ESPN+)

Jose Ramirez vs. TBA, 12 rounds, junior welterweights

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June 11: Canastota, N.Y.

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