2025 is developing into a spectacular year for the sport of boxing with an incredible schedule already lined up.
The sport’s biggest names are seemingly all coming out to play, and they are doing so in megafights. The best are meeting the best thanks to promoters working together, and thanks of course to that massive investment from Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority.
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His Excellency Turki Alalshikh has swiftly become the most influential person in the sport, but it’s not just the Middle East where the fight game is thriving. Further afield in the US and UK we have massive fights coming up.
So where will we see the fight game’s brightest stars next? Here is the latest on their plans.
Boxing schedule 2025
Our schedule is not intended to be exhaustive – it’s a detailed view on where the genuine superstars of the sport, the potential P4P mainstays – will be out next. This is the picture as it stands.
June 7: Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni
This should be yet another heavyweight cracker – this time at Portman Road, the home of UK soccer club Ipswich Town. It’s a dream homecoming for local boy Wardley (18-0-1) who could be fighting for a world title in the next 12 months if he doesn’t fumble the bag. Huni (12-0) will be no pushover though after stepping in for the injured Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller.
So what’s at stake? Wardley is highly ranked by the WBA and closing in on a title shot, he needs to maintain his position. For Huni it’s a massive chance to gatecrash the party.
June 27: Deontay Wilder vs Tyrrell Herndon
Many believed we had seen the last of Deontay Wilder when he was stopped by Zhilei Zhang in Saudi last summer. They were wrong, and ‘The Bronze Bomber’ returns for another run at world heavyweight title glory when he meets journeyman Herndon in Wichita, Kansas in June. Deontay (43-4-1) should obviously make short work of the 24-5 Herndon, but he has looked like a fading force in recent fights. That loss to Zhang was his fourth in five outings and it would be a brave man to imagine him one day donning a major heavyweight title belt again.
So what’s at stake? If Wilder can’t win this one, it’s surely curtains for the one-time most feared force in the heavyweight division.
June 28: Jake Paul vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
‘The Problem Child’ has his first fight since that incredibly successful ‘crossover’ event vs Mike Tyson on Netflix, when he matches up with the controversial Mexican star. Chavez Jr has struggled through with comparisons to his legendary father Julio Cesar Chavez, pretty unfair in the grand scheme of things. But we are where we are, and now he gets a payday against the YouTuber turned boxer.
So what’s at stake: As always Jake is looking for bigger and better, and he is dreaming of a showdown with a certain Anthony Joshua in 2026. Wouldn’t that be a thing.
July 5: Jack Catterall vs Harlem Eubank
This is a domestic cracker, and a long-awaited one, as Catterall makes the move up to 147lbs to face Eubank in a crossroads fight for both men. For ‘El Gato’ it’s a new weight division with new possibilities, while for Harlem it’s an unquestioned step up in class. Should be a beauty in Manchester on July 5.
So what’s at stake: A loss for either man would be damaging, it’s a sliding doors moment.
July 11: Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 3
What a rivalry these two have with already two incredible superfights in the bag. The pair sold out Madison Square Garden for a barnburner in 2022, and then starred with another fantastic scrap on that Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul card in late 2024. Now their trilogy meeting is set for MSG again, but it will not be over 12 x 3-minute rounds, much to Amanda’s disgust. She came away from that second furious about Katie’s supposed use of the head and this should be another ring classic. Once again Netflix will have the call here after streaming the second meeting in Arlington, Texas last November.
So what’s at stake? All of Katie’s super-lightweight world titles, but in reality much more than that. If Amanda wins her first against Taylor, we can expect a fourth meeting. Bring it on!
July 19: Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois 2
It is finally official, these two brilliant heavyweights will face off at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday July 19 for the undisputed world heavyweight title. It’s a spectacular showdown, a rematch of a fight Usyk won by stoppage in Poland in 2023. That win didn’t come without a scare though – Dubois appeared to have him in massive trouble with a body shot early in the fight but it was ruled a low blow and not a knockdown. Since then Usyk has defeated Tyson Fury twice, and Dubois has obliterated Anthony Joshua. They are the two best active heavies on the planet, and now they meet again.
So what’s at stake? Quite simply, absolutely everything in the heavyweight division. Usyk is the WBC, WBA, WBO, Ring magazine and lineal champion while Dubois holds the IBF belt. All of those baubles will be on the line at Wembley in July.
July 19: Manny Pacquiao vs Mario Barros
Ring legend Pacquiao – the sport’s only ever eight-division world champion, is coming back four years after his retirement. At the age of 46, ‘Pacman’ will challenge Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title in Las Vegas (live on Amazon Prime Video). It’s a tough ask for the Filipino legend, but you can bet a lot of curious fans out there will tune in to find out what he has left. For Barrios, a win over Pacquiao would boost his resume in a stacked division at 147lbs.
So what’s at stake: The WBC welterweight title, currently held by Barrios. And of course any chance of the Pacquiao comeback lasting more than a solitary fight;
September 13: Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford
The dream superfight is now a reality after it was confirmed for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday September 12. The pair faced off for the first time in the ring following Canelo’s bloodless win over William Scull in Riyadh to become undisputed super-middleweight champion once again. This one will take place at super-middle (168lbs) – a step up of three weight classes for career welterweight Crawford. ‘Bud’ did fight once at 154lbs in August 2024, but still a massive task for the man from Omaha, Nebraska.
So what’s at stake: The purses for this one will be massive, but in terms of belts everything at 168lbs. Canelo owns the WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF and Ring magazine belts and all will be on the line.
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