Boxing’s heavyweight division has never been healthier with big fights happening and an undisputed world champion once again ruling the sport’s marquee weight class in 2025.
The fights that fans have craved for years are finally happening and there are some incredible showdowns coming up as we head deeper into 2025.
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Upcoming boxing fights: Heavyweights
Here is how the heavyweight division currently looks from a scheduling perspective:
Tony Yoka (15-3) vs Lawrence Okolie (23-1)
Date: Saturday April 25, 2026
Ring walks: 2200 UK, 1700 ET, 1400 PT
Venue: Paris, France
TV: DAZN
Odds: 4/11 Okolie, 13/5 Yoka, 16/1 Draw
The days when Yoka was basking in the glory of that 2016 Olympic title and building towards a bright professional future are now very much in the past. Now the Frenchman is on a mission to resurrect his flagging career. Yoka won his first 11 starts in the paid ranks before three consecutive defeats in 2022 and 2023 really damaged his CV. Since then the 33-year-old has put together a string of four unbeaten, but against modest opposition. Now he returns to the big stage against former world cruiserweight king Lawrence Okolie in a fascinating matchup in the French capital. Okolie, rightly, will start favourite but it is by no means a foregone conclusion.
Jarrell Miller (27-1-2) vs Lenier Pero (13-0)
Date: Saturday April 25, 2026
Ring walks: 0400 UK (April 26), 2300 ET, 2000 PT
Venue: Las Vegas, Nevada
TV: DAZN
Odds: 4/6 Miller, 6/4 Pero, 18/1 Draw
Miller made more headlines for his toupee than his boxing last time out but he’ll hope to let his fists do the talking as he goes in against unbeaten Cuban Pero in an intriguing showdown at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. Miller – despite his troubles – remains on the fringes of the elite heavyweight picture, with his only defeat still that final-round stoppage at the hands of Daniel Dubois in Saudi in 2023. Pero meanwhile is unbeaten but pretty unproven as well. This is a major step up for the Cuban and we will find out here if he is good enough to take the next step.
Dave Allen (25-8-2) vs Filip Hrgovic (19-1)
Date: Saturday May 16, 2026
Ring walks: 2200 UK, 1700 ET, 1400 PT
Venue: Doncaster, England
TV: DAZN
Odds: 1/6 Hrgovic, 4/1 Allen, 16/1 Draw
The popular Allen gets a fantastic homecoming bout in Doncaster in front of a huge local crowd, against the Croatian giant Hrgovic. For ‘The White Rhino’ this is something of a legacy fight, a nice money spinner and the chance to fight in front of his home fans. For Hrgovic it’s a crossroads fight, in truth every one is now. He cannot afford to fail as he looks to punch his way back to heavyweight boxing’s top table. Once seen as a legitimate title contender, he is now on the fringes and will need to be impressive here.
Oleksandr Usyk (24-0) vs Rico Verhoeven (1-0)
Date: Saturday May 23, 2026
Ring walks: 2200 UK, 1700 ET, 1400 PT
Venue: Giza, Egypt
TV: DAZN
Odds: 1/20 Usyk, 14/1 Verhoeven, 33/1 Draw
In a somewhat stunning development, Usyk will defend his WBC heavyweight title against a kickboxing great who has fought just once as a professional boxer. And that was 12 years ago in 2014. Instead of locking horns with Deontay Wilder, Usyk will risk his stellar reputation in what on paper is a mismatch of epic proportions. And having the WBC title on the line (can anybody fight for this belt?) makes it all the more stunning, and dangerous, for the Ukrainian. What next for the sport of boxing?
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