There are title fights coming from around the globe this weekend.
On Friday in Tokyo, Yuko Kuroki vs. Eri Matsuda headlines a card with three women's title fights.
The following day in Canada is Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith, for Beterbiev’s WBC, WBO and IBF light heavyweight titles.
In Germany, Fabiana Bytyqi vs. Tina Rupprecht takes place, for Bytyqi’s WBC women’s atomweight title.
And live on DAZN in the United Arab Emirates, that same night, Moussa Gholam meets Lunga Sitemela
Information comes courtesy of Dan Rafael's fantastic and comprehensive database of upcoming boxing events, which he updates regularly.
Here's everything you need to know about the week's boxing ahead of us.
January 12: Tokyo
- Yuko Kuroki vs. Eri Matsuda, 10 rounds, for Kuroki’s WBO/WBA women’s atomweight title
- Mika Iwakawa vs. Sumire Yamanaka, 10 rounds, for Iwakawa’s IBF women’s atomweight title
- Mizuki Hiruta vs. Ji-Hyun Park, 10 rounds, for Hiruta’s WBO women’s junior bantamweight title
- Riyuna Yoshikawa vs. Mayumi Nakano, 8 rounds, female strawweights
- Terumi Nuki vs. Monika Singh, 8 rounds, female bantamweights
January 12: Philadelphia
- Christian Carto vs. Ardin Diale, 8 rounds, bantamweights
- Quadir Alright vs. Adam Kipenga, 8 rounds, welterweights
- Atif Oberlton vs. Cleotis Pendarvis, 8 rounds, light heavyweights
- Ibrahim Robinson vs. Renny Viamonte Mastrapa, 6 rounds, welterweights
- Jaclyne McTamney vs. Cara McLaughlin, 4 rounds, female featherweights
- Ismail Muhammad vs. TBA, 4 rounds, welterweights
- Cornellio Phipps vs. Darin Holliday Jr., 4 rounds, junior featherweights
- Cody Russell vs. Ronald Trahan, 4 rounds, light heavyweights
January 13: Quebec City, Canada (ESPN/ESPN Deportes/ESPN+)
- Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith, 12 rounds, for Beterbiev’s WBC/WBO/IBF light heavyweight title
- Christian Mbilli vs. Rohan Murdock, 10 rounds, super middleweights
- Jason Moloney vs. Saul Sanchez, 12 rounds, for Moloney’s WBO bantamweight title
- Imam Khataev vs. Rodolfo Gomez Jr., 10 rounds, light heavyweights
- Elizabeth Espinoza vs. Leila Beaudoin, rematch, 8 rounds, female junior lightweights
- Wilkens Mathieu vs. Jose Arias Alvarez, 6 rounds, super middleweights
- Mehmet Unal vs. Dragan Lepei, 8 rounds, light heavyweights
- Christopher Guerrero vs. Sergio Herrera, 8 rounds, welterweights
- Moreno Fendero vs. Victor Hugo Flores, 4 rounds, middleweights
You can watch the fight live on ESPN (US only). Click here for more details.
January 13: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (DAZN)
- Moussa Gholam vs. Lunga Sitemela, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
- Bader Samreen vs. Jeff Ofori, 10 rounds, lightweights
- Fahad Al Bloushi vs. Milner Marcano, 10 rounds, lightweights
- Mohammed Bekdash vs. Shaban Hamadi Jongo, 8 rounds, cruiserweights
- Amer Kadhum Ghaneem vs. Marcelo German Rodriguez, 6 rounds, light heavyweights
- Hisham Osama Majed Elsimreen vs. Rivo Kundimang, 6 rounds, welterweights
- Fahad Alkhoori vs. Shahzada Sohail, 4 rounds, middleweights
- Anas Hafiane vs. Batamazee Iddi, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
- Sulaiman Abbar vs. Salum Omari, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
You can watch the fight live on DAZN. Click here for more details.
January 13: Berlin, Germany
- Ronny Gabel vs. Ilias Essaoudi, rematch, 12 rounds, junior middleweights
- Fabiana Bytyqi vs. Tina Rupprecht, 10 rounds, for Bytyqi’s WBC women’s atomweight title
- Artur Reis vs. Robert Talarek, 6 rounds, super middleweights
- Ibrahim Guemues vs. Ibrahim Yildirimm, 8 rounds, middleweights
- Justin Schmager vs. TBA, 6 rounds, welterweights
- Bazargur Jugder vs. Sylwester Zieba, 4 rounds, junior middleweights