Maxi Hughes

Kiko Martínez vs. Josh Warrington 26th March 2022

WBC super lightweight champion Dalton Smith (19-0) makes a long-awaited inaugural defence of his title, taking on the dangerous Alberto Puello (25-1) in a scintillating headline bout in his home-city of Sheffield.

Lightweight William "El Camaron" Zepeda (29-0, 25 KOs) of San Mateo Atenco, Mexico faces his first English fighter and former IBO World Champion Maxi "Maximus" Hughes (26-6-2, 5 KOs) in a 12-round IBF and WBA Lightweight World Championship Eliminator at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

The former undisputed lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr faces Maxi Hughes in a lightweight world title eliminator fight at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

The WBA 'regular' heavyweight title is at stake in Dubai, as reigning champion Kubrat Pulev (32-2) seeks to defend his crown against the dangerous Murat Gassiev (32-2).

Doncaster’s own Dave Allen takes centre stage as he returns home to headline at Doncaster Rovers’ Eco-Power Stadium against top heavyweight contender Filip Hrgovic.

Shakiel Thompson (12-0) faces River Wilson-Bent (17-4-2) for the IBF European and WBO Global Middleweight titles at the Park Community Arena in Sheffield, UK.

Newly crowned WBA World Super-Featherweight Champion Jazza Dickens (36-5, 15 KOs) makes the first defence of his title against Belfast’s own Anthony “The Apache” Cacace (24-1, 9 KOs). Cacace, a former IBO and IBF champion, looks to reclaim world honors on home soil in what is widely regarded as a 50-50 domestic thriller.

Maxi Hughes and Kid Galahad are set to meet in an all-British lightweight clash when they headline Matchroom's latest card at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham on Saturday night.

WBO lightweight titlist Terri Harper (15-2-2) headlines in her hometown of Doncaster, facing the undefeated Natalie Zimmerman (13-0). Harper is out to make her first defence of her championship, having seized the strap against Rhiannon Dixon in 2024.

Matchroom Boxing heads to Monaco as former unified Super Bantamweight champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev (12-1) takes on Ricardo Espinoza Franco (30-4), with the winner to be crowned interim WBA world champion at 122lbs.

Anthony Crolla meets Jorge Linares in a rematch for the WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring magazine World Lightweight titles at the Manchester Arena. They met in the same venue for the belts in September with the Venezuelan coming out on top in an enthralling contest, ending the brilliant winning run of ‘Million Dollar’.

Josh Warrington has his chance at revenge when he faces Mauricio Lara in a huge rematch at Headingley Stadium.