April is going to be a monster month in the world of boxing with Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte in front of a sold out Wembley topping it all off.
However, there is a lot more in store than just that heavyweight showdown. Women are selling out Madison Square Garden and some other pound-for-pound stars are back in action, too.
Fury and Whyte will finally meet on April 23
Let talkSPORT give you all the details for the big fights happening in a mega month.
Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte – April 23, Wembley Stadium, London, UK – Frank Warren’s Queensberry and Bob Arum’s Top Rank
A huge domestic showdown takes place in front of around 100,000 people at Wembley Stadium with Dillian Whyte challenging for Tyson Fury’s WBC heavyweight title.
Whyte has been in the WBC’s mandatory slot – sans a few months following the Alexander Povetkin loss – for over three years. Finally, on the biggest stage, The Body Snatcher has his chance to win a world title.
Fury is coming off a legendary trilogy with Deontay Wilder and while he couldn’t get the undisputed title fight he wanted last year, beating Whyte opens up that possibility once more.
BT Sport
Fury is going to fight Whyte on April 23, and claims he will then retire from boxing
Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano – April 30, MSG, New York, USA – Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom and Jake Paul’s MVP
This is set to be the biggest women’s boxing match in the history of the sport – that’s not hyperbole. This fight has the second-highest selling preseal in MSG history for a reason.
Katie Taylor is an Olympic gold medal winner with a perfect 20-0 professional record and she’s the undisputed lightweight champion. Taylor is regarded as the pound-for-pound best female boxer on the planet.
She is facing someone who many would call the second best pound-for-pound on the planet. Amanda Serrano is the unified featherweight champion and she has held nine world titles across seven different weight classes with a record of 42-1-1.
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Hearn promotes Taylor, while Jake represents Serrano
Gennady Golovkin vs Ryota Murata – April 9, Japan Saitama Super Arena – Akihiko Honda’s Teiken
Triple G is back and with the news the 39 year old will complete his trilogy with Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez later this year, first he wants to add another middleweight title to his CV.
Golovkin will take on Japanese star Ryota Murata in his homeland as he looks to capture the WBA (super) middleweight title.
Murata is 16-2 in his career but was a gold medalist at the Olympic Games in London back in 2012. Golovkin is 43-1-1 with both the loss and the draw coming against Canelo.
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Golovkin is heading towards the winter of his career
Conor Benn vs Chris Van Heerden – April 17, AO Arena, Manchester, UK – Matchroom Boxing
Conor Benn’s surge up the welterweight ranks continues in Manchester with another step up in opponent.
Chris Van Heerden only has two losses on his record against his 28 wins and one of those came against Errol Spence Jr, so you have to be somebody to beat him.
Benn takes on the South African after demolishing Chris Algieri in just four rounds back in December. The second generation star has one eye on facing Kell Brook later this year if all goes well.
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Benn is one of the UK’s finest world title prospects
Errol Spence Jr vs Yordenis Ugas – April 16, AT&T Stadium, Texas – Al Haymon’s PBC
Speaking of Spence Jr, the WBC and IBF welterweight champion is looking to claim another strap when he boxes at the AT&T Stadium for a third time.
Everyone thought Manny Pacquiao would be standing across the ring from him, but Yordenis Ugás (27-4) shocked the world to defeat the legendary fighter and brings to the table his WBA (super) welterweight title.
Spence Jr is a perfect 27-0, but everyone is just waiting for the fight with Terrence Crawford to get made…
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Spence currently holds two welterweight belts and everyone is waiting for the Crawford fight
Ryan Garcia vs Emmanuel Tagoe – April 9, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas – Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy
Ryan Garcia is one of the starlets in an ultra-exciting lightweight division ready to kick things up a gear.
The 23 year old is 21-0 with 18 KOs and takes on the experienced Ghanaian Emmanuel Tagoe whose sole loss in 33 fights came in his very first outing.
Garcia last fought Britain’s Luke Campbell 15 months ago in a very impressive comeback victory and a win here will move him closer to those tantalising showdowns with names like Devin Haney, Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko.
Oscar Valdez vs Shakur Stevenson – April 30, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, USA – Bob Arum’s Top Rank
WBO champion Stevenson gets the chance to become the first unified junior lightweight champion since Marco Antonio Barrera in 2005.
Valdez picked up his WBC title in 2021 when he showed his devastating knockout power against Miguel Berchelt.
Even Stevenson at the time showed his admiration. Now the rivalry, which has been simmering for the last few years can finally be sorted.
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