Prince Naseem Hamed, Johnny Nelson, Kell Brook, Junior Witter, Clinton Woods, Kid Galahad and Paul Jones… The Steel City of Sheffield is known for creating world champions and on Saturday night, the exciting undefeated super-lightweight sensation Dalton Smith could add his name to that illustrious list when he faces off with Puerto Rico’s WBC world champion Subriel Matias in New York.

We’ve picked out our seven British prospects to follow in 2025, and now it’s time to take a deep look into the next crop of talent from the rest of the world. We’ve chosen five fighters—some with names that may already be familiar to you and others that may not—to follow over the coming months.

It was a slow night at the office for Edgar Berlanga who, despite walking away victorious on his Matchroom debut, left Madison Square Garden with more questions than answers.

Edgar Berlanga’s Matchroom debut this weekend is one that initiates excitement, but stands in the shadow of an end goal bigger than just a fighter and his career.