In many people’s eyes, Anthony Yarde is faced with an almost impossible challenge in the threat of Artur Beterbiev. When they say ‘impossible’, they say so because nobody is yet to find a solution to overcoming the ‘Beast’.

A fight which we never knew we needed, Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith was always going to deliver once it was announced. And deliver it most certainly did.

Last year British boxing was hit with a January suspension. February came in strong with Chris Eubank vs Liam Williams, Amir Khan vs Kell Brook and Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall - the precedent was set for what we all believed would be the best year our sport had seen in decades.

KSI added to his fast-growing boxing reputation by flattening stand-in opponent Temperrr with ease on an exciting Misfits 004 card.

Britain is continuing to the lead the way on the world scene in both men’s AND women’s boxing and in this blog, we’ll be having a look at three all-British fights that we hope to be made over the next 12 months.

Over the years, the UK has had some of the finest boxing coaches in the world, from the late Brendan Ingle to the likes of Jimmy Tibbs and Enzo Calzaghe. Now, though, there is a new generation of coaches from these shores who are slowly starting to make a name for themselves on the global scene, and we’ve picked out three gyms who could be set for a year to remember in 2023.

In boxing, a loss is often deemed more negative than it probably should be. Look at the UFC for example. From the 11 current world champions, all 11 fighters have suffered at least one loss. Compare that to boxing and from the 79 current world champions, 36 of those fighters are currently unbeaten.

Here, we take a look at three potential success stories for 2023 from fighters who are heading in to the new year off the back of a loss.

Gervonta Davis returns to the ring to set the tone for what promises to be a massive 2023 in the sport.

Boxing is a sport where fans always want to be ahead of the curve. You always want to be the first one to pick a future star out and then down the line when they’re winning titles, give it the classic “told you so” to your pals. We’ll be picking out three fighters in British boxing who we believe will go from prospects to serious contenders in 2023.

With 2023 now safely upon us, we’ll take a look at the three boxing fights we NEED to see over the next 12 months.

Chris Billam-Smith ensured that British boxing’s final punch of 2022 was one of its best as he recovered from an early wobble to sensationally knock out Armend Xhoxhaj in Bournemouth.

The Leeds Arena has been a fortress for Josh Warrington since his first outing there in 2014.

Rarely does a trilogy span over a decade. Barrera and Morales battled over four years - Ali and Frazier too. Gatti and Ward shed blood across 18 months, whilst Leonard and Duran did so over nine years.

It was two contrasting yet controversial endings as the capital played host to a Matchroom and Queensberry double header on Saturday night.

It was the ‘fight before the fight’ for Anthony Yarde as a huge announcement loomed over his fight with Stefani Koykov in Telford.

It still feels like we’re in an alternate universe when it comes to this side of our sport. Floyd Mayweather is a boxing icon, and arguably the pioneer of a modern era inflated by money and ego. Deji is a YouTuber, himself a pioneer, but of a world more renowned for pranks than punches.

Dmitry Bivol outpointed, outworked and outclassed Zurdo Ramirez to strengthen his claim as the division’s number one in Abu Dhabi.

Katie Taylor lit up Wembley Arena in green and gold as she successfully defended her four lightweight world titles against tough Argentine Karen Carabajal.

It was a fight announcement that stole this week’s boxing headlines as a trilogy, unthinkable at the start of the year, was pencilled in for the end of it.

Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall put on a fight worthy of the sport’s biggest stage as they rounded off a historic night at the O2 Arena.