The weekend is approaching, and from Friday to Sunday it will be “fight-o-clock” somewhere in the world. Every Thursday, The Ring will bring you the most up-to-date information on the most relevant fights you need to see in this week-at-a-glance, one-stop enhanced fight schedule. A quick checklist for the cognoscenti, a useful nuts-and-bolts guide for the boxing neophyte is what we’re aiming at.

Here are this week’s most relevant fights:

Thursday, January 25 – Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada

Erik Bazinyan vs. Billi Facundo Godoy – super middleweight – 10 rounds

Bazinyan, rated at No. 6 by The Ring at super middleweight, will look to kick off the year by putting his best foot forward and making a statement to his division when he faces battle-hardened Argentine fringe contender Godoy.

What to expect in this fight: After three straight decision wins, expect Bazinyan to go for a stoppage win in this one. Smart money say he’ll fail, but that won’t stop him from trying.

Also on this card:

Albert Ramirez vs. Artur Ziyatdinov – light heavyweight – 10 rounds

Mary Spencer vs. Sonya Dreiling – women’s junior middleweight – 10 rounds

Steve Claggett vs. Marcos Barraza – junior welterweight – 8 rounds

Avery Martin Duval vs. Jesus Gomez Adorno – junior lightweight – 8 rounds

Where to watch it: ESPN+

Thursday, January 25 – Legends Casino, Toppenish, Wash.  

Mandeep Jangra vs. Gerardo Esquivel – junior lightweight – 10 rounds

Andrew Murphy vs. Devontae McDonald – super middleweight – 8 rounds

Where to watch it: DAZN

Saturday, January 27 – Footprint Center, Phoenix

Jaime Munguia vs. John Ryder – super middleweight – 12 rounds

After earning Fight of the Year honors from the BWAA for his war against Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Munguia is back with a dangerous proposition against the battle-hardened Ryder in what is definitely the fight to watch this weekend.

What to expect in this fight: Should he win, Munguía enters the Canelo Sweepstakes. That’s yet another guarantee that Munguia will bring his A game to this bout.

Also on this card:

Oscar Collazo vs. Reyneris Gutierrez – strawweight – 12 rounds

Gabriela Fundora vs. Christina Cruz – women’s flyweight – 10 rounds

Darius Fulghum vs. Alantez Fox – super middleweight – 8 rounds

David Picasso Romero vs. Erik Ruiz – junior featherweight – 8 rounds

Gregory Morales vs. Ronal Ron – featherweight – 8 rounds

Where to watch it: DAZN

Saturday, January 27 – Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland  

Lewis Crocker vs. Jose Felix – welterweight – 10 rounds

Paddy Donovan vs. William Andres Hererra – welterweight – 10 rounds

Cheavon Clarke vs. Tommy McCarthy – cruiserweight – 10 rounds

Conah Walker vs. Lloyd Germain – welterweight – 8 rounds

Where to watch it: DAZN

Saturday, January 27 – Commerce Casino, Commerce, Calif.

Omar Trinidad vs. Jose Perez – featherweight – 10 rounds

Eduardo Diaz vs. Jose Manuel Gomez – junior middleweight – 6 rounds

Adan Ochoa vs. John Mark Alimane – featherweight – 6 rounds

Guadalupe Medina vs. Lilian Almaraz – women’s junior flyweight – 4 rounds

Where to watch it: UFC Fight Pass

Saturday, January 27 – Motorworld, Cologne, Germany

Ermal Hadribeaj vs. Fatih Keles – junior middleweight – 10 rounds

Jose Larduet vs. Yonny Molina – heavyweight – 10 rounds

Branimir Malenica vs. Ahmed Dananovic – light heavyweight – 10 rounds

Timo Rost vs. Leon Bauer – super middleweight – 8 rounds

Saturday, January 27 – Harrah’s, Philadelphia

Devon Lee vs. Rondale Hubbert – welterweight – 8 rounds

Isaiah Johnson vs. Sebastian Chaves – junior welterweight – 6 rounds

Erron Peterson vs. Christopher Arguello – middleweight – 6 rounds

Pryce Taylor vs. Gabriel Aguilar Costa – heavyweight – 4 rounds

Sunday, January 28 – Casino de Deauville, Deauville, France

Hassan Amzile vs. Mohamed Suleiman Kartoum – junior welterweight – 10 rounds

Brandon Glanton vs. Emil Markic – cruiserweight – 10 rounds

Milan Prat vs. Suleiman Jafaru – junior middleweight – 8 rounds

Mailys Gangloff vs. Gemma Ruegg – women’s junior bantamweight – 8 rounds

Where to watch it: FITE+

Wednesday, January 31 – Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Fla.

Angelo Leo vs. Mike Plania – featherweight – 10 rounds

Former junior featherweight titlist Leo will attempt to regain lost ground and aim for a new title bout in this clash with Plania, a ten-round featherweight proposition. An ex-champ looking for redemption against a nails-tough, upset-minded Filipino? Sounds like a solid recipe to me.

Also on this card:

Christopher Pearson vs. Trevor McCumby – super middleweight – 10 rounds

Romero Duno vs. Antonio Moran – lightweight – 10 rounds

Mykell Gamble vs. Damian Alcala – junior lightweight – 6 rounds

Ryan Maine vs. Jorge Sosa – junior middleweight – 6 rounds

Where to watch it: ProBox TV

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How to watch boxing in 2023 – By Diego Morilla

Diego M. Morilla writes for The Ring since 2013. He has also written for HBO.com, ESPN.com and many other magazines, websites, newspapers and outlets since 1993. He is a full member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and an elector for the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He has won two first-place awards in the BWAA’s annual writing contest, and he is the moderator of The Ring’s Women’s Ratings Panel. He served as copy editor for the second era of The Ring en Español (2018-2020) and is currently a writer and editor for RingTV.com.

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