Bravose Previews: Fights happening in July 2023
von {{ author }} Kate Rosindale an Jul 01, 2023
The month kicks off with a huge opportunity for a new undisputed champion, when Savannah Marshall takes on Franchon Crews-Dezurn at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday 1 July.
The 'Silent Assassin' is eyeing up the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO Super-Middleweight World Titles after failing to secure victory in her fight with Claressa Shields in October last year.
British Marshall (12-1, 10 KOs) lost that match up – the first time she had suffered defeat in her professional career - by unanimous decision.
By coincidence, American opponent Crews-Dezurn (8-1, 2 KOs) has only ever lost to Shields.
Despite this common ground, the fighters each has a very different style to the other, something which is demonstrated in the contrasting number of knock out victories they have secured during their time in the ring.
While Crews-Dezurn is ever-improving - and has the ability to persevere in fights meaning it is likely the fight could last a while until its conclusion - Marshall is the heavy odds-on favourite for the victory.
Marshall said: "I want it more than ever. I'm craving it.
"I can't walk away after that loss. I can't walk away with nothing. I want the belts. I want to be known as a champion.”
Crews-Dezurn said: "Savannah's a pit stop for me. Respectfully, disrespectfully. My mission is so much bigger.
"And if I got to walk through you, walk through hell, the UK fans, to make my heaven, it's going to happen."
Here we share a list of the fights to be taking place during July 2023.
Saturday 1 July at the AO Arena in Manchester, UK - Ben Shalom's BOXXER
- Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs Savannah Marshall (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO Super-Middleweight World Titles)
- Natasha Jonas vs Kandi Wyatt (IBF Welterweight World Title)
Saturday 1 July at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield, UK – Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom
- Sam Maxwell vs Dalton Smith (British and Commonwealth Super-Lightweight Titles)
Saturday 1 July at the Huntington Centre in Ohio, USA - Bob Arum's Top Rank
- Jared Anderson vs Charles Martin (Heavyweight)
Saturday 8 July at at the Boardwalk Hall in New Jersey, USA - Al Haymon's PBC
- Jaron Ennis vs Roiman Villa (IBF 'Interim' Welterweight Belt)
Saturday 15 July at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, USA - Eddie Hearn's Matchroom
- Alycia Baumgardner vs Christina Linardatou 2 (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO Super-Featherweight World Titles)
- Juan Carlos Burgos vs Andy Cruz (Lightweight)
Saturday 15 July at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, USA - Al Haymon's PBC
- Artem Harutyunyan vs Frank Martin (Lightweight)
Saturday 22 July at the Firelake Arena in Oklahoma - Bob Arum's Top Rank
- Maxi Hughes vs George Kambosos Jr (Lightweight)
Tuesday 25 July at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan - Hideyuki Ohashi's Ohashi
- Stephen Fulton vs Naoya Inoue (WBC and WBO Super-Bantamweight World Titles)
Saturday 29 July at the Telford International Centre, Telford, UK - Frank Warren's Queensberry
- Jason Cunningham vs Liam Davies (European and British Super-Bantamweight Titles)
Saturday 29 July at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA - Al Haymon's PBC
- Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO Welterweight World Titles)
- Giovanni Cabrera vs Isaac Cruz (Lightweight)
- Nonito Donaire vs Alexandro Santiago (WBC Bantamweight World Title)
