British boxing's seven best performances of 2021 including Yarde's revenge over Arthur and Taylor's win vs Ramirez

In 2021 British boxing took some knocks with champions like Anthony Joshua, Josh Warrington and Terri Harper losing their crowns. There were also some eye-catching performances from UK-based fighters. SunSport has tried to narrow it down to seven sensational showings.

Anthony Yarde beat Lyndon Arthur in a rematch on December 4. Arthur had won the first fight by a split decision. The fight was controversial and there were rucks about the rematch location.

David Avanesyan beat Josh Kelly in a fight on February 20. Avaneyan was the underdog, but he won the fight. Ian Booth won in the end. British boxing's seven best performances of 2021 are Yarde's revenge over Arthur and Taylor's win vs Ramirez.

Felix Cash beat Denzel Bentley in a thrilling encounter in York Hall arena on April 24. It was a defining moment for Cash, who should be in thrilling fights or dominant performances in 2022. Yarde's revenge over Arthur and Taylor's win vs Ramirez are also in the list.

Sunny Edwards beat Moruti Mthalane to win the IBF flyweight world title. He has won 17 fights in a row. Yarde's revenge over Arthur and Taylor's win vs Ramirez are the other British boxing performances of 2021. They are: Yarder vs Arthur, Taylor vs. Ramirez, Edwards vs Mththalana, and Jayson Mama vs UD.

Josh Warrington and Can Xu were supposed to meet for a unification title. Instead, Josh Warringo lost to Can Xiong. Leigh Wood beat Can xionh in a one-sided fight on July 31.

Josh Taylor beat Jose Ramirez in Las Vegas on May 22. Yarde's revenge over Arthur and Taylor's win over Ramirez are the British boxing's seven best performances of 2021. The list includes Yarden's victory overArthur and the win against Ramirez. It also includes the fight between WBO and WBC champion Wladimir Klitschko and his team.

Maxi Hughes is preparing for a fight against Jovanni Staffon. He won the IBO lightweight title against Straffon in September. Before that he was Josh Warrington's sparring partner. Hughes has offered to offer Devin Haney and George Kambosos easy fights.