BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 19: Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia face off on the Canelo … [+] Álvarez v. Jaime Munguía kickoff presser at The Beverly Hills Lodge on March 19, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photograph by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Photographs)
Boxing is experiencing an enormous resurgence in 2024.
Turki Alalshikh and the Saudi group behind Riyadh Season, which has been powering lots of the high playing cards over the previous two years, deserve some credit score.
Nevertheless, the game can also be lucky to have a mixture of spectacular abilities, polarizing personalities, partaking media shops, and rivalries to spark an uptick in curiosity surrounding the game.
Here’s a have a look at each important confirmed card between Could and August. As you scan this listing, you may see a heavy Saudi affect, new networks hopping into the combo, and struggle after struggle that includes the most important names within the sport.
I’ve listed the dates, networks, matchups, championship implications and a little bit of the backstory round a few of the fights.
Could 4: (Prime PPV and DAZN PPV)
(c) Canelo Alvarez vs. Jaime Munguia – Undisputed Tremendous Middleweight Championship
Many have referred to as for Alvarez to struggle David Benavidez, however the Mexican icon has refused and opted to face Munguia in a struggle most count on him to win.
Could 6: (ESPN/ESPN+)
(c) Naoya Inoue vs. Luis Nery – Undisputed Junior Featherweight Championship
This struggle will occur early within the morning for American followers, nevertheless it has the potential to develop into a slugfest. Inoue is arguably one of the best fighter on the earth, however he doesn’t get the publicity a fighter of his abilities would usually obtain as a result of he hasn’t fought in the USA through the prime of his profession.
Could 11: (ESPN/ESPN+)
Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. George Kambosos Jr. Vacant IBF Light-weight Championship
Lomachenko could also be previous his prime and Kambosos could also be one of the vital opportunistic former undisputed champions in historical past. Nevertheless, this can be a battle of former Devin Haney foes with a reliable world title on the road.
Could 18: (ESPN+ and DAZN PPV)
(c) Oleksandr Usyk vs. (c) Tyson Fury – Undisputed Heavyweight Championship
The Usyk-Fury battle is likely to be the most important single struggle of the yr with the undisputed heavyweight crown on the road. There may be additionally a rematch more likely to be scheduled for later within the yr.
Could 18: (ESPN/ESPN+)
Emanuel Navarrete vs. Denys Berinchyk – Vacant WBO Light-weight Championship
Could 25: (ESPN+)
Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall, Junior Welterweights
June 1: (ESPN+ and DAZN PPV)
- (c) Dmitry Bivol vs. (c) Artur Beterbiev Undisputed Gentle Heavyweight Championship
- Daniel Dubois vs. Filip Hrgovic – Heavyweights
- Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang – Heavyweights
- (c) Raymond Ford vs. Nick Ball – WBA Featherweight Championship
This card is the most important Riyadh Season occasion that received’t be headlined by a heavyweight bout–at the very least earlier than the August 3 card in L.A. In any case, it’s one other undisputed title struggle with the rugged Beterbiev hoping to pound away on the surgical Bivol. Wilder can also be trying to salvage his profession in a possible slugfest whereas DuBois and Hrgovic is likely to be battling for a soon-to-be-vacant IBF heavyweight title.
June 15: (DAZN)
(c) Subriel Matias vs. Liam Paro – IBF Junior Welterweight Championship
June 15: (Prime PPV)
- (c) Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin – WBA Light-weight Championship
- David Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk – Gentle Heavyweights
With Davis returning to the ring, essentially the most gifted of the lower-weight stars is again. Martin presents a strong problem, however the struggle could possibly be a stepping stone to a bigger struggle later within the yr. Benavidez will transfer as much as 175 kilos fairly than ready on Alvarez to name his quantity.
June 29: (ESPN/ESPN+)
(c) Teofimo Lopez vs. Steve Claggett – WBO Junior Welterweight Championship
June 29: (DAZN)
(c) Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez – WBC Junior Bantamweight Championship
July 20: (Netflix)
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul – Heavyweights
(c) Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2 – Undisputed Tremendous Light-weight Championship
Name it a farce, however you’d be silly to be shocked if it pulls within the largest viewership of another occasion on this card.
August 3: (DAZN PPV)
- (c) Israil Madrimov vs. Terence Crawford – WBA “common” Junior Middleweight Championship
- Andy Ruiz vs. Jarrell “Massive Child” Miller – Heavyweights
- (c) Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs. Jose Valenzuela – WBA Junior Welterweight Championship
- Tim Tszyu vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr. – Junior Middleweights
- David Morrell vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic – WBA vacant “common” Gentle Heavyweight Championship
- Andy Cruz vs. Antonio Moran – Lightweights
- Leo Santa Cruz vs. Abner Mares 3
This lineup of fights feels extra like a UFC occasion due to the stability and stars all through the primary card. It could set the tone for main boxing occasions into the close to future, which is an effective signal for boxing followers.
As every card passes, I’ll eradicate it from the schedule and add the brand new occasions as they’re formally introduced. As well as, there will likely be fight-week protection of the most important fights on the 2024 schedule.
Thrilling fights are on this listing, and solely 5 of the occasions are listed as pay-per-view. Many of the occasions right here could be seen with subscriptions to ESPN+ and DAZN.
Keep tuned for extra data on the upcoming boxing occasions as they’re added to the schedule.
