Yahoo Sports 2024 Boxing Schedule: Must-see fights, dates and venues for upcoming bouts
In 2023, Canelo Alvarez defended his super middleweight championship against Jermell Charlo, Terence Crawford defeated Errol Spence Jr., and Gervonta Davis brutally won against Ryan Garcia in headline events.
The boxing calendar for 2024 is set to be just as exciting as the previous year. Popular boxers such as Tyson Fury, Dmitry Bivol, and Canelo Alvarez have already confirmed their participation in some highly anticipated fights scheduled to take place throughout the year.
Let's take a closer look at the biggest boxing event that is expected to headline in 2024.
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2024 Boxing Schedule
Boxing events are subject to change.
Date | MAIN EVENT | WEIGHTCLASS/TITLE | LOCATION | NETWORK |
Feb. 15 | Joseph Diaz vs. Jesus Perez | Junior welterweight | Commerce, California | DAZN |
Feb. 16 | O'Shaquie Foster (c) vs. Abraham Nova | WBC super featherweight title | New York City, New York | ESPN |
Feb. 24 | Alejandro Santiago vs. Junto Nakatani | WBA bantamweight title | Tokyo | ESPN |
Feb. 24 | Edgar Berlanga vs. Padraig McCrory | Super middleweight | Orlando, Florida | DAZN |
March 2 | Luis Alberto Lopez (c) vs. Reiya Abe | IBF featherweight title | Verona, New York | ESPN |
March 2 | Amanda Serrano (c) vs. Nina Meinke | Unified featherweight titles | San Juan, Puerto Rico | DAZN |
March 2 | Otabek Kholmatov vs. Raymond Ford | Vacant WBA featherweight title | Verona, New York | ESPN |
March 7 | Steven Butler vs. Steve Rolls | Middleweight | Montreal, Canada | ESPN |
March 8 | Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou | Heavyweights | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | TBD PPV |
March 16 | William Zepeda vs. Maxi Hughes | Lightweight | Las Vegas, Nevada | DAZN |
March 29 | Oscar Valdez vs. Liam Wilson | Junior lightweights | Glendale, Arizona | ESPN+ |
March 30 | Tim Tszyu (c) vs. Keith Thurman | WBO junior middleweight title | Las Vegas | Prime Video |
April 6 | Richardson Hitchins vs. Gustavo Daniel Lemos | Super Lightweights | Las Vegas | DAZN |
April 13 | Jordan Gill vs. Zelfa Barrett | Super Featherweights | Manchester, United Kingdom | DAZN |
May 12 | Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. George Kambosos | Vacant IBF lightweight title | Perth, Australia | ESPN |
May 18 | Tyson Fury (c) vs. Oleksandr Usyk (c) | Oleksandr Usyk (c)Undisputed heavyweight titles | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | PPV |
June 1 | Artur Beterbiev (c) vs. Dmitry Bivol (c) | Undisputed light heavyweight titles | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | PPV |
Sept. 30 | Canelo Alvarez vs. David Benavidez | undisputed super middleweight championship | TBD | TBD |
2024 Must-see boxing events
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk
The WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, was scheduled to fight unified champion Oleksandr Usyk on February 17 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. However, the fight has been postponed due to Fury sustaining an eye injury during training. Queensberry Promotions released a statement announcing that the bout will be rescheduled for May 18.
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol
Unified titleholder Artur Beterbiev will face WBA champion Dmitry Bivol on June 1 in Saudi Arabia, with the winner becoming the undisputed light heavyweight champion.
Canelo Alvarez vs. David Benavidez
In November 2023, the World Boxing Council approved the Canelo Alvarez vs. David Benavidez fight, scheduled for September 30, 2024.
Next up: Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou boxing match set for March 9 in Saudi Arabia
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2024 Boxing Schedule: Upcoming fights and must-see bouts this year
