Boxing schedule for 2024: Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou, Teofimo Lopez vs. Jaime Ortiz on tap

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2023 was a great year for boxing, with fans calling for almost every major fight to actually be made. The biggest of those fights that did not go together was the fight between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and IBF, WBA and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era.

Although that fight did not come together for 2023, it is set as the current highlight of the 2024 boxing calendar. Fury and Usyk will compete for all four heavyweight world titles on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The fight was originally scheduled for 17 February, but Fury suffered a fight cut just weeks before the fight, causing the bout to be delayed.

Both men enter the fight in fear in their 2023 campaigns, with Usyk being dropped by Daniel Dubois only for the referee to give the shot a low blow and give Usyk time to recover. He then stopped Dubois in round 9. Fury was forced into a very difficult situation in October, when his undefeated record was barely saved in a fight with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Ngannou scored knockdowns and did enough to win several rounds, although Fury ultimately won by split decision. While Fury’s title was not on the line, a loss would have been even more embarrassing than narrowly missing out on a win in a fight he was expected to dominate.

Another big fight is set for the summer in Saudi Arabia as an undisputed light heavyweight champion is crowned. Unified titleholder Artur Beterbiev will face WBA champion Dmitry Bivol on June 1, with all four titles at stake.

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The next big fight on the calendar is a clash in the junior welterweight division as controversial superstar Teofimo Lopez puts his WBO title on the line against Jamaine Ortiz. In his first defense of the belt, Lopez faces a man who pushed Vasiliy Lomachenko to the brink before losing a very narrow decision.

Note: It will be constantly updated with changes and additions.

2024 boxing schedule

february 8	Las Vegas	Teofimo Lopez (c) vs. Jamain Ortiz	WBO junior welterweight title	espn
February 15	Commerce, California	Joseph Diaz vs. Jesus Perez	junior welterweight	DAZN
February 16	New York City	O’Shakey Foster (c) vs. Abraham Nova	WBC super featherweight title	espn
February 16	tba	Adrian Curiel (c) vs Sivanathi Nontshinga	IBF junior flyweight title	DAZN
February 24	Tokyo	Alejandro Santiago vs. Junto Nakatani	WBA Bantamweight Title	espn
February 24	orlando	Edgar Berlanga vs. Padraig McCrory	super middleweight	DAZN
March 2	Verona, New York	Luis Alberto Lopez (c) vs. Reya Abe	IBF featherweight title	espn
March 2	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Amanda Serrano (c) vs. Nina Meinke	Unified Featherweight Title	DAZN
March 2	Verona, New York	Otabek Kholmatov vs. Raymond Ford	Vacant WBA featherweight title	espn
7 March	montreal	steven butler vs steve rolls	middleweight	espn
March 8th	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou	giants	tbd ppv
16 March	Las Vegas	William Zepeda vs. Maxi Hughes	lightweight	DAZN
29 March	Glendale, Arizona	Oscar Valdez vs Liam Wilson	junior lightweight	espn+
30 March	Las Vegas	Tim Tszyu (c) vs. Keith Thurman	WBO junior middleweight title	prime video
12th May	Perth, Australia	Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. George Kambosos	Vacant IBF Lightweight Title	espn
18th May	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Tyson Fury (C) vs. Oleksandr Usyk (C)	Undisputed Heavyweight Titles	ppv
1 June	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Artur Beterbiev (C) vs. Dmitry Bivol (C)	Undisputed Light Heavyweight Title	ppv