The Official 2026 Boxing Schedule: Dates, Venues, and Titles

The first major title fight of 2026 is the unified women's featherweight championship bout between Amanda Serrano and Erika Cruz on January 3 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is followed by a busy January schedule, including the highly anticipated Teofimo Lopez Jr. vs. Shakur Stevenson fight on January 31 in New York.

2025-26 Boxing Schedule: Dates, Venues, and Titles

Saturday, December 20, 2025

Andrew Tate vs. Chase DeMoor (6–8 rounds, Heavyweight exhibition/professional, Misfits Heavyweight Title on the line)
Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, UAE.
Broadcast: Rumble (main event ringwalks ~5:00 PM ET).
Callum Simpson vs. Troy Williamson (12 rounds, British Super Middleweight Title)
First Direct Arena, Leeds, UK.
Broadcast: TrillerTV+ (US), BBC Three (UK).
Craig Richards vs. Dan Azeez (10 rounds, Light Heavyweight)
Legon Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana.
Broadcast: DAZN.

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Lawrence Okolie vs. Ebenezer Tetteh (10 rounds, Heavyweight)
Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria.
Broadcast: DAZN.
Tony Yoka vs. Patrick Korte (10 rounds, Heavyweight)
Location TBD.
Broadcast: DAZN.

Saturday, December 27, 2025

Naoya Inoue vs. Alan David Picasso (12 rounds, Undisputed Super Bantamweight Titles: IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA)
Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ("Night of the Samurai" / Ring V card).
Broadcast: DAZN PPV (main event ~11:00 AM ET / 4:00 PM UK). Confirmed Undercard Highlights (Riyadh):
- Junto Nakatani vs. Sebastian Hernandez Reyes (Super Bantamweight)
- Willibaldo Garcia vs. Kenshiro Teraji (IBF Super Flyweight Title)
- Other bouts may include Taiga Imanaga and additional Japanese vs. international matchups.
Masamichi Yabuki vs. Felix Alvarado (12 rounds, IBF Flyweight Title)
Aichi Sky Expo, Tokoname, Japan.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Kazuto Ioka vs. Maikel Ordosgoitti (10–12 rounds, Bantamweight eliminator)
Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Amanda Serrano vs. Erika Cruz (10 rounds, Featherweight)
Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Broadcast: DAZN. Undercard (San Juan): Includes potential bouts like Yankiel Rivera Figueroa vs. Jonathan Gonzalez.

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Subriel Matias vs. Dalton Smith (12 rounds, WBC Super Lightweight Title)
Barclays Center, New York, USA.
Broadcast: PPV.com.
Agit Kabayel vs. Damian Knyba (12 rounds, Heavyweight)
Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen, Germany.
Broadcast: DAZN.

Friday, January 16, 2026

Alexis Rocha vs. Raul Curiel (12 rounds, Welterweight)
Acrisure Arena, Palm Springs, USA.
Broadcast: DAZN.
Nikita Tszyu vs. Michael Zerafa (10 rounds, Catchweight ~157 lbs)
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia.

Thursday–Saturday, January 22–24, 2026

Various events including Caroline Veyre vs. Delfine Persoon (Super Featherweight, Grand Rapids), Jose Tito Sanchez (Long Beach), and Raymond Muratalla vs. Andy Cruz (IBF Lightweight Title, Las Vegas); Moses Itauma vs. Jermaine Franklin (Manchester).

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson (12 rounds, WBO Junior Welterweight Title)
Madison Square Garden, New York, USA ("The Ring VI").
Broadcast: DAZN PPV.
Other events: Bakhram Murtazaliev defenses, Xander Zayas title bouts.

February 2026 Highlights

Nick Ball vs. Brandon Figueroa (Featherweight, Liverpool – Feb 7).
Ryan Garcia vs. Mario Barrios (12 rounds, WBC Welterweight Title – Feb 21, location TBD).
Claressa Shields vs. Franchon Crews-Dezurn (Undisputed Women's Heavyweight – Feb 22, Detroit).
Emanuel Navarrete title defense (Feb 28, Glendale).

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Roman Fress vs. Tahir Kahrovic (12 rounds, Cruiserweight)
Messehalle, Magdeburg, Germany.

Note: Schedules can change; check official sources like DAZN, ESPN, or BoxRec for latest confirmations and full undercards. Many events are part of ongoing Riyadh Season or promotional series.

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