On August 12th, the boxing world will have its eyes split between two major events. In Glendale, Arizona, Emanuel Navarette will defend his title against Oscar Valdez for the WBO super featherweight title, and the match will be aired live on ESPN+. Simultaneously, in London, heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Robert Helenius will throw down, with the event being broadcasted live on DAZN.
Just a couple of weeks later, on August 26th, Wroclaw, Poland will play host to a clash of titans. Oleksandr Usyk will put his IBF, WBA, and WBO heavyweight titles on the line against Daniel Dubois. ESPN will broadcast this fight. On the same day in San Juan, Oscar Collazo will defend his WBO minimumweight title against Garen Diagan, live on DAZN .
The month of September is packed with action. On the 2nd, Manchester, England will see Liam Smith taking on Chris Eubank Jr. in a middleweight bout, though the network is yet to be announced in the US. On September 15th, Luis Alberto Lopez will face Joet Gonzalez in Corpus Christi, Texas for the IBF featherweight title, which will air live on ESPN. Three days later, in Tokyo, Kenshiro Teraji and Hekkie Budler will compete for the WBC and WBA junior flyweight titles, also on ESPN. September 23rd has another heavyweight bout in London with Zhang Zhilei facing Joe Joyce, broadcasted by ESPN. Rounding up September, on the 30th in Las Vegas, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will fight Jermell Charlo for the Undisputed super middleweight title, with Showtime PPV broadcasting the event.
October kicks off in Sheffield, England on the 7th, where Leigh Wood will defend his WBA featherweight title against Josh Warrington. This bout will be aired on DAZN. Later in the month, on October 28th, Riadyh, Saudi Arabia will be electrified with a heavyweight bout between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou, which will be available live on ESPN+ PPV.