Boxing schedule for 2021: Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul, Josh Taylor vs. Jose Ramirez on tap

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Boxing continues to roll on in 2021. After a rough 2020 that saw many stars either not compete or compete just once, the new year has seen a handful of fighters already seen ring time with big success.

Look no further than the pound for pound king himself, Canelo Alvarez. The Mexican superstar has scored a pair of knockouts already, stopping Avni Yildirim with ease in February before another stoppage of Billy Joe Saunders in May. Now, Alvarez hopes to get a date with Caleb Plant in September to achieve undisputed champion status in the super middleweight division.

Things continue to roll on in May though with some big action on the docket. Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez will finally meet in a junior welterweight unification bout on May 22 in Las Vegas that promises to be explosive. 

Then in June, a major exhibition match comes to Showtime PPV when Floyd Mayweather takes on Logan Paul in Miami. The match got even more juice flowing when Logan’s brother, Jake, caused a stir at the first press event by trying to take Mayweather’s hat. The incident caused a major skirmish between the two camps.

Then the summer really heats up with Showtime and Premier Boxing Champions unveiling a loaded slate with nine cards that will feature Gervonta “Tank” Davis moving up two divisions to face Mario Barrios for the WBA junior welterweight title as well as both Jermall and Jermell Charlo in big title fights.

Below is a running list of boxing main events for the 2021 year.

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

Date Location Main event Weightclass/title Network
May 15 Los Angeles Luis Nery (c) vs. Brandon Figueroa WBC super bantamweight title Showtime
May 22 Las Vegas Josh Taylor (c) vs. Jose Ramirez (c) Junior welterweight unification ESPN/ESPN+
May 29 TBD Nordine Oubaali (c) vs. Nonito Donaire WBC bantamweight title Showtime
May 29 Las Vegas Devin Haney (c) vs. Jorge Linares WBC lightweight title DAZN
June 5 Miami Teofimo Lopez (c) vs. George Kambosos Unified lightweight titles Triller
June 6 Miami Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul Exhibition Showtime PPV
June 12 Las Vegas Shakur Stevenson vs. Jeremiah Nakathila WBO interim junior lightweight title ESPN
June 19 Jalisco, Mexico Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Anderson Silva Light heavyweights PPV
June 19 Houston Jermall Charlo (c) vs. Juan Macias Montiel WBC middleweight title Showtime
June 19 Las Vegas Naoya Inoue (c) vs. Michael Dasmarinas Unified bantamweight titles ESPN
June 19 El Paso, Texas Jamie Munguia vs. Maciej Sulęcki Middleweights DAZN
June 26 TBD Mario Barrios (c) vs. Gervonta Davis WBA junior welterweight title Showtime
June 26 Las Vegas Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Masayoshi Nakatani Lightweights ESPN+
July 3 TBD Chris Colbert vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa WBA super featherweight interim title Showtime
July 17 TBD Jermell Charlo (c) vs. Brian Castaño (c) Junior middleweight unification Showtime
Aug. 14 TBD John Riel Casimero (c) vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux WBO bantamweight title Showtime
Aug. 28 TBD David Benavidez vs. Jose Uzcategui WBC super middleweight title Showtime
Sept. 11 TBD Stephen Fulton, Jr. vs. TBD Super bantamweight unification Showtime

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