Boxing schedule for 2022: Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte, Shakur Stevenson vs. Oscar Valdez on tap

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Boxing continues to deliver some massive moments and fights in 2022. The first three months of the year have seen some incredible action and valiant returns to the ring, but the upcoming stretch of fights this spring may rival any stretch in recent history.

Things continued to heat up in April with Errol Spence Jr. stopping Yordenis Ugas to claim three of the four major titles at 147 pounds. All signs point to finally getting a four-belt unification bout with Terence Crawford that is among the best fights the sport can make today.

Action continues to roll on through the rest of April and into May as stars like Tyson Fury, Shakur Stevenson, Canelo Alvarez, Jermell Charlo and Gervonta “Tank” Davis all return to the ring.

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The WBC heavyweight king Fury faces a mandatory challenger in Dillian Whyte when the two throw down from Wembley Stadium in London.

Then in May, Alvarez continues his push in the light heavyweight division when he challenges WBA champion Dmitry Bivol for the WBA title in Las Vegas. Alvarez earned undisputed status at 168 pounds last November and apparently has designs on going for the same status at 175 pounds, which could put him on the cusp of being remembered as an all-time great. Bivol is no pushover, however, as the 31-year-old is 19-0 with 11 TKOs in his career.

Below is a running list of boxing main events for 2022.

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

Date Location Main event Weightclass/title Network
April 22 Liverpool, England John Riel Casimero (c) vs. Paul Butler WBO bantamweight title TBD
April 23 London Tyson Fury (c) vs. Dillian Whyte WBC heavyweight title ESPN+ PPV
April 30 New York Shakur Stevenson (c) vs. Oscar Valdez (c) Junior lightweight unification ESPN/ESPN+
April 30 Las Vegas Katie Taylor (c) vs. Amanda Serrano Undisputed women’s lightweight titles DAZN
May 7 Las Vegas Canelo Alvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol (c) WBA light heavyweight title DAZN
May 14 Los Angeles Jermell Charlo (c) vs. Brian Castaño (c) Undisputed super welterweight titles Showtime
May 21 Phoenix David Benavidez vs. David Lemieux Super middleweights Showtime
May 28 Brooklyn, New York Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero Lightweights Showtime PPV
June 4 Minneapolis Stephen Fulton (c) vs. Danny Roman WBO/WBC super bantamweight titles Showtime
June 4 Melbourne George Kambosos (c) vs. Devin Haney (c) Undisputed lightweight titles ESPN
June 7 Saitama, Japan Naoya Inoue (c) vs. Nonito Donaire (c) Unified bantamweight titles TBD
June 18 New York Artur Beterbiev (c) vs. Joe Smith Jr. (c) Light heavyweight unification ESPN/ESPN+
June 18 Houston Jermall Charlo (c) vs. Maciej Sulecki WBC middleweight title Showtime
July 9 San Antonio Mark Magsayo vs. Rey Vargas WBC featherweight title Showtime

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