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June 30: Phoenix
Andres Sosa vs. Keenan Carbajal, 12 rounds, featherweights
July 6: Anaheim, Calif. (Fanmio PPV, UFC Fight Pass PPV)
Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
Daniel Jacobs vs. Shane Mosley Jr., 10 rounds, super middleweights
Chris Avilla vs. Anthony Pettis, 6 rounds, light heavyweights
Amado Vargas vs. Sean Garcia, 8 rounds, lightweights
Devin Cushing vs. Manuel Correa, 8 rounds, lightweights
Luciano Ramos vs. Dan Hernandez, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
Alan Sanchez vs. Luis Lopez, 8 rounds, welterweights
Steven Dunn vs. Gabriel Costa, 4 rounds, heavyweights
Ken Lopez vs. Andres Martinez, 6 rounds, super middleweights
Jose Aguayo vs. Bryce Logan, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
July 6: Newark, N.J. (ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+)
Shakur Stevenson vs. Artem Harutyunyan, 12 rounds, for Stevenson’s WBC lightweight title
O’Shaquie Foster vs. Robson Conceicao, 12 rounds, for Foster’s WBC junior lightweight title
Keyshawn Davis vs. Miguel Madueno, 10 rounds, lightweights
Abdullah Mason vs. Luis Lebron, 8 rounds, lightweights
Kelvin Davis vs. Kevin Johnson, 8 rounds, welterweights
William Foster III vs. Eridson Garcia, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
Keith Colon vs. Hunter Turbyfill, 4 rounds, featherweights
Ali Feliz vs. Robinson Perez, 4 rounds, heavyweights
July 6: Ontario, Calif. (DAZN)
William Zepeda vs. Giovanni Cabrera, 12 rounds, lightweights
Ricardo Sandoval vs. Angel Acosta, 10 rounds, flyweights
Manuel Flores vs. Nohel Arambulet, 10 rounds, junior featherweights
Alex Martin vs. Pedro Campa, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Joel Iriarte vs. Yainel Alvarez, 6 rounds, welterweights
Gael Cabrera vs. Mychaquell Shields, 6 rounds, junior featherweights
Joshua Garcia vs. Jason Buenaobra, 6 rounds, junior lightweights
Daniel Luna vs. Joseph Walker, 4 rounds, lightweights
Japhethlee Llamido vs. Ryan Allen, 8 rounds, junior featherweights
July 6: London (DAZN)
Johnny Fisher vs. Alen Babic, 10 rounds, heavyweights
Reece Bellotti vs. Levi Giles, 12 rounds, for Bellotti’s British and Commonwealth junior lightweight titles
John Hedges vs. Lewis Oakford, 10 rounds, cruiserweights
Maisey Rose Courtney vs. Jasmina Zapotoczna, 10 rounds, female flyweights
Leli Buttigieg vs. Oliver Chudzik, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
Giorgio Visioli vs. Tampela Maharusi, 6 rounds, junior lightweights
Jimmy Sains vs. vs. Damien Lacoudray, 6 rounds, middleweights
Lewie Pochetty vs. Amine Boucetta, 4 rounds, heavyweights
July 7: Tokyo
Kazuto Ioka vs. Fernando Martinez, 12 rounds, WBA/IBF junior bantamweight unification
Yudai Murakami vs. Hiro Ichimichi, 8 rounds, lightweights
Seiya Tsutsumi vs. Weerawat Noolae, 10 rounds, junior featherweights
Kantaro Juri vs. Phai Pharob, 8 rounds, junior bantamweights
Taiga Kato vs. Shi Dong, 6 rounds, welterweights
Hao Wang vs. Aoi Yokoyama, 6 rounds, bantamweights
Hibiki Kawai vs. Ruka Shinkawa, 4 rounds, lightweights
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July 10: Wollongong, Australia
Sam Goodman vs. Chainoi Worawut, 12 rounds, IBF junior featherweight eliminator
Liam Wilson vs. Youssef Dib, 10 rounds, lightweights
Barry Hall vs. Curtis Scott, 6 rounds, heavyweights
Billy Polkinghorn vs. Jordan Kasilieris, 6 rounds, junior welterweights
Brandon Grach vs. John Maila, 6 rounds, heavyweights
Mounir Fathi vs. Anton Markovic, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
Liam Talivaa vs. Johan Linde, 6 rounds, heavyweights
Shanell Dargan vs. Pannaporn Kaewpawong, 5 rounds, female featherweights
July 10: Plant City, Fla. (ProBox TV)
Katsuma Akitsugi vs. Jesus Ramirez Rubio, 10 rounds, bantamweights
Najee Lopez vs. Steven Sumpter, 8 rounds, light heavyweights
Weljon Mindoro vs. Tyler Goodjohn, 8 rounds, middleweights
Jonas Sylvain vs. Josiah Shackleford, 6 rounds, middleweights
David Fecteau vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
July 11: Tirana, Albania
Mauro Forte vs. Cristobal Lorente, 12 rounds, for Forte’s European featherweight title
Alban Bermeta vs. Obinna Joseph Mathew, 12 rounds, light heavtweights
Nelson Hysa vs. Thorsten Fuchs, 12 rounds, heavyweights
July 12: Managua, Nicaragua (ESPN+)
Roman “Chocolatito” Gonalez vs. Rober Barrera, 10 rounds, bantamweights
Eveling Ortega vs. Karol Gonzalez, 8 rouonds, female junior flyweights
Kevin Vivas vs. Azael Villar, 8 rounds, junior flyweights
Michael Carmona vs. Edwin Cano, 8 rounds, strawweights
Jeffrey Gonzalez vs. Andres Quesada, 4 rounds, heavyweights
July 13: Philadelphia (DAZN)
Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs. David Avanesyan, 12 rounds, for Ennis’ IBF welterweight title
Jalil “Major” Hackett vs. Peter Dobson, 10 rounds, welterweights
Skye Nicolson vs. Dyana Vargas, 10 rounds, for Nicolson’s WBC women’s featherweight title
Khalil Coe vs. Manuel Gallegos, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
Henry Lebron vs. Christopher Diaz, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
Christian Carto vs. Carlow Buitrafo, 8 rounds, junior featherweights
Ismail Muhammad vs. TBA, 6 rounds, welterweights
Dennis Thompson vs. TBA, 4 rounds, bantamweights
July 13: Las Vegas (ESPN+)
Janibek Alimkhanuly vs. Andrei Mikhailovich, 12 rounds, for Alimkhanuly’s WBO/IBF middleweight title
Raymond Muratalla vs. Tevin Farmer, 10 rounds, lightweights
Ruben Villa vs. Sulaiman Segawa, 10 rounds, featherweights
Jonathan Lopez vs. Leonardo Padilla, 8 rounds, junior lightweights
Charlie Sheehy vs. Ricardo Quiroz, 8 rounds, junior welterweights
Art Barrera Jr. vs. Javier Mayoral, 6 rounds, welterweights
Javier Zamarron vs. Michael Bracamontes, 6 rounds, featherweights
Israel Mercado vs. Dondrell Haynes, 6 rounds, junior welterweights
Albert Gonzalez vs. Conrado Martinez, 6 rounds, junior lightweights
July 15: Osaka, Japan (DAZN)
“Prizefighter Quarterfinals”
Kuzuto Takesako vs. Mark Dickinson, 10 rounds, middleweights
Riku Kunimoto vs. Eiki Kani, rematch, 10 rounds, middleweights
Kieron Conway vs. Ainiwaer Yilixiati, 10 rounds, middleweights
Aaron McKenna vs. Jeovanny Estela, 10 rounds, middleweights
July 19: Indio, Calif. (DAZN)
Alexis Rocha vs. Santiago Dominguez, 12 rounds, welterweights
July 19: Caracas, Venezuela
Carlos Canizales vs. Ivan Garcia, 12 rounds, junior flyweights
Jeremy Alvarez vs. TBA, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
July 19: Dubai, UAE (DAZN)
Claudio Squeo vs. Jurgen Uldedaj, 10 rounds, cruiserweights
July 20: Tokyo (ESPN+)
Junto Nakatani vs. Vincent Astrolabio, 12 rounds, for Nakatani’s WBC bantamweight title
Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Jonathan “Torres” Rodriguez, 10 rounds, bantamweights
Kosei Tanaka vs. Jonathan “Titan” Rodriguez, 12 rounds, for Tanaka’s WBO junior bantamweight title
Riku Kano vs. Anthony Olascuaga, 12 rounds, for vacant WBO flyweight title
July 20: Tampa, Fla. (DAZN PPV, PPV.com)
Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry, 8 rounds, cruiserweights
Amanda Serrano vs. Stevie Morgan, 10 rounds, female junior welterweights
Tony Aguilar vs. Corey Marksman, 8 rounds, lightweights
Ashton Sylve vs. Lucas Bahdi, 10 rounds, lightweights
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Uriah Hall, 6 rounds, cruiserweights
Shadasia Green vs. Natasha Spence, 8 rounds, female super middleweights
Angel Barrientes vs. Edwin Rodriguez, 6 rounds, junior featherweights
Alexis Chaparro vs. Kevin Hill, 4 rounds, middleweights
Ariel Perez vs. Dane Guerrero, 4 rounds, lightweights
July 20: Birmingham, England
Liam Davies vs. Shabaz Masoud, 12 rounds, junior featherweights
Nathan Heaney vs. Brad Pauls, rematch, for Heaney’s British middleweight title
Chantelle Cameron vs. TBA, 10 rounds, for vacant WBC women’s interim junior welterweight title
Sol Dacres vs. David Adeleye, 10 rounds, heavyweights
Owen Cooper vs. Ekow Essuman, 10 rounds, welterweights
Ashley Lane vs. Andrew Cain, 12 rounds, for Lane’s British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles
Ezra Taylor vs. TBA, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
July 24: Plant City, Fla. (ProBox TV)
ProBox TV
July 26: Orlando, Fla. (DAZN)
Gurgen Hovhannisyan vs. Robert Hall Jr., 8 rounds, heavyweights
Krystal Rosado vs. Veronika Dmitriyeva, 6 rounds, female bantamweights
David Garcia vs. Dominicc Hardy, 6 rounds, heavyweights
July 26: Commerce, Calif. (UFC Fight Pass)
Omar Trinidad vs. Viktor Slavinskyi, 10 rounds, featherweights
Gor Yeritsyan vs. Aram Amirkhanyan, 10 rounds, welterweights
Karlos Balderas vs. TBA, 8 rounds, lightweights
Eduardo Diaz vs. Adrian Gutierrez, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
Adan Palma vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior featherweights
Abel Mejia vs. TBA, 4 rounds, junior lightweights
Jaybrio Pe Benito vs. TBA, 4 rounds, junior lightweights
Iyana Verduzco vs. TBA, 4 rounds, female featherweights
Chantel Navarro vs. Wildalys Rivera, 4 rounds, female, featherweights
July 26: Atlantic City, N.J. (BoxingInsider)
Otto Wallin vs. Richard Lartey, 8 rounds, heavyweights
Justin Figueroa vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
Marco Romero vs. TBA, 4 rounds, middleweights
Jacob Riley Solis vs. TBA, 4 rounds, junior middleweights
Jason Castanon vs. Arveontae Dukes, 4 rounds, lightweights
Bruce Seldon vs. TBA, 4 rounds, heavyweights
July 27: London (ESPN+)
Joe Joyce vs. Derek Chisora, 12 rounds, heavyweights
Dennis McCann vs. Ionut Baluta, 12 rounds, for vacant European junior featherweight title
Brandun Lee vs. TBA, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Aadam Hamed vs. TBA, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
July 27: Detroit (DAZN)
Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse vs. Claressa Shields, 10 rounds, for Lepage-Joanisse’s WBC women’s heavyweight/vacant WBO light heavyweight title
Michel Rivera vs. Hugo Alberto Roldan, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Shohjahon Ergashev vs. Julian Smith, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Ernesto Mercado vs. TBA, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Joshua James Pagan vs. Jose Angulo, 8 rounds, lightweights
Samantha Worthington vs. TBA, 8 rounds, female junior welterweights
Danielle Perkins vs. Christianne Fahey, 6 rounds, female middleweights
July 28: Saitama, Japan
Manny Pacquiao vs. Chihiro Suzuki, exhibition, 3 rounds, welterweights
July 28: Otsu, Japan
Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Perdro Taduran, 12 rounds, for Shigeoka’s IBF strawweight title
August 3: Los Angeles (DAZN PPV, PPV.com)
Israil Madrimov vs. Terence Crawford, 12 rounds, for Madrimov’s WBA and vacant WBO interim junior middleweight title
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs. Jose Valenzuela, 12 rounds, for Cruz’s WBA junior welterweight title
Andy Ruiz vs. Jarrell Miller, 12 rounds, heavyweights
Jared Anderson vs. Martin Bakole, 10 rounds, heavyweights
David Morrell vs. “Hot Rod” Radivoje Kalajdzic, 12 rounds, for vacant WBA “regular” light heavyweight title
Andy Cruz vs. Antonio Moran, 10 rounds, lightweights
August 3: Barnsley, England (Peacock)
Zak Chelli vs. Callum Simpson, 12 rounds, for Chelli’s British and Commonwealth super middleweight titles
Stephen McKenna vs. Joe Laws, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
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August 9: Mexico City
Angel Ayala vs. Dave Apolinario, 12 rounds, for vacant IBF flyweight title
August 9: Worcester, Mass.
Denzel Whitley vs. Anthony Viera, 8 rounds, welterweights
Maureen Shea vs. TBA, 8 rounds, female junior featherweights
Josniel Castro vs. TBA, 8 rounds, junior middleweights
Demek Edmunds vs. Jose Armando Martinez, 6 rounds, cruiserweights
Keno Luna vs. Izaiah Vargas, 4 rounds, junior middleweights
Justin Laporte vs. Tymar Miles, 4 rounds, welterweights
Jhon Devers vs. Igor Santos, 4 rounds, junior middleweights
Daniel Docimo vs. TBA, 4 rounds, welterweights
August 10: Albuquerque, N.M. (ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+)
Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Angelo Leo, 12 rounds, for Lopez’s IBF featherweight title
Lindolfo Delgado vs. Bryan Flores, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
Abraham Perez vs. Matthew Griego, 10 rounds, flyweights
Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Joshua Temple, 8 rounds, heavyweights
Alan Garcia vs. Donnie Reeves, 8 rounds, lightweights
Vito Mielnicki Jr. vs. TBA, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
Arnold Khegai vs. Belmar Preciado, 10 rounds, featherweights
August 17: Quebec City, Canada (ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+)
Christian Mbilli vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko, 10 rounds, super middleweights
Arslanbek Makhmudov vs. Guido Vianello , 10 rounds, heavyweights
Osleys Iglesias vs. TBA, 8 or 10 rounds, super middleweights
Abdullah Mason vs. TBA, 8 rounds, lightweights
Jahi Tucker vs. TBA, 8 rounds, middleweights
Wilkens Mathieu vs. TBA, 6 or 8 rounds, super middleweights
Leila Beaudoin vs. TBA, 8 or 10 rounds, female junior lightweights
Thomas Chabot vs. TBA, 8 or 10 rounds, junior lightweights
Dzmitry Asanau vs. TBA, 6 or 8 rounds, lightweights
August 24: Manchester, England (DAZN)
Jack Catterall vs. Regis Prograis, 12 rounds, junior welterweights
August 24: Mexico City (DAZN PPV)
Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III, rematch, exhibition
August 24: Magdeburg, Germany
Roman Fress vs. Yasin Basar, 10 rounds, cruiserweights
Marlon Dzemski vs. Philipp Schuster, 10 rounds, welterweights
Robin Rehse vs. TBA, 6 rounds, super middleweights
Artur Henrik vs. TBA, 6 rounds, middleweights
Richard Meinecke vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
August 31: Santa Ynez, Calif. (UFC Fight Pass)
Cain Sandoval vs. Ramero Duno, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
September 13: London
Thomas Essomba vs. Charlie Edwards, 12 rounds, for Essomba’s European bantamweight title
September 14: Auckland, New Zealand (DAZN)
David Nyika vs. TBA, 12 rounds, cruiserweights
September 21: London (DAZN PPV, PPV.com)
Daniel Dubois vs. Anthony Joshua, 12 rounds, for Dubois’ IBF heavyweight title
Tyler Denny vs. Hamzah Sheeraz, 12 rounds, for Denny’s European middleweight title
Anthony Cacace vs. Josh Warrington, 12 rounds, for Cacace’s IBF junior lightweight title
Liam Smith vs.Josh Kelly, 12 rounds, middleweights
Joshua Buatsi vs. Willy Hutchinson, 12 rounds, for vacant WBO interim light heavyweight title
Mark Chamberlain vs. Josh Padley, 12 rounds, lightweights
October 12: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ESPN+)
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, 12 rounds, WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight unification
November 15: Arlington, Texas (Netflix)
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, 8 rounds, heavyweights
Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano, rematch, 10 rounds, for Taylor’s WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA women’s junior welterweight title
December 21: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (DAZN PPV, ESPN PPV, PPV.com)
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury, rematch, 12 rounds, for Usyk’s WBC/WBO/WBA heavyweight title
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