Boxing schedule for 2024: Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou; Jake Paul, Amanda Serrano returns on tap

2023 was a fantastic year for boxing, with nearly every major fight fans have called for actually getting made. The biggest of those fights that did not come together was a battle between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and IBF, WBA and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era.

While that fight didn’t come together for 2023, it is set as the current highlight of the 2024 boxing calendar. Fury and Usyk will battle in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 18 with all four heavyweight world titles on the line. The fight was originally set for Feb. 17, but Fury suffered a cut in sparring just weeks out from the fight that forced the bout to be delayed.

Both men enter the fight off of scares in their 2023 campaigns, with Usyk being dropped by Daniel Dubois only for the referee to rule the shot a low blow and allow Usyk time to recover. He then stopped Dubois in Round 9. Fury was forced into a much tougher spot in October when his undefeated record barely survived a fight with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Ngannou scored a knockdown and did enough to win plenty of rounds, though Fury ultimately took a split decision victory. While Fury’s title was not on the line, a loss would have been even more embarrassing than narrowly escaping with a win in a fight he was expected to dominate.

Another major showdown is set for the summer in Saudi Arabia as an undisputed light heavyweight champion will be crowned. Unified titleholder Artur Beterbiev will take on WBA champ Dmitry Bivol on June 1 with all four titles at stake.

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After Teofimo Lopez Jr. defeated Jamaine Ortiz in a lackluster fight on Feb. 8, the boxing schedule will slow down considerably for a brief period before what is shaping up to be an explosion of huge fights heading into the spring and early summer months.

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

Feb. 15Commerce, CaliforniaJoseph Diaz vs. Jesus PerezJunior welterweightDAZNFeb. 16New York CityO’Shaquie Foster (c) vs. Abraham NovaWBC super featherweight titleESPNFeb. 16Oaxaca, MexicoAdrian Curiel (c) vs. Sivenathi NontshingaIBF junior flyweight titleDAZNFeb. 24TokyoAlejandro Santiago vs. Junto NakataniWBA bantamweight titleESPNFeb. 24OrlandoEdgar Berlanga vs. Padraig McCrorySuper middleweightDAZNMarch 2Verona, New YorkLuis Alberto Lopez (c) vs. Reiya AbeIBF featherweight titleESPNMarch 2San Juan, Puerto RicoAmanda Serrano (c) vs. Nina MeinkeUnified featherweight titlesDAZNMarch 2Verona, New YorkOtabek Kholmatov vs. Raymond FordVacant WBA featherweight titleESPNMarch 7MontrealSteven Butler vs. Steve RollsMiddleweightESPNMarch 8Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAnthony Joshua vs. Francis NgannouHeavyweightsTBD PPVMarch 16Las VegasWilliam Zepeda vs. Maxi HughesLightweightDAZNMarch 23Sheffield, EnglandDalton Smith vs. Jose ZepedaJunior welterweightDAZNMarch 29Glendale, ArizonaOscar Valdez vs. Liam WilsonJunior lightweightsESPN+March 30Las VegasTim Tszyu (c) vs. Keith ThurmanWBO junior middleweight titlePrime VideoApril 20TBDDevin Haney (c) vs. Ryan GarciaWBC junior welterweight titleDAZNMay 12Perth, AustraliaVasiliy Lomachenko vs. George KambososVacant IBF lightweight titleESPNMay 18Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaTyson Fury (c) vs. Oleksandr Usyk (c)Undisputed heavyweight titlesPPVJune 1Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaArtur Beterbiev (c) vs. Dmitry Bivol (c)Undisputed light heavyweight titlesPPV