2026 Boxing Schedule: Usyk vs. Verhoeven, Zayas vs. Ennis This Spring

Boxing schedule for 2026: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven, Xander Zayas vs. Jaron Ennis on tap

The 2026 boxing calendar is hitting the spring stretch with some great fights on the books

By Brent Brookhouse

May 12, 2026 at 10:31 am ET • 1 min read

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The boxing calendar is loading up quickly as the first half of 2026 is drawing to a close. After a quick start to the year in January and February, tons of fights have been announced for spring and summer ... and a major one in September.

The early highlight of the schedule was Shakur Stevenson's domination of Teofimo Lopez Jr. to win the WBO junior welterweight championship. It was a true pound-for-pound performance from Stevenson, who won nearly every second of a fight against the most dangerous foe of his career.

On Feb. 21, Ryan Garcia picked up the biggest win of his career, becoming world champion for the first time when he defeated Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title. Another big name made his comeback on April 12 as Tyson Fury ended his fifth retirement to score a decision win over Arslanbek Makhmudov.

In May, Naoya Inoue again proved his place at the top of the sport, taking a hard-fought win over tough challenger Junto Nakatani, David Benavidez thrashed Gilberto Ramirez to claim two cruiserweight titles, and Daniel Dubois grabbed heavyweight gold again, this time with a violent performance against Fabio Wardley.

Oleksandr Usyk is set to return this coming weekend, facing kickboxer Rico Verhoeven with Usyk's WBC heavyweight championship on the line.

All eyes are also on a rematch of one of history's biggest fights, which is already set for September when Floyd Mayweather runs it back with Manny Pacquiao.

Take a look at the calendar for 2026 below.

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

Upcoming boxing schedule for 2026

Date Location Main event Weightclass/title Network May 16 Norfolk, Virginia Keyshawn Davis vs. Nahir Albright Junior welterweights DAZN May 23 Giza, Egypt Oleksandr Usyk (c) vs. Rico Verhoeven WBC heavyweight title DAZN May 30 El Paso, Texas Stephanie Han (c) vs. Holly Holm WBA lightweight title ESPN May 30 Houston O'Shaquie Foster (c) vs. Raymond Ford WBC junior lightweight title DAZN May 30 Ekaterinburg, Russia Dmitry Bivol (c) vs. Michael Eifert Unified light heavyweight title TBA June 6 Bournemouth, England Zuffa Boxing 07: Chris Billam-Smith vs. Ryan Rozicki Cruiserweights Paramount+ June 6 Sheffield, England Ricardo Sandoval (c) vs. Galal Yafai Unified flyweight titles DAZN June 13 Glendale, Arizona Antonio Vargas (c) vs. Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez WBA bantamweight title DAZN June 27 Brooklyn Xander Zayas (c) vs. Jaron Ennis Unified junior middleweight title DAZN July 4 Cleveland Abdullah Mason (c) vs. Joe Cordina WBO lightweight title TNT July 25 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Anthony Joshua vs. Kristian Prenga Heavyweights DAZN July 25 TBA, Australia Errol Spence Jr. vs. Tim Tszyu Junior middleweights Prime Video Sept. 19 Las Vegas Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather TBA Netflix

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_Originally reported by [CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/boxing-schedule-for-2026-dates-location-fights-deontay-wilder-tyson-fury-naoya-inoue/)._