A couple of big fights highlight 2018’s first-half schedule, including a heavyweight title unification bout between Anthony Joshua against Joseph Parker and the lightweight title fight between Jorge Linares and SN Boxing’s No. 3 ranked Vasyl Lomachenko.
Other big names to keep an eye on: Errol Spence, Manny Pacquiao and SN Boxing’s No. 1 ranked Terence Crawford.
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While other big fights could be announced, here is what’s currently scheduled.
June 22
Claressa Shields vs. Hanna Gabriels for vacant IBF/WBA Women’s Middleweight titles Christina Hammer vs. Tori Nelson for Hammer’s WBC/WBO Women’s Middleweight titles
July 14
Lucas Matthysse vs. Manny Pacquiao for Matthysse’s WBA “regular” Welterweight title Moruti Mthalane vs. Muhammad Waseem for vacant IBF Flyweight title Carlos Canizales vs. Bin Lu for Canizales’ WBA “regular” Junior Flyweight title
July 28
London
Dillian Whyte vs. Joseph Parker; Heavyweights Kell Brook vs. Brandon Cook; Junior middleweights
Los Angeles
Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Easter Jr. ; WBC/IBF Lightweight title unification
August 4
Sergey Kovalev vs. Eleider Alvarez for Kovalev’s WBO Light Heavyweight title Dmitry Bivol vs. TBA for Bivol’s WBA Light Heavyweight title Sullivan Barrera vs. TBA; Light Heavyweights
August 18
Carl Frampton vs. Luke Jackson for Frampton’s WBO Interim Featherweight title Tyson Fury vs. TBA; Heavyweights
September 15
Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin for Golovkin’s WBA/WBC Middleweight titles
September 29
Manuel Charr vs. Fres Oquendo for Charr’s WBA “regular” Heavyweight title
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