Boxing Calendar for Late 2026: Key Fights and Titles

The boxing calendar for late 2026 is starting to look like a gauntlet. Titles on the line from Las Vegas to Tokyo, Riyadh to London. Networks and promoters have planted their flags. Now the fighters have to live up to the posters.

This is how the year’s closing stretch is shaping up.

September: Vegas lights, Tokyo nights

It starts with a jolt on September 12 in Las Vegas, where Ryan Garcia puts his WBC welterweight title on the line against Conor Benn, live on Paramount+. A volatile matchup, a combustible build-up, and a belt that can change the shape of the 147-pound division.

The undercard in Vegas is stacked with danger fights and statement opportunities. Jai Opetaia meets Noel Mikaelian at cruiserweight, a clash that could push the winner toward the very top of the division. Heavyweights Da'Mazion Vanhouter and Raphael Akpejiori look to punch their way into relevance, while Mark Magsayo drops down to lightweight to face Andres Cortes in a bout that could redefine his career.

• Oswaldo Molina takes on Pablo Rubio at lightweight
• Abel Gonzalez faces Raul Salomon at super middleweight
• Vlad Panin meets Dakota Linger at super welterweight
• Jose Ramirez squares off with Alexis Rocha in a welterweight contest that carries real consequences for both men
• Sean Garcia rounds out the card at lightweight against Abraham Morales, a chance to climb out of his brother’s shadow and carve his own lane

One week later, on September 19 in San Diego, DAZN carries a double-title bill built around pressure fighters and rising champions. Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz defends his interim WBC super lightweight title against Nestor Bravo, a matchup tailor-made for violence. Right behind him, Jesus Alejandro Ramos Jr. puts his interim WBC middleweight belt at risk against Meiirim Nursultanov, with the winner moving a step closer to full world title status.

Japan then takes center stage.

On September 26 in Fuji, Thanongsak Simsri defends his IBF light flyweight title against Mark Vicelles. It’s a purist’s fight in one of boxing’s most technical divisions. Shunpei Ohata faces Pete Apolinar at super featherweight on the same card, a platform for regional contenders to push toward the world scene.

Tokyo follows on September 27 with a night built almost entirely around gold. Ryosuke Nishida and Sam Goodman meet for the vacant interim IBF super bantamweight title, a cross-continental matchup that could produce the next major player at 122 pounds.

Takuma Inoue defends his WBC bantamweight title against Tenshin Nasukawa in a bout loaded with intrigue. Nasukawa’s crossover from kickboxing to boxing has been watched closely; now he walks straight into elite territory. On the same show, Tomoya Tsuboi and Ricardo Malajika fight for the vacant WBC super flyweight title, another belt in one of the sport’s most consistently thrilling divisions. Hayato Aiko takes on Natsuki Kuramochi at featherweight, a domestic clash that could feed into future title eliminators.

October: Heavyweight stakes and Saudi spectacle

October opens in Birmingham, England, on the 3rd, live on DAZN. It’s a developmental card with a clear purpose: build the next wave.

• Ben Whittaker, one of Britain’s most talked-about prospects, faces Conor Wallace at light heavyweight
• Bilal Fawaz meets Eithan James at super welterweight
• Sean Bruce takes on Hamza Uddin at flyweight
• Ibraheem Sulaimaan battles Sonny Hardy at super featherweight
• Klinton Baptiste faces Aaron Bowen at super middleweight
• Adam Maca (super featherweight) and Odel Kamara (super welterweight) are both matched with opponents to be announced

On October 10, the focus shifts to Chicago, where DAZN hosts a double world-title night. Floyd Schofield and Lucas Bahdi clash for the vacant WBA lightweight title, a wide-open division searching for a new standard-bearer. Oscar Collazo then steps into a high-stakes unification-style test against Ricardo Sandoval, with Sandoval’s WBA and WBC flyweight titles on the line. For the winner at 112 pounds, the path leads straight into pound-for-pound conversations within the lower weights.

A week later, the heavyweight division takes the spotlight.

On October 17 in London, Daniel Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title against Fabio Wardley, live on DAZN. Dubois fights with the belt and his legitimacy at stake. Wardley fights for his life-changing shot. One clean right hand either way, and the landscape at heavyweight shifts again.

That same night in Carson, California, DAZN and TNT combine for a card drenched in title implications. Sebastian Fundora, the towering WBC super welterweight champion, defends against Ermal Hadribeaj. Fundora’s awkward frame and relentless style have made him a puzzle; Hadribeaj gets his crack at solving it.

• Brandon Figueroa defends his WBA featherweight title against Tomoki Kameda in a meeting of high-output technicians
• Jermall Charlo returns at super middleweight against Koen Mazoudier, a fight that could either relaunch a star or ask hard questions about his future

On October 24, Sheffield hosts a night aimed squarely at the 140-pound scene. Dalton Smith defends his WBC super lightweight title against Alberto Puello, a fight that could propel Smith from domestic darling to global force. The undercard keeps the British engine humming: Giorgio Visioli meets Maxi Hughes at lightweight, Shannon Ryan faces Emma Dolan at women’s super flyweight, and Edward Hardy takes on Ibrahim Nadim at super featherweight.

• Aqib Fiaz and Jordan Flynn square off at super featherweight
• Joe Hayden meets Will Harrison at welterweight
• Leo Atang (heavyweight) and Chris Mulunda (middleweight) await final opponent announcements

For many of them, one big performance in Sheffield could be the difference between small-hall grind and prime-time bookings.

The same night in San Antonio, DAZN delivers one of the most intriguing three-belt collisions of the year. Emanuel Navarrete, the endlessly busy Mexican champion, brings his WBO and IBF super featherweight titles into a unification-style showdown with O'Shaquie Foster, who holds the WBC belt. Three titles, two champions, one division in need of clarity.

Albert Gonzalez faces Edward Vazquez at featherweight on the undercard, looking to ride the wave of attention a major unification always brings.

Then comes Riyadh.

On October 31 in Saudi Arabia, DAZN PPV carries Saul "Canelo" Alvarez against Christian Mbilli for Mbilli’s WBC super middleweight title. The matchup drops one of boxing’s biggest global stars into the orbit of a dangerous, ascending champion. The belt belongs to Mbilli. The spotlight, as always, follows Canelo. The stakes are obvious: power, legacy, and control of a glamour division.

November: Texas waits

The schedule rolls into November with a date and a venue that hint at something significant. On November 8, Arlington, Texas, hosts a major ESPN card. The names are still to be confirmed, but the location says enough. Big stadium. Big stage. Big expectations.

From Las Vegas to Riyadh, from Tokyo to Texas, the final third of 2026 is loaded. Titles will change hands. Careers will be made, or broken. The dates are set. Now it’s down to who can handle the lights when the bell finally rings.