Lucas Jones
The biggest fight of 2024 is now in the rearview after Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion on May 18 in Saudi Arabia. The fight was another in the long list of massive clashes that boxing has produced in recent years.
Usyk and Fury are likely to meet again before the end of 2024, with a rematch clause built into the contract that both fighters have said they hope will be enforced. The ball is finally in Fury’s court, as the loser of the fight was the one who had the power to activate the rematch clause.
Attention now turns to Leeds, England, for the long-awaited rematch between Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall. The two met in 2022 when Taylor was the undisputed junior welterweight champion. Catterall clearly dominated the fight and deserved a clear decision win, but somehow two of the three ringside judges scored the fight for Taylor. Despite the controversy, Taylor maintained that he achieved victory and was ultimately stripped of or relinquished three of his four world titles rather than accepting mandatory defenses before losing his WBO title in lopsided fashion against Teofimo Lopez in 2023.
Catterall now finally gets his chance against Taylor, providing him with a long-awaited opportunity to get revenge, even though there is no championship on the line.
Another big showdown has been set for the summer in Saudi Arabia, with a fight to see an undisputed light heavyweight champion crowned. Unified title holder Artur Beterbiev was scheduled to face WBA champion Dmitry Bivol on June 1 with all four titles on the line, but an injury to Beterbiev delayed the fight. Heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang now headline the card.
Two other high-profile summer fights will catch the attention of different audiences. Former UFC stars Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will meet in the boxing ring on July 6, a spiritual successor to their ceremonial BMF championship fight at UFC 244 in 2019. In one of the strangest yet most intriguing fights in the boxing calendar, former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will return to the boxing ring at age 58 against social media star-turned-boxer Jake Paul, 27, on Netflix. More details about this fight are yet to be revealed, including whether it will be in any way sanctioned as a professional fight or held as an exhibition.
Note: This will be constantly updated with changes and additions.
Upcoming 2024 Boxing Schedule
| may 25th | Leeds, England | Josh Taylor x Jack Catterall | Junior welterweight | ESPN+ |
| June 1st | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Deontay Wilder x Zhilei Zhang | Heavy weight | PPV |
| June 7 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Adrien Broner x Blair Cobbs | Welterweight | TBD |
| 15th of June | Manati, Puerto Rico | Subriel Matias (c) x Liam Paro | IBF junior welterweight title | TBD |
| 15th of June | Las Vegas | Gervonta Davis (c) x Frank Martin | WBA lightweight title | PPV |
| 15th of June | London | Chris Billam-Smith (c) x Richard Riakporhe | WBA cruiserweight title | TBD |
| June 29 | Miami | Teofimo Lopez (c) x Steve Claggett | WBO junior welterweight title | ESPN |
| June 29 | Glendale, Arizona | Juan Francisco Estrada (c) x Jesse Rodríguez | WBC junior bantamweight title | DAZN |
| July 6 | Newark, New Jersey | Shakur Stevenson (c) vs. Artem Harutyunyan | WBC lightweight title | ESPN |
| July 6 | Anaheim, California | Nate Diaz x Jorge Masvidal | Light heavyweights | Fãmio PPV |
| July 13 | Philadelphia | Jaron Ennis (c) x Cody Crowley | IBF welterweight title | DAZN |
| July 20th | Arlington, Texas | Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul | Heavyweights | Netflix |
| August 3 | Los Angeles | Terence Crawford x Israil Madrimov | Junior middleweights | TBD |
