Boxing schedule for 2022: Dmitry Bivol vs. Gilberto Ramirez, Floyd Mayweather vs. Deji Olatuni on tap

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Boxing continues to deliver some massive moments and fights in 2022. After a strong start to the year, the sport winds down the 2022 calendar with fights nearly every weekend, including some of boxing’s biggest names and most talented fighters.

The year has already seen major moments like Errol Spence Jr. dominating Yordenis Ugas to unify three of boxing’s four world championships at welterweight. Tyson Fury also recently returned to the ring for what may be the last time as he knocked out Dillian Whyte in London.

The biggest of all, however, may have come in May when Canelo Alvarez failed in his bid to become WBA light heavyweight champion against Dmitry Bivol. The undisputed super middleweight champion was unable to present much of a challenge to the Russian titleholder as he landed a career low in punches over 12 rounds. Alvarez rebounded well with a decision over his longtime rival Gennadiy Golovkin in September.

Plus, Oleksandr Usyk reminded of his greatness again with another decision win over Anthony Joshua to retain the unified heavyweight crown. The Ukrainian now has his sights set on achieving undisputed status with a mammoth matchup against Tyson Fury.

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November kicks off in a big way with Bivol looking to build on the momentum of his win over Alvarez when he defends his WBA light heavyweight title against undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez on Nov. 5. That same night, David Morrell looks to continue his own undefeated run when he faces Aidos Yerbossynuly on Showtime Championship Boxing.

In December, Tyson Fury returns to the ring to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Derek Chisora in a trilogy bout on Dec. 3. Teofimo Lopez will be in action on Dec. 10, facing off with Jose Pedraza.

An undisputed champion will be crowned at bantamweight on Dec. 13 when three-belt champion Naoya Inoue and WBO champion Paul Butler.

Below is a running list of boxing main events for 2022.

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

Nov. 5 United Arab Emirates Dmitry Bivol (c) vs. Gilberto Ramirez WBA light heavyweight title DAZN
Nov. 5 Minneapolis David Morrell vs. Aidos Yerbossynuly Super middleweight Showtime
Nov. 12 Las Vegas Janibek Alimkhanuly (c) vs. Denzel Bentley WBO middleweight title ESPN+
Nov. 12 Cleveland Montana Love vs. Stevie Spark Junior welterweight DAZN
Nov. 13 Dubai Floyd Mayweather vs. Deji Olatuni Exhibition PPV
Nov. 19 Austin, Texas Hasim Rahman Jr. vs. Vitor Belfort Heavyweight DAZN
Nov. 19 Guadalahara, Mexico Jaime Munguia vs. Gonzalo Coria Middleweight DAZN
Nov. 26 Carson, California Regis Prograis vs. Jose Zepeda WBC junior welterweight title PPV
Nov. 26 London Dillian Whyte vs. Jermaine Franklin Heavyweight DAZN
Dec. 3 London Tyson Fury (c) vs. Derek Chisora WBC heavyweight title TBD
Dec. 10 New York Teofimo Lopez vs. Jose Pedraza Junior welterweights ESPN+
Dec. 10 Leeds, England Josh Warrington (c) vs. Luis Alberto Lopez IBF featherweight title DAZN
Dec. 10 Belfast Michael Conlan vs. Karim Guerfi Featherweight ESPN+
Dec. 13 Tokyo Naoya Inoue (c) vs. Paul Butler (c) Undisputed bantamweight titles ESPN+



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