After 2018 gave us some great fights and amazing knockouts we will remember for years, 2019 may be even bigger. There's a chance we get an undisputed heavyweight champion if Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder are able to reach an agreement. But we're also set to see business pick up at welterweight, where a ton of the young guns are finally getting marquee matchups they deserve.
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We start 2019 in earnest with a pair of veterans on PPV when Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner collide in Las Vegas. Then in February, Keith Thurman returns from a near two-year layoff when he battles Joseito Lopez. But March may be where we see welterweight pick up the most as Shawn Porter dukes it out with Yordenis Ugas before the mega PPV between Errol Spence Jr. and Mikey Garcia.
Below is a running list of boxing main events for the 2018 year.
Note: This will be updated constantly with changes and additions.
ATE | LOCATION | MAIN EVENT | WEIGHTCLASS/TITLE | NETWORK |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 13 |
Los Angeles |
Jose Uzcategui (c) vs. Caleb Plant |
IBF super middleweight |
FS1 |
Jan. 18 |
New York |
Demetrius Andrade (c) vs. Artur Akavov |
WBO middleweight |
DAZN |
Jan. 19 |
Las Vegas |
Manny Pacquiao (c) vs. Adrien Broner |
WBA 'regular' welterweight |
Showtime PPV |
Jan. 26 |
Houston |
Jamie Munguia (c) vs. Takeshi Inoue |
WBO junior middleweight |
DAZN |
Jan. 26 |
New York |
Keith Thurman (c) vs. Joseito Lopez |
WBA welterweight |
Fox |
Feb. 2 |
Frisco, Texas |
Eleider Alvarez (c) vs. Sergey Kovalev |
WBO light heavyweight |
ESPN |
Feb. 9 |
Carson, California |
Gervonta Davis (c) vs. Abner Mares |
WBA junior lightweight |
Showtime |
Feb. 16 |
Los Angeles |
Leo Santa Cruz (c) vs. Miguel Flores |
WBA featherweight |
Fox |
Feb. 23 |
Minneapolis |
Anthony Dirrell vs. Avni Yildirim |
WBC super middleweight |
FS1 |
March 9 |
Las Vegas |
Shawn Porter (c) vs. Yordenis Ugas |
WBC welterweight |
Fox |
March 16 |
Arlington, Texas |
Errol Spence Jr. (c) vs. Mikey Garcia |
IBF welterweight |
Fox PPV |
March 23 |
New York |
Terence Crawford (c) vs. TBD |
WBO welterweight |
ESPN |
April 12 | Los Angeles | Vasiliy Lomachenko (c) vs. TBD | WBA/WBO lightweight | EPSN+ |
April 13 | London | Anthony Joshua (c) vs. TBD | Unified heavyweight | DA |