Joshua vs Ngannou is now in the rear view mirror but we still have some incredible heavyweight fights scheduled as boxing hits a golden age in 2024.
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The fights that fans have craved for years are finally happening and soon we should get the biggest one of all – Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk for all of the marbles. We will need to wait a little while longer though after that one was postponed after Fury sustained ‘a freak cut’ in sparring.
Upcoming boxing fights: Heavyweights
Here is how the heavyweight division currently looks from a scheduling perspective:
Joe Joyce (15-2) vs Kash Ali (21-2)
Date: Saturday March 16, 2024
Ring Walks: tbc
Venue: Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England
TV: TNT Sports (UK), ESPN+ (US)
Result: Joyce won KO R10
Joyce returned to action with much to prove after suffering back-to-back losses to Zhilei Zhang in 2023. That turned ‘The Juggernaut’ from WBO heavyweight title mandatory contender to a man fighting for his life at the very highest level. He started the long road back to the top with a workmanlike win over Ali – getting stronger in the second half and finally wearing down his man late in the 10th and final round.
Fabio Wardley (17-0) vs Frazer Clarke (8-0)
Date: Sunday March 31, 2024
Ring Walks: tbc
Venue: 02 Arena, London, England
TV: Sky Sports (UK)
Odds: –
A cracking domestic dust-up added to the schedule here as Wardley defends his British and Commonwealth titles against fellow unbeaten prospect Clarke on a big Sunday night show at the 02 Arena in Greenwich. Another potential step on the road to elite heavyweight action for the improving Wardley, and a terrific opportunity for Clarke to put a spanner in those works.
Jared Anderson (16-0) vs Ryad Merhy (32-2)
Date: Saturday April 13, 2024
Ring Walks: 2300 EST, 2000 PST, 0400 Sunday UK
Venue: Corpus Christi, Texas
TV: ESPN, ESPN+. ESPN Deportes (US)
Odds: –
The exciting Anderson had been one of the potential opponents for Filip Hrgovic on that Joshua vs Ngannou card in March, but we’ll have to wait a little while to see ‘Big Baby’ in a real test with a top-15 heavy. For now he’ll continue his education against a man who defeated Tony Yoka last time out and before that, dropped a decision to Kevin Lerena.
Efe Ajagba (19-1) vs Guido Vianello (12-1-1)
Date: Saturday April 13, 2024
Ring Walks: 2200 EST, 1900 PST, 0300 Sunday UK
Venue: Corpus Christi, Texas
TV: ESPN, ESPN+. ESPN Deportes (US)
Odds: –
Ajagba continues his rise back up the heavyweight ranks with an April showdown with Vianello. The big-hitting Nigerian star had been a massive prospect until he lost his ‘0’ in a one-sided decision against Cuban slickster Frank Sanchez. Since then, Efe has reeled off four wins, and he’ll be confidently expected to make it five against Las Vegas-based Italian Vianello.
Tyson Fury (34-0-1) vs Oleksandr Usyk (21-0)
Date: Saturday May 18, 2024
Ring walks: 2230 UK, 2330 CET, 1730 EST, 1430 PST
Venue: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
TV: DAZN (Global), Sky Sports Box Office (UK), TNT Sports Box Office (UK), ESPN+ PPV (US)
Odds: 8/13 Fury, 6/4 Usyk, 20/1 Draw
AT LAST, a world heavyweight title unification fight with ALL OF the marbles on the line. WBC and lineal king Fury meets IBF, WBA, WBO and Ring magazine champion Usyk in a mouthwatering showdown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. we must wait a little while longer for it though after the February 17 date was postponed when Fury sustained that cut eye during sparring.
Moses Itauma (7-0) vs Ilja Mezencev (24-3)
Date: Saturday May 18, 2024
Ring Walks: tbc
Venue: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
TV: DAZN (Global), Sky Sports Box Office (UK), TNT Sports Box Office (UK), ESPN+ PPV (US)
Odds: –
The precocious Itauma, tabbed recently by his promoter Frank Warren as the heavyweight division’s ‘next big thing’, gets the chance to impress a huge global audience when he appears on the Fury vs Usyk undercard in Saudi. Itauma will lock horns with Ilja Mezencev, a German heavy beaten twice by former Fury victim Tom Schwarz. Moses should win if he’s to continue chasing Mike Tyson’s record as the youngest ever world heavyweight champion. A stated goal for the Chatham, Kent prodigy.
Bakhodir Jalolov (14-0) vs tbc
Date: Saturday May 18, 2024
Ring Walks: tbc
Venue: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
TV: DAZN (Global), Sky Sports Box Office (UK), TNT Sports Box Office (UK), ESPN+ PPV (US)
Odds: –
‘The Big Uzbek’ Jalolov has a perfect record as a pro – 14 wins in 14 fights, every single one of them coming inside the distance. Now he looks to continue his march towards big fights with an appearance on that Fury vs Usyk undercard, opponent yet to be confirmed. A step up in class is needed to prove Jalolov really belongs in the upper echelons of the heavyweight division.
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