Boy are we getting blessed with some amazing fights in the months of June, July, and August! If you are a boxing fan then you could not be happier with these next couple months and if you are looking to get into boxing, these next few months are the time to do that. Check out the fights lined up and my predictions for the key fights.
Predictions in Red
JUNE
June 5: Shropshire, England
- Title fight: Daniel Dubois vs. Bogdan Dinu, 12 rounds, for the vacant WBA interim heavyweight title–Dubois, coming off his last loss I feel like Dubois is on a mission to redeem himself. Also, Bogdan lost vs Big Baby Miller and I feel like Dubois is more active and a heavier striker than Big Baby
- Nathan Heaney vs. Iliyan Markov, 10 rounds, middleweights-
- Liam Davies vs. Stefan Slavchev, 6 rounds, bantamweights-
- Daniel Buciuc vs. Naeem Ali, 6 rounds, junior middleweights-
- Tommy Fury vs. Jordan Grant, 6 rounds, light heavyweights-
- George Bance vs. Des Newston, 4 rounds, welterweights
- Adan Mohamed vs. Luke Fash, 4 rounds, featherweights
- Caoimhin Agyarko vs. TBA, 6 rounds, middleweights
June 6: Miami (Showtime PPV)
- Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul, 8 rounds, “special exhibition” – I am not a fan of this fight, OR The ‘celebrity exhibition boxing’ wave that is going on because I do feel like professional boxing is back. Collectively, boxing has some of the most depth of great boxers in a long time. Boxing is at one of it’s peaks and I feel like these kinds of fights take away from that.
- Badou Jack vs. Dervin Colina, 10 rounds, light heavyweights- Badou Jack
June 12: Las Vegas (ESPN/ESPN+)
- Title fight: Shakur Stevenson vs. Jeremiah Nakathila, 12 rounds, for the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight title– Shakur Stevenson picks up a statement win in this Title fight
- Jose Pedraza vs. Julian Rodriguez, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
- Xander Zayas vs. Larry Fryers, 6 rounds, welterweights
- Tyler McCreary vs. Manuel Rey Rojas, 8 rounds, junior lightweights
- John Bauza vs. Christon Edwards, 8 rounds, junior welterweights
- Bryan Lua vs. Frevian Gonzalez, 6 rounds, junior lightweights
- Troy Isley vs. LaQuan Evans, 4 rounds, middleweights
- Kasir Goldston vs. Maurice Anthony, 4 rounds, welterweights
- Jahi Tucker vs. Ysrael Barboza, 4 rounds, welterweights
June 12: Newcastle, England
- Lewis Ritson vs. Jeremias Nicolas Ponce, 12 rounds, junior welterweights
- Cyrus Pattinson vs. TBA, rounds TBA, junior middleweights
- Scott Fitzgerald vs. TBA, rounds TBA, junior middleweights
June 19: Las Vegas (ESPN and ESPN+)
- Title fight: Naoya Inoue vs. Michael Dasmarinas, 12 rounds, for Inoue’s IBF and WBA bantamweight titles- Naoya Inoue
- Title fight: Mikaela Mayer vs. Erica Farias, 10 rounds, for Mayer’s WBO women’s junior lightweight title- Erica Farias
- Adam Lopez vs. Isaac Dogboe, 10 rounds, featherweights
June 19: Miami (Triller PPV)
- Title fight: Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos Jr, 12 rounds, for Lopez’s WBA, WBO and IBF lightweight titles- Teofimo Lopez picks up a dominating win over Kambosos in his first title defense
- Charles Conwell vs. Mark DeLuca, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
- Title fight: Franchon Crews Dezurn vs. Elin Cederroos, 10 rounds, for Crews Dezurn’s WBC and WBO women’s super middleweight titles, and Cederroos’ WBA and IBF women’s super middleweight titles- Elin Cederoos
- Andy Vences vs. Jono Carroll, 10 rounds, junior lightweights
- Michael Hunter vs. Mike Wilson, 12 rounds, heavyweights
- Willie Monroe Jr. vs. Juan De Angel, 10 rounds, middleweights- Willie Monroe Jr
- Zhilel Zhang vs. Daniel Martz, 10 rounds, heavyweights
- Aaron Aponte vs. Gerardo Contreras Gonzalez, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
- Ray Robinson vs. Ramal Amanov, 8 rounds, junior middleweights
- Haven Brady Jr. vs. Manuel Lara, 4 rounds, featherweights
- Nikoloz Sekhniashvili vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
- Arnold Gonzalez vs. Gabriel Gutierrez, 4 rounds, welterweights
June 19: Houston (Showtime)
- Title fight: Jermall Charlo vs. Juan Macias Montiel, 12 rounds, for Charlo’s WBC middleweight title- Jermall Charlo will have a dominating win as he tries to make his point that he needs to see GGG or Canelo next.
- Kudratillo Abdukakhorov vs. Cesar Miguel Barrionuevo, 10 rounds, welterweights
- Angelo Leo vs. Aaron Alameda, 10 rounds, junior featherweights- Angelo Leo
- Isaac Cruz Gonzalez vs. Francisco Vargas, 10 rounds, lightweights
June 19: Jalisco, Mexico (PPV)
- Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Anderson Silva, 10 rounds, cruiserweights
- Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. vs. Hector Camacho Jr., 6 rounds, middleweight exhibition
- Omar Chavez vs. Ramon Alvarez, 10 rounds, middleweights
- Damian Sosa vs. Abel Mina, 10 rounds, junior middleweights
- Kevin Torres vs. Jorge Luis Melendez, 8 rounds, junior welterweights
- Manuel Jaimes vs. Francisco Arturo Ramirez Martinez, 8 rounds, lightweights
- Mario Alberto Ramirez vs. Pedro Castro, 8 rounds, featherweights
- Erik Inzunza vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior lightweights
- Karen Rubio vs. TBA, 4 rounds, women’s junior flyweights
June 19: El Paso, Texas (DAZN)
- Jaime Munguia vs. Maciej Sulecki, 12 rounds, middleweights
- Bektemir Melikuziev vs. Gabriel Rosado, 12 rounds, super middleweights
- Title fight: Ibeth Zamora vs. Marlen Esparza, 10 rounds, for Zamora’s WBC women’s flyweight title- Ibeth Zamora
- Blair Cobbs vs. Brad Brad Solomon, 10 rounds, welterweights
June 26: Las Vegas (ESPN+)
- Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Masayoshi Nakatani, 12 rounds, lightweights- Lomachenko
- Rob Brant vs. Janibek Alimkhanuly, 10 rounds, middleweights
June 26: TBA (Showtime PPV)- The best card from start to finish
- Title fight: Mario Barrios vs. Gervonta Davis, 12 rounds, for Barrios’ WBA “regular” junior welterweight title- Boy this will be an interesting fight. While Tank is the obvious favorite, Barrios size difference could be a big problem for Tank if he can’t manage to close the distance. I do believe Tank overcomes the size difference for the win
- Erickson Lubin vs. Jeison Rosario, 12 rounds, WBC junior middleweight title eliminator- Rosario, I do feel Rosario will redeem himself after his last fight
- Batyr Akhmedov vs. Algenis Mendez, 12 rounds, junior welterweights-
- Julian Williams vs. Brian Mendoza, 10 rounds, junior middleweights- This will be one amazing fight to watch but tough fight for both fighters. I feel as if this is a must win for Julian Williams career, I think he understands that and will get the job done.
june 27th: pbc, live on fox:
Title fight: David Morrell Jr vs Mario Cazares, 12 rounds, WBA Super Middleweight Championship – David Morrell stays unbeaten in his title defense, giving Cazares his first loss.
JULY
July 3: Carson, California (Showtime)
- Title fight: Chris Colbert vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa, 12 rounds, for Colbert’s WBA interim junior lightweight title– Chris Colbert, I feel as if Gamboa’s days are numbered. Gamboa is a tough fighter and will not be a cake walk but ultimately I think he loses in a stoppage.
July 9: Los Angeles (DAZN)
- Gilberto Ramirez vs. Sullivan Barrera, 12 rounds, light heavyweights
- Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Javier Fortuna, 12 rounds, lightweights– Fortuna
July 17: TBA (Showtime)
- Title fight: Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano, 12 rounds, for Charlo’s IBF, WBC and WBA junior middleweight titles and Castano’s WBO junior middleweight title- Jermell Charlo – Jermell Charlo with KO of the Year candidate
July 17: Germany
- Tina Rupprecht vs. Katia Gutierrez, 10 rounds, for Rupprecht’ WBC women’s strawweight title
July 24: Las Vegas
- Title fight: Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder, 12 rounds, for Fury’s WBC heavyweight title- This one is hard for me. With Wilder having a new trainer he has shown actual boxing skills and not just being a slugger. If Wilder changes up his fighting style to what his training has looked like alongside his KO Power then I have a hard time betting against him. Fury is so skilled and agile for a fighter of his size. However I am nervous that he is doubting Wilder’s ability to beat him. By the skin of my teeth I have to go with Deontay Wilder. I feel a loss for Wilder would be more detrimental to his career than if Fury lost.
AUGUST
August 14: TBA (Showtime)
- Title fight: John Riel Casimero vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux, 12 rounds, for Casimero’s WBO bantamweight title- John Riel Casimero
August 21: Las Vegas (FOX PPV) (Fight of the year until further notice)
- Title fight: Errol, Spence Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, 12 rounds, for Spence’s WBC and IBF welterweight titles- Errol Spence Jr, Boy is this fight huge for the boxing world. We have Manny Pacquiao trying to cement his legacy against arguably the top boxer of today’s boxing generation. Errol Spence Jr has been calling Manny out for some time, so to add a win over Manny Pacquiao to his resume would be amazing. Please disregard Manny Pacquiao’s age, he will be even more prepared than he was for Thurman, however Errol Spence is no Thurman. Coming off a huge win against Danny Garcia, Spence says he currently feels 100% again and did not during Danny Garcia’s fight. I do not seeing 100% Errol Spence losing to Manny Pacquiao.
August 28: TBA (Showtime)
- David Benavidez vs. Jose Uzcategui, 12 rounds, WBC super middleweight title eliminator- David Benavidez Winner
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