May boxing fights 2026 schedule is outstanding, it really is, if you love the sport of boxing, next month is for you.
It has a bit of everything really in terms of fights all around the world. Across most weight divisions at or at least near the highest level of professional, world championship boxing.
Great fights in boxing for May 2026 to look forward to next month:
- Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani (May 2): Undisputed junior featherweight title – P4P king vs top Japanese contender in massive all-Japan event.
- Gilberto Ramirez vs David Benavidez (May 2, Las Vegas): Cruiserweight unification – power vs durability in Mexican clash.
- Jose Armando Resendiz vs Jaime Munguia (May 2, Las Vegas): Super middleweight title – all-Mexican high-action brawl.
- Takuma Inoue vs Kazuto Ioka (May 2): Bantamweight title – young champ vs veteran seeking history.
- Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois (May 9): WBO heavyweight title – British heavyweight slugfest.
- Angelo Leo vs Ra’eese Aleem (May 9): IBF featherweight title – skilled veterans in even action fight.
- Keyshawn Davis vs Nahir Albright II (May 16): Lightweight grudge rematch with bad blood.
- Frank Sanchez vs Richard Torrez Jr. (May 23): Heavyweight prospect test – Olympian vs sturdy Cuban.
- Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoeven (May 23): WBC heavyweight title – Usyk vs elite kickboxer crossover.
- O’Shaquie Foster vs Raymond Ford (May 30): WBC junior lightweight title – top US southpaw action.
- Stephanie Han vs Holly Holm (May 30, El Paso): WBA women’s lightweight title rematch.
- Dmitry Bivol vs Michael Eifert (May 30): Unified light heavyweight title – Bivol’s defense.
- Sebastian Fundora vs Serhii Bohachuk (May 10, Las Vegas): Welterweight/middleweight clash on Paramount+.
Other US undercard/support fights:
- May 2 Las Vegas (Benavidez card): Oscar Duarte vs Angel Fierro, Isaac Lucero vs Alan Sandoval.
- May 30 San Diego: Francisco Rodriguez Jr. vs Angelino Cordova (flyweights).
As you can clearly see with proof, May is stacked with titles, prospects, and crossovers.
Schedules can shift—check official announcements on or near the night though due to sometimes late injuries happening.
There’s more than that above next month as well — they are just 15 we picked out.
Fights, fights and more fights ahead.
While some of the boxers and promoters in the sport might be in a bit of a mess at the moment, the sport itself is doing outstanding and is set to keep expanding even more due to the above.
The fights that is.
Everything is powered by great fights as that is what boxing and general sports fans, are large networks and streaming companies, want to see.
Roll on.
