The weekend is approaching, and from Friday to Sunday it will be “war-of-hours” somewhere in the world. Every Thursday, The Ring will bring you the latest information on the most relevant fights you need to see this week at your fingertips, with a one-stop enhanced fight schedule. A quick checklist for the cognoscenti, a handy nuts and bolts guide for the boxing neophyte is what we aim for.
Here are this week's most relevant fights:
Thursday, May 16 – Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
Mazlum Akdeniz vs. Sebastian Aguirre – junior welterweight – 10 rounds
Kim Clavel vs. Katherine Lindenmuth – junior flyweight – 10 rounds
Friday, May 17 – Hotel Elisee, Hamburg, Germany
Harry Scarff vs. Karen Chukhadzhian – welterweight – 12 rounds
Roberto Arriaza vs. Simon Zachenhuber – super middleweight – 8 rounds
Friday, May 17 – Nykoebing Falster Hallen, Nykoebing Falster, Denmark
Kem Ljungquist vs. Awadh Tamim – heavyweight – 8 rounds
Emil Kot vs. Andrei Sanjura – super middleweight – 6 rounds
Saturday, May 18 – Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk – heavyweight – 12 rounds
The first “undisputed” of the four heavyweight belts in almost 20 years has arrived. Fury has been his usual erratic self but seems to be in much better shape. Usyk, fueled by his country's woes, may have the drive and drive to score a few goals – and write his name in history as the undisputed two-time Ring champion.
Also on this card:
Jai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis – cruiserweight – 12 rounds
Joe Cordina vs. Anthony Cacace – junior lightweight – 12 rounds
Sergey Kovalev vs. Robin Safar – cruiserweight – 10 rounds
Mark Chamberlain vs. Joshua Wahab – lightweight – 10 rounds
Agit Kabayel vs. Frank Sanchez – heavyweight – 10 rounds
Moses Itauma vs. Ilja Mezencev – heavyweight – 8 rounds
Where to watch it: DAZN PPV, ESPN+ PPV
Saturday, May 18 – Pechanga Arena, San Diego
Emanuel Navarrete vs. Denys Berinchyk – lightweight – 12 rounds
Navarrete aims to make history by holding the belt in his fourth division, which will place him among the elite of Mexican boxing royalty. Berinchyk is overpowered and ready to spoil his team, especially if it means giving his Ukranian brothers a much-needed boost with his victory.
Also on this card:
Giovanni Santillan vs. Brian Norman Jr. – welterweight – 12 rounds
Richard Torrez Jr. vs. Brandon Moore – heavyweight – 8 rounds
Charlie Sheehy vs. Manuel Jaimes – lightweight – 8 rounds
Alan Garcia vs. Wilfredo Flores – lightweight – 8 rounds
Emiliano Vargas vs. Angel Varela Urena – lightweight – 6 rounds
Where to watch it: ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
Wednesday, May 22 – ProBoxTV Center, Plant City, Fla.
Batyrzhan Jukembayev vs. Ivan Redkach – junior welterweight – 10 rounds
Jonathan Cardoso vs. Adam Lopez – junior lightweight – 10 rounds
Charles Harris Jr. vs. Kyle Erwin – junior welterweight – 6 rounds
Where to watch it: ProBox TV
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How to watch boxing in 2023 – By Diego Morilla
Diego M. Morilla has written for The Ring since 2013. He has written for HBO.com, ESPN.com and many other magazines, websites, newspapers and outlets since 1993. He is a full member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and a voter for the International Boxing Hall of Fame. She has won two first place awards in the BWAA's annual writing contest, and is the moderator of The Ring's Women's Ratings Panel. He worked as a copy editor for the second season of The Ring en Español (2018-2020) and is currently a writer and editor for RingTV.com.
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