Boxing schedule for 2026: When Canelo Alvarez, Isaac Cruz, Sebastian Fundora and more are set to return

The 2026 boxing calendar is hitting the fall with some great fights on the books

Sep 14, 2026 at 2:52 pm ET • 1 min read

We're in the home stretch of 2026 with just a few months left in the year. But there's still plenty of good fights on the horizon for boxing fans. 

Rising heavyweight contender Moses Itauma made his return on Aug. 29 when he took on former title challenger Filip Hrgovic in London. At just 21, many were predicting Itauma to become the new face of the heavyweight division sooner rather than later, but a shocking upset loss to Hrgovic came when Itauma gassed out, costing him the chance to win the IBF title and become world champion for the first time in his career.

All eyes then turned to Las Vegas on Sept. 12 for an epic showdown under the Zuffa Boxing banner when WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia looked to defend his title against Conor Benn in an epic main event. Garcia cut the expectations for a wild brawl short when he stopped Benn in just the second round. Also on that card, Jai Opetaia defended his Ring Magazine and Zuffa cruiserweight titles with a knockout of WBC champion Noel Mikaelian.

As for big fights in the coming months, on Halloween, Canelo Alvarez makes his return to the ring for the first time in over a year when he takes on Christian Mbili for the WBC super middleweight title in Saudi Arabia.

Take a look at the calendar for 2026 below.

Note: This will be updated constantly with changes and additions.

Upcoming boxing schedule for 2026

Date	Location	Main event	Weightclass/title	Network
Sept. 19	San Diego	Isaac Cruz (c) vs. Nestor Bravo	WBC interim junior welterweight title	DAZN
Sept. 26	London	Zuffa Boxing 11: Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton	Heavyweights	Paramount+
Oct. 3	Birmingham, England	Ben Whittaker vs. Conor Wallace	Light heavyweights	DAZN
Oct. 10	Chicago	Floyd Schofield vs. Lucas Bahdi	Vacant WBA lightweight title	DAZN
Oct. 17	London	Daniel Dubois (c) vs. Fabio Wardley	WBO heavyweight title	DAZN
Oct. 17	Carson, California	Sebastian Fundora (c) vs. Ermal Hadribeaj	WBC junior middleweight title	TNT
Oct. 24	Sheffield, England	Dalton Smith (c) vs. Alberto Puello	WBC junior welterweight title	DAZN
Oct. 24	San Antonio	Emanuel Navarrete (c) vs. O'Shaquie Foster (c)	Unified junior lightweight title	DAZN
Oct. 31	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Christian Mbilli (c) vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez	WBC super middleweight title	DAZN