BOXING

Boxing Schedule until the end of 2019: Wilder vs Ortiz, Joshua vs Ruiz Jr

by
Taijul Shumon
November 6, 2019

Boxing event towards the end of the year features a number of exciting duels, including two heavyweight battles that bring Deontay Wilder versus Luis Ortiz and Anthony Joshua’s rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr.

Wilder will defend the WBC heavyweight title belt against Ortiz at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States (US), November 23, 2019. Wilder defeated Ortiz at the first meeting at the Barclays Center, New York City, March 3, 2018, with a round of TKO to -10.

Before the Wilder vs. Ortiz duel, on November 7, 2019, there was a struggle for the bantamweight (unification) title between Naoya Inoue vs Nonito Donaire, in Saitama, Japan. After two days, Jamel Herring vs Lamont Roach fought in the WBO junior lightweight class and KSI vs Logan Paul in the explorer class.

Megadeal Andy Ruiz Jr. against Anthony Joshua will be held in Saudi Arabia on December 7, 2019. Ruiz Jr. will defend the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles. In December, there were five world boxing matches.

List of key boxing events for 2019:

Date	Location	Main Event	Class / Degree	Broadcast network
Nov. 07	Saitama, Japan	Naoya Inoue vs Nonito Donaire	bantam class (unification)	DAZN
Nov 9	Fresno, California	Jamel Herring vs Lamont Roach	WBO junior lightweight class	ESPN +
Nov 9	Los Angeles	KSI vs Logan Paul	explorer class	DAZN
Nov. 23	Las Vegas	Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz	WBC heavyweight	PPV
Dec 7	Saudi Arabia	Andy Ruiz Jr. (c) vs. Anthony Joshua	heavyweight (unification)	DAZN
Dec 7	New York	Jermall Charlo (c) vs. Dennis Hogan	WBC middle class	Showtime
Dec. 14	New York	Terence Crawford (c) vs. Egidius Kavaliauskas	WBO welterweight class	ESPN
Dec. 14	Riga, Lativa	Mairis Briedis vs Yunier Dorticos	explorer class (unification)	DAZN
Dec 28	Atlanta	Gervonta Davis vs Yuriorkis Gamboa	lightweight class	Showtime