Boxing Title Bouts Archive - May 2026

2026-May-30
Dmitry Bivol vs. Michael Eifert
Dmitry Bivol dominated Michael Eifert in Ekaterinburg, Russia, to retain his unified (super WBA and IBF) light heavyweight championship. The WBO would not allow its belt to be on the line because the fight was being contested in Russia.
2026-May-30
O’Shaquie Foster vs. Ray Ford
O’Shaquie Foster retained his WBC super featherweight title with a majority decision win over Ray Ford at the Fertitta Center in Houston, USA.
2026-May-23
Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Alem Begic
Britain's Hamzah Sheeraz claimed his first world title with a second-round stoppage win against Alem Begic to claim the vacant WBO super middleweight crown in Giza, Egypt.
2026-May-23
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven
Oleksandr Usyk came through a gritty contest to beat a game Rico Verhoeven and retain his heavyweight world titles (WBC, super WBA and IBF). Usyk, 39, was pushed to his limits by Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, but ultimately delivered the goods with one second remaining in the 11th round. The Ukrainian had it all to lose against an opponent who had competed only once in boxing, although he carried a formidable record from kickboxing. Usyk, who extended his undefeated record to 25 wins, consistently said in the build-up to this bout that he still wanted to fight on two more occasions before considering whether to hang up the gloves.
2026-May-23
Jack Catterall vs. Shakhram Giyasov
Jack Catterall scored a resounding decision over Shakhram Giyasov in Giza, Egypt, to claim the WBA’s regular welterweight title.
2026-May-16
Siyakholwa Kuse vs. Melvin Jerusalem
Siyakholwa Kuse survived a flash knockdown in the 11th round to take the WBC minimumweight title from a bloodied Melvin Jerusalem at Emperors Palace in Gauteng, South Africa.
2026-May-09
Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley
Daniel Dubois completed his latest resurgence with brutal efficiency when he became the WBO world heavyweight champion after stopping Fabio Wardley early in the 11th round of a dramatic and blood-soaked contest in Manchester, United Kingdom.
2026-May-02
Jaime Munguia vs. Armando Resendiz
Jaime Munguia defeats Armando Resendiz via unanimous decision to capture the WBA super middleweight world title in Las Vegas, USA. Munguia is now a 2-division world champion.
2026-May-02
Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani
Japanese boxer ‌Naoya Inoue has retained his undisputed super ⁠bantamweight world ⁠title (super WBA, IBF, WBC and WBO) with a unanimous decision victory over compatriot Junto Nakatani after a gripping 12-round ⁠contest in Tokyo, Japan.
2026-May-02
David Benavidez vs. Gilberto Ramirez
David Benavidez came out on top to become a three-division world champion when he faced Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez on Saturday, May 2, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA. “The Mexican Monster” dominated and stopped his former sparring partner in the sixth round and claimed his unified WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles.
2026-May-02
Takuma Inoue vs. Kazuto Ioka
WBC bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue impressively kept his belt as he scored a lopsided decision over four-division titlist Kazuto Ioka at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo.