Boxing schedule for 2026: Teofimo Lopez vs. Rolando Romero, Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn on tap
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- Zuffa Boxing makes its Ireland debut in August, headlined by Aaron McKenna vs. Etinosa Oliha for the vacant IBF middleweight title.
- Rolando Romero defends his WBA welterweight title against Teofimo Lopez Jr. on Aug. 22, broadcast on DAZN PPV.
- Canelo Alvarez's return from elbow surgery, originally expected on Mexican Independence Day weekend, has been pushed back to Oct. 31 against Christian Mbili.
- Ryan Garcia stakes his WBC welterweight title against Conor Benn in Las Vegas on Sept. 12, taking the Mexican Independence Day slot vacated by Canelo's postponement.
- The schedule covers the rest of 2026 and will be "updated constantly with changes and additions" as fight cards shift.
Why it matters: Canelo's elbow-surgery postponement freed up the Mexican Independence Day weekend slot, which Zuffa Boxing filled by slotting Garcia-Benn into Sept. 12. With Romero-Lopez (Aug. 22), Garcia-Benn (Sept. 12), and Canelo-Mbili (Oct. 31) compressed into roughly ten weeks, the welterweight division becomes the focal point of boxing's fall commercial calendar.
