DAZN KICKS OFF 2022 IN STYLE WITH EIGHT BLOCKBUSTER FIGHTS
After 6 weekends of unrivaled boxing on the platform brought 2021 to a
spectacular close, DAZN, in partnership with Matchroom Boxing and Golden
Boy Promotions, announces EIGHT premium fight nights across the U.S. and UK
to kick off a busy 2022 of global boxing on DAZN.
– Saturday, February 05: Jessie Vargas vs. Liam Smith – Headlining the
event is former two-weight world champion Jessie Vargas Vs. former WBO
light-middleweight champion Liam Smith with Rungvisai Vs. Cuadras fighting
for the vacant WBC Super-Flyweight title also on the card. The show will be
live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Thailand).
– Saturday, February 12: Daniel Jacobs Vs. John Ryder – Super-middleweight
John Ryder looks to step up in 2022, taking on two-time middleweight world
champion Daniel Jacobs in the UK. The event will be live worldwide on DAZN
(excluding New Zealand and Australia).
– Saturday, February 19: Jaime Munguía vs. D’Mitrius Ballard – Mexican
middleweight Jaime Munguía takes on D’Mitrius Ballard in a rescheduled
middleweight battle between the pair for the WBO Inter-Continental
middleweight title. The event will be live worldwide on DAZN (excluding
Mexico).
– Sunday, February 27: Lawrence Okolie – WBO cruiserweight champion
Lawrence Okolie will defend his belt for the second time at the end of
February with the opponent to be announced soon. The event will be live
worldwide on DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia).
– Saturday, March 05: Estrada vs. Chocolatito III – Juan Francisco
Estrada and Román ‘Chocolatito’ González run it back once more for a highly
anticipated trilogy fight for the WBA and The Ring Super Flyweight titles.
The event will be live worldwide on DAZN.
– Saturday, March 12: Leigh Wood vs. Michael Conlan – Leigh Wood defends
his new WBA belt for the first time after producing a 12th-round knockout
against Xu Can at Fight Camp, now facing WBA ‘interim’ featherweight
champion Michael Conlan. The event will be live worldwide on DAZN
(excluding New Zealand and Australia).
– Saturday, March 19: Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Michael McKinson – Knockout
artist Vergil Ortiz Jr. looks to make it 19-0, taking on flawless British
prospect Michael McKinson in the first defense his WBO International
welterweight title. The event will be live worldwide on DAZN.
– Saturday, March 26: Kiko Martinez vs. Josh Warrington II – Spanish
two-weight world champion Kiko Martinez puts his newly acquired IBF
featherweight belt on the line against old foe Josh Warrington – who
actually beat the champion back in 2017. The rematch will be live worldwide
on DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia).
“After a stacked fall fight schedule on DAZN to close out 2021, we’re
committed as ever to maintain that pace with our partners and thrilled to
announce an unrivalled start to 2022 – a year that will see new matchups
constantly added as we continue to deliver nonstop boxing action to
subscribers and fight fans all around the world,” said Ed Breeze, EVP
Rights at DAZN.
“In addition to the live boxing schedule, we also look forward to ramping
up our original content slate, featuring even more of the most compelling
storylines in and around boxing, daily drops of The DAZN Boxing Show, and
much more to be unveiled in the new year.”
“We ended 2021 with a bang and I can’t wait to get started in 2022,” said
promoter Eddie Hearn. “It’s going to be such an exciting year for Matchroom
and DAZN with massive events all over the world, and I’m delighted with the
early schedule we’ve put together – unifications, World title action and
career-defining nights; there’s so much drama packed into these nights, and
we’ve got plenty more to add soon.”
“Golden Boy finished off 2021 with incredible, action-packed fights on DAZN
headlined by some of the biggest stars in the sport, Vergil Ortiz, Jr.,
Jaime Munguia, and Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez. These fighters are the future
of boxing and we are delighted to continue to work with DAZN in 2022 on the
upcoming events of these fighters,” said Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman & CEO
of Golden Boy.
“We are starting 2022 with the announcement of Jaime Munguia vs. D’Mitrius
Ballard on February 19 and Vergil Ortiz, Jr. vs. Michael McKinson on March
19. These events are going to be full of non-stop action, featuring the
fan-friendly styles of Munguia, Ballard, and Ortiz, Jr.’s incredible
knock-out power. 2022 will be an exciting year of boxing for all fight
fans.”
Further fights and full undercard details to be announced shortly.
