Davis, Spence, Charlo brothers, Benavidez headline Showtime/PBC upcoming boxing schedule

SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today announced nine boxing events across the first half of 2022

The lineup pits champions against champions and top contenders against top contenders to form the strongest and most ambitious schedule in the industry.

• Nine marquee events across five months featuring 21 undefeated fighters;

• Two world championship unifications bouts, one for all four world title belts and the coveted title of Undisputed Champion, and one for three world title belts;

• Seven world championship matches with at least 13 world title belts at stake and three world title eliminators;

• All of the top-six ranked super welterweights fighting in a seven-week span;

• Several pivotal crossroads fights from super bantamweight to super middleweight with an average of two events per month through July.

The schedule features the sport’s biggest stars: Errol Spence, Jr., Gervonta “Tank” Davis, Jermell Charlo, David Benavidez and Jermall Charlo.

Here’s Showtime/PBC schedule for the first half of the year:

March 26 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Location: The Armory, Minneapolis, Minn.

o Tim Tszyu vs. Terrell Gausha, Super Welterweight Bout

o Michel Rivera vs. Joseph Adorno, Lightweight Bout

o Elvis Rodriguez vs. Juan Jose Velasco, Super Lightweight (142 LBS) Bout

April 9 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Location: The Theatre at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas

o Erickson Lubin vs. Sebastian Fundora, WBC Super Welterweight Interim Title

o Tony Harrison vs. Sergio Garcia, Super Welterweight Bout

o Kevin Salgado vs. Bryant Perrella, Super Welterweight Bout

April 16 – SHOWTIME PPV

Location: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Errol Spence Jr. vs. Yordenis Ugas, WBC, WBA & IBF Welterweight World __Championship Unification

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING (preceding PPV):

o Radzhab Butaev vs. Eimantas Stanionis, WBA Welterweight Title Bout

o Brandun Lee vs. Zachary Ochoa, Super Lightweight Bout

May 14 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Location: Los Angeles

o Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño II, Undisputed IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO Super __Welterweight World Championship Unification

o Jaron Ennis vs. Custio Clayton, IBF Welterweight Eliminator

May 21 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Location: Phoenix

o David Benavidez vs. David Lemieux, Super Middleweight Bout

o Yoelvis Gomez vs. Jorge Cota, Super Welterweight Bout

May 28 – SHOWTIME PPV

Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

o Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero, WBA Lightweight World Championship

June 4 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Location: Minneapolis

o Stephen Fulton, Jr. vs. Danny Roman, WBO & WBC Super Bantamweight World Championship

o David Morrell vs. Kalvin Henderson, WBA Super Middleweight World Title

June 18 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Location: Houston

o Jermall Charlo vs. Maciej Sulecki, WBC Middleweight World Championship

July 9 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Location: San Antonio

o Mark Magsayo vs. Rey Vargas, WBC Featherweight World Championship