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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.
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