May's 5 best boxing fights: Naoya Inoue, David Benavidez, Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois return in stacked month
We rank the best five fights slated for an action-packed May in boxing.
When I asked NSYNC back in 2000 what month of 2026 they predicted would produce the best slate of boxing, they were quick to explain that: “It’s gonna be May. ” (I promise this gets better …) But May’s boxing slate is so stacked that I know you’re not reading this piece for crappy puns about faded pop bands. So let’s get straight into the action: Oleksandr Usyk, Naoya Inoue, Junto Nakatani, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, David Benavidez, Daniel Dubois, Fabio Wardley — take your pick!
5. Frank Sanchez vs. Richard Torrez Jr.
, 10 rounds, heavyweight, May 23 Rescheduled from March, unbeaten heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. faces the biggest test of his pro career to date as he heads to Giza, Egypt, in an IBF title eliminator against Frank Sanchez. 2020 Olympic silver medalist Torrez has long been earmarked as one of the future players in the heavyweight division, and five years on from his success in the delayed Tokyo Games, we finally get a yardstick opponent to measure the American southpaw against.
Cuban-born Miami-resident Frank Sanchez is no joke. His one career defeat came at the fast hands of Agit Kabayel, but a 2021 win over Efe Ajagba is one that’s looking better with age. If we’re being honest, this fight gets notched up a couple of places due to its location — as bizarre as it is historic under the Pyramids in Giza.
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