In addition to several other major fights, Matchroom rounded out the DAZN schedule for the first quarter of 2022 by announcing three more main events. On Sunday, February 27th, Lawrence Okolie will defend his WBO cruiserweight championship for the second time, this defense against Poland’s Michal Cieslak... On Saturday, March 12th,  Leigh Wood defends his WBA regular featherweight belt for the first time after producing a twelfth-round knockout against Xu Can in July. Wood will be facing WBA interim title holder Michael Conlan on home soil at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England... On Saturday, March 19th, welterweight contedner Vergil Ortiz Jr. looks to make it 19-0, taking on undefeated Briton Michael McKinson.

 

Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Boxing Chairman, said: “We ended 2021 with a bang and I can’t wait to get started in 2022. 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.”