Here's a look at upcoming title and televised bouts for the month of July. It's a pretty light month until July 26 when undefeated Miguel Cotto defends his welterweight title against Antonio Margarito. It's a bout worthy of pay-per-view as both men come in full of confidence and fighting as well as they ever have. Margarito will keep coming no matter what kind of bombs Cotto throws his way and Cotto has rarely been tested by a fighter with Margarito's ability. The winner will unquestionably be the best welterweight in the world.
The other fight that will garner a lot of attention will be Wladimir Klitschko's heavyweight title defense against Tony Thompson. There's not as much question about who will be left standing at the end of this one, Klitschko's a heavy favorite, but lingering questions about the champ's chin should make this a must-see as well. Make no mistake, though, Cotto-Margarito is the one fight you can't miss this month.
Wednesday, July 2
Butler, PA (ESPN2)
Brian Minto (30-2) vs. John Poore (20-2) - Heavyweight
Tommy Karpency (11-0-1) vs. Rayco Saunders (15-10-2) - Light Heavyweight
Saturday, July 5
Oberhausen, Germany
Felix Sturm vs. Randy Griffin - WBA Middleweight Title
Las Vegas, NV (Showtime)
Ricardo Torres vs. Kendall Holt - WBO Jr. Welterweight Title
Lamont Peterson vs. Rogelio Castaneda - Jr. Welterweight
Wednesday, July 9
Houston, TX (ESPN2)
Chris Henry vs. TBD - Light Heavyweight
Hank Lundy vs. Darnell Jiles - Jr. Welterweight
Friday, July 11
Montreal, Canada
Joachim Alcine vs. Daniel Santos - WBA Jr. Middleweight Title
Chicago, IL (ESPN2)
Tomasz Adamek vs. Gary Gomez - Cruiserweight
Andrezj Fonfara vs. Derrick Findlay - Middleweight
Saturday, July 12
Hamburg, Germany (HBO)
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson - IBF, WBO Heavyweight Titles
Veracruz, Mexico (PPV)
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Matt Vanda - Jr. Middleweight
Ulises Solis vs. Glenn Donaire - IBF Jr. Flyweight Title
Wednesday, July 16
Temecula, CA (Fox Sports)
James Toney vs. Hasim Rahman - Heavyweight
San Antonio, TX (ESPN2)
Oscar Diaz vs. Delvin Rodriguez - Jr. Middleweight
Carson Jones vs. Luciano Perez - Jr. Middleweight
Friday, July 18
Primm, NV (ESPN2)
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Jose Rogas - Super Featherweight
Richard Gutierrez vs. Don Futrell - Welterweight
Wednesday, July 23
Cabazon, CA (ESPN2)
Jeff Lacy vs. Epifanio Mendoza - Super Middleweight
Friday, July 25
Saratoga Springs, NY (ESPN2)
Raymond Joval vs. Buddy McGirt Jr. - Middleweight
Gary Wilcox vs. Nagy Aguilera - Heavyweight
Saturday, July 26
Las Vegas, NV (PPV)
Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito - WBA Welterweight Title
Fernando Montiel vs. TBD - WBO Jr. Bantamweight Title
