Boxing schedule for 2017 highlighted by Wilder-Stiverne and Kovalev's return

This year is shaping up to be a busy one for boxing, especially with Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather and Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez having put on tremendous shows respectively.

With both of those in the rearview mirror, boxing looks to finish one of its strongest years in recent memory with a flurry of good fights. First, WBC heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder makes his return to the ring after an extended layoff against Bermane Stiverne. Then, former light heavyweight champ Sergey Kovalev returns this November before two of the best junior lightweights in the world collide when Vasyl Lomachenko faces off with Guillermo Rigondeaux.

Below is a running list of boxing main events for the 2017 year.

Note: This will be updated constantly with changes and additions.

Date	Location	Match	Weight class/title	Network
Nov. 4	Brooklyn, New York	Deontay Wilder (c) vs. Bermane Stiverne	WBC heavyweight title	Showtime
Nov. 11	Uniondale, New York	Daniel Jacobs vs. Luis Arias	Middleweight	HBO
Nov. 18	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Carl Frampton vs. Horacio Garcia	Featherweight	TBD
Nov. 25	New York, New York	Sergey Kovalev vs. Vyacheslav Shabranskyy	Light heavyweight	HBO
Dec. 2	New York, New York	Miguel Cotto (c) vs. Sadam Ali	Junior middleweight title	HBO
Dec. 9	New York, New York	Vasyl Lomachenko (c) vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux	Junior lightweight title	ESPN
Dec. 16	Quebec, Canada	Billy Joe Saunders (c) vs. David Lemieux	Middleweight title	HBO

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