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This is the list of sporting events taking place in June.
June is usually a quiet month. Only a few ongoing sports such as MLB, WNBA, Golf etc. A lot of them take a break.
We say goodbye to the NBA and NHL until the fall sadly.
And no big soccer tournament till next year.
Oh well.
Here’s June for ya:
Basketball:
The 2017 NBA Draft is on June 22nd.
Boxing:
The following headline fights take place in June in boxing:
June 3rd: Fres Oquendo vs Shannon Briggs
June 3rd: Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara
June 9th: Erica Anabella Farias vs Cecilia Braekhaus
June 9th: Abel Ramos vs Joel Diaz Jr
June 17th: Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward
June 30th: Robert Easter vs Denis Shafikov
For people wondering, the Manny Pacquiao vs Jeff Horn fight in Australia takes place July 2nd.
Darts:
The 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts takes place June 1st-4th.
Football:
The OTA begins league-wide from Late May until the middle of June.
Golf:
Dates listed are when each tournament begins:
June 1st: The Memorial Tournament (PGA), Nordea Masters (European Tour)
June 2nd: Shoprite LPGA (LPGA)
June 8th: FedEx St. Jude Classic (PGA), Manulife LPGA Classic (LPGA), Lyoness Open (European Tour)
June 9th: Principal Charity Classic (Champions)
June 15th: U.S. Open Championship (PGA), Meijer LPGA Classic (LPGA)
June 22nd: Travelers Championship (PGA), BMW International Open (European Tour)
June 23rd: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship (LPGA), American Family Insurance Championship (PGA)
June 29th: Quicken Loans National (PGA), KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (LPGA), U.S. Senior Open Championship (Champions), HNA Open de France (European Tour)
Mixed Martial Arts:
Headlining events are the following:
June 3rd: UFC 212: Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo
June 10th: UFC Fight Night: Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt
June 17th: UFC Fight Night: Bethe Correia vs Holly Holm
June 24th: Bellator 180: Wanderlei Silva vs Chael Sonnen
June 25th: UFC Fight Night: Kevin Lee vs Michael Chiesa
Motor Sports:
NASCAR has the following events in June:
June 4th: AAA 400 Drive for Autism (Dover International Speedway)
June 11th: Pocono 400 (Pocono Raceway)
June 18th: Firekeepers Casino 400 (Michigan International Speedway)
June 25th: Toyota – Save Mart 350 (Sonoma Raceway)
Formula 1 has the following:
June 11th: Canadian Grand Prix
June 2th: Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Soccer:
The women’s Champions League Final takes place on June 1st. Scotland vs England in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers is on the 10th of June.
The confederations cup begins on the 17th from Russia.
The Men’s Champions League Final is on June 3rd.
Wrestling:
WWE has two PPVs this month. On June 4th it’s the RAW PPV Extreme Rules. Then on June 18th, it’s the Smackdown show Money in The Bank.