.An amount of intriguing punching rematches can be made-- or otherwise-- in the next couple of full weeks, as well as 2 field champions are actually making label defenses this weekend.A possible 2nd fight between Ryan Garcia and also Devin Haney seems to become farther away following Haney's current filing of a suit against Garcia. Haney is seeking damages for supposed electric battery and also breach of arrangement, and many more traits, related to Garcia's positive PED test after their April junior welterweight title battle in The big apple. Is going to the rematch still happen?Following his selection victory over Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14, Canelo Alvarez stated he would just like a rematch with Dmitry Bivol, if Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev in a fight for the undeniable light heavyweight championship on Oct. 12. Alvarez moved up to 175 pounds in May 2022 as well as shed an unanimous choice to Bivol, and also he has actually been actually looking to get back at due to the fact that. Can easily the fight be actually made if Bivol wins?Anthony Joshua joined obtaining a match against the winner of the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight champion rematch. He required to beat Daniel Dubois on Sept. 21, but as an alternative was torn down four times en course to a fifth-round KO loss. A rematch with Dubois could be the only means for Joshua to return to the label picture. Will Joshua take it?Friday evening in Australia, Janibek Alimkhanuly are going to try to defend his IBF middleweight headline against Andrei Mikhailovich. Can easily the power puncher Mikhailovich score a distressed versus the champion after their match was actually held off back in July when Alimkhanuly could not make weight?On Sunday, Scar Round tackles Ronny Rios in a very first defense of his WBA featherweight headline. Reception has been at each ends of controversial decisions, but can he score a crystal clear victory fighting in the home in Liverpool, England?Mike Coppinger, Scar Parkinson and also Timothy Bradley Jr. share their ideas as well as separate what's true as well as what's not.Real or not: Haney's lawsuit versus Garcia makes it not likely they'll satisfy in a rematch next yearRyan Garcia, top, defeated Devin Haney by a large number decision in a younger welterweight resist in April. Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty ImagesNot real. If anything, the case can break the ice for a negotiation that features a package for a rematch. The gain round between Garcia as well as Haney is actually just extremely major to pass up, for both the fighters and the sport.There's the astounding dispute complying with Garcia's favorable exam as well as subsequential 1 year ban. Haney states the PEDs triggered Garcia's stunning functionality, alongside the fact Garcia was 3.2 extra pounds over weight. Each offenses are crucial to the lawsuit.Haney was as long as a 9-1 preferred however was floored three attend a dismayed reduction that was actually eventually rescinded to a no competition. The fight was electrifying, and also the 2nd fight stands to become a box office bonanza.After all of, the prevailing idea heading in to the April match was actually that Haney would dominate. Garcia's habits in the build-up of the fight was actually therefore negligent that there was actually legit fear the fight would not happen at all.Now, along with all the bad blood stream between the boxers alongside Garcia's increasing celebrity energy and also his performance against Haney (advantages notwithstanding), there would be tremendous interest in a rematch. The lawsuit merely adds to the dramatization and also may be the very thing that assists link the concerns to create the rematch take place.-- CoppingerReal or otherwise: If Bivol reduces Beterbiev, he'll be actually the favorite to overcome Alvarez in MayLight big-time champ Dmitry Bivol, left behind, defeated Canelo Alvarez through consentaneous choice in 2022. Etienne Laurent/EPA-EFEReal. Canelo informed ESPN final month that he was actually targeting a rematch ought to Bivol win following week. And also why certainly not? Canelo was actually a significant fave against his previous four enemies as well as has been actually commonly slammed for his degree of competition.Against Bivol, Canelo would be actually a decided longshot. Bivol transmitted Alvarez when they fulfilled in May 2022, despite the narrow directories. Bivol is actually not only bigger yet had the ability to utilize his footwork and also elite boxing potential to bewilder and discipline Alvarez.Editor's Picks2 RelatedCanelo has actually kept during that he's a better boxer than Bivol and also his operatively restored palm will assist him confirm it in a rematch. This will likewise be a tradition fight. Canelo would have the odds to certainly not just become undisputed champion at a second body weight training class, yet also retaliate the second reduction of his job (the various other disappointment protested Floyd Mayweather in 2013). What stays to be observed: Bivol's willingness to combat Canelo again. When the rematch was actually gone over throughout the summer of 2023, Bivol was resolute that the struggle should happen at 168 pounds for Canelo's uncontested championship. Alvarez said the battle needed to have to occur at 175. Whatever weight they decide on, this match is by far the most effective possibility for Canelo if he is actually certainly not going to encounter either David Benavidez or Terence Crawford. However Bivol initially possesses an incredible challenge to encounter against Beterbiev.-- CoppingerReal or not: Mikhailovich will definitely dismiss AlimkhanulyJanibek Alimkhanuly, left, places his IBF middleweight world headline vulnerable versus Andrei Mikhailovich on Friday in Australia. Mikey Williams/Top RankReal: Mikhailovich, of New Zealand, is actually stepping into the supplant Australia along with a brutal feeling of accountability. He is actually an aggressive and also brave boxer who seems ready to discharge after journeying to the USA months ago to eliminate, simply to uncover that Alimkhanuly neglected to bring in weight and also the fight was postponed.Mikhailovich is actually an effective puncher, as well as punchers agree to engage to land their strikes, so I expect him to carry out merely that. In contrast, a lot of Alimkhanuly's previous enemies have entered the ring along with self-doubt, influenced by the hype encompassing the champion. This moment Alimkhanuly finds themself outside his convenience region, experiencing a calculated, ready challenger. Although this is Mikhailovich's initial battle against an unparalleled rival, the stakes are actually higher as well as he has whatever to get. The question is actually, can he avoid obtaining knocked out early? Or even can easily he injure the champion early to get respect?I presume Mikhailovich's unrelenting design could possibly impose on Alimkhanuly's counterpunching type, especially since Alimkhanuly has actually merely gone the comprehensive 12 arounds as soon as in his occupation. For Mikhailovich, making it through the early spheres as well as taking the fight deep will definitely be essential. Alimkhanuly's capacity to adapt as well as resist Mikhailovich's hostility and drilling electrical power is going to be enjoyable to check out.-- BradleyReal or not: Joshua will certainly not get the rematch along with Dubois nextDaniel Dubois, straight, knocked down Anthony Joshua four times during his fifth-round KO success to fight for the IBF abundant world headline. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesNot real. Joshua, punching's biggest wage earner behind Canelo, has actually gone coming from closing in on a huge, profitable showdown with the winner of the Dec. 21 Usyk vs. Madness fight, to overcoming to maintain his label appropriate at punching's top table. To place himself back in to serious contention for a megafight in 2025, Joshua needs to have to regain some credibility after last month's five-round KO defeat to Dubois, and also the only technique he can possibly do that is along with an urgent rematch.Though his promoter, Matchroom, may certainly not concede, Joshua will not mind taking the slim side of a package that will certainly see him encounter Dubois in a part two, this time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, possibly on Feb. 22, because it delivers him the quickest course back. The victor of the Dubois vs. Joshua rematch will progress to encounter the winner of Usyk vs. Fury 2 in summer months 2025, probably back at Greater london's Wembley Arena, the scene of Joshua's humiliating 4 knockdowns versus Dubois facing a UK-record 96,000 supporters pair of full weeks earlier. That fight might be for all four primary big-time globe titles.Two-time champ Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs), that switches 35 this month, has actually actually put away ideas coming from former fighters including Barry McGuigan that he need to retire, amid uncertainties in order to whether he is actually shedding protection to power punches.Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), 27, is additionally up for a rematch and also will definitely elegant his possibilities versus his drunk English rival. And this time he would be actually paid more.It was a disorderly, enjoyable and also electrifying fight the very first time around, which would certainly swell pay-per-view purchases for a rematch. Yet given that Dubois vs. Joshua 2 requirements to occur in the winter and also the U.K. only possesses one arena along with a roofing system (Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, which possesses an ability of 74,500), it will be actually a surprise to find this battle land at a U.K. venue.Turki Alalshikh, the best strong have a place in punching that handles schedules that happen on Saudi Arabia-backed boxing occasions, will be eager for such a sizable match-- some of the greatest boxing can supply upcoming year-- taking place in Saudi Arabia.Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, who overviews Joshua's job, says Joshua has currently conceded phrases, while Frank Warren, Dubois' promoter, says Dubois is going to combat once again in February. Warren has actually likewise shared his gusto for an urgent rematch, so expect it to take place.-- ParkinsonReal or not: Round will certainly safeguard his WBA featherweight label versus RiosNick Round, left, gained the WBA featherweight headline by defeating Raymond Ford in June. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesReal. Ball has been famished, sharp and busy in stepping approximately best amount over the in 2015, even in matches where he really did not possess his palm elevated. The Liverpool-based 5-foot-2 fighter performs certainly not appear to be bothered by a height disadvantage in world headline matches and was unfortunate to become denied victory in a split draw versus Rey Vargas, the WBC featherweight titleholder, in March. What was a lot more remarkable was actually Ball's crack selection get Raymond Ford, that was earlier undefeated, for the WBA belt, back in June in Riyadh.Rios (34-4, 17 KOs), 34, has actually certainly not been actually as active or even in the exact same form as Round, that are going to have plenty of fire for his initial world headline self defense in front of his home city enthusiasts. Sphere (20-0-1, 11 KOs), 27, need to be careful, as Rios enrolled a remarkable fifth-round KO of Nicolas Polanco in April, but that was the Californian's initial trip in almost two years. Vargas additionally outpointed Rios in 2017, and also Murodjon Akhmadaliev quit Rios in the last sphere for the WBA and IBF junior featherweight globe headlines in June 2022. Sphere's power and desire will view him protect his WBA belt along with a selection success.-- Parkinson.