.A lot of appealing punching rematches may be made-- or otherwise-- in the upcoming few weeks, and also 2 realm champs are producing headline defenses this weekend.A possible second battle between Ryan Garcia and also Devin Haney seems to become further away following Haney's recent submitting of a claim against Garcia. Haney is actually seeking problems for claimed battery and also violation of arrangement, to name a few traits, related to Garcia's positive PED test after their April junior welterweight headline match in Nyc. Will the rematch still happen?Following his choice success over Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14, Canelo Alvarez mentioned he would just like a rematch with Dmitry Bivol, if Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev in a fight for the uncontested illumination heavyweight championship on Oct. 12. Alvarez went up to 175 extra pounds in May 2022 as well as lost a consentaneous decision to Bivol, and he has actually been hoping to get even due to the fact that. Can easily the fight be made if Bivol wins?Anthony Joshua joined getting a fight versus the champion of the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Rabidity big-time champion rematch. He needed to beat Daniel Dubois on Sept. 21, however as an alternative was actually torn down four times en option to a fifth-round KO loss. A rematch along with Dubois may be the only way for Joshua to respond to the headline picture. Will certainly Joshua take it?Friday evening in Australia, Janibek Alimkhanuly are going to try to shield his IBF middleweight label against Andrei Mikhailovich. Can the electrical power puncher Mikhailovich score an upset against the champ after their battle was delayed back in July when Alimkhanuly could not create weight?On Sunday, Nick Sphere takes on Ronny Rios in a 1st defense of his WBA featherweight title. Reception has actually gone to both ends of disputable choices, however can easily he rack up a clear triumph dealing with at home in Liverpool, England?Mike Coppinger, Chip Parkinson and Timothy Bradley Jr. share their thoughts as well as separate what's true and also what's not.Real or not: Haney's case against Garcia creates it extremely unlikely they'll comply with in a rematch next yearRyan Garcia, best, defeated Devin Haney through bulk decision in a younger welterweight resist in April. Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty ImagesNot real. If just about anything, the claim could possibly break the ice for a negotiation that consists of a bargain for a rematch. The yield bout between Garcia and Haney is simply too significant to pass up, for both the competitors as well as the sport.There's the immense controversy complying with Garcia's positive examination as well as subsequential 1 year ban. Haney declares the PEDs led to Garcia's astonishing functionality, in addition to the truth Garcia was actually 3.2 extra pounds obese. Each violations are key to the lawsuit.Haney was actually as much as a 9-1 beloved but was actually floored three times in a dismayed loss that was eventually rescinded to a no contest. The fight was actually awesome, and also the 2nd fight stands up to be a box office bonanza.After all of, the prevailing idea moving into the April matchup was actually that Haney will control. Garcia's actions in the accumulation of the match was thus reckless that there was genuine worry the match definitely would not take place at all.Now, with all the bad blood stream in between the fighters along with Garcia's increasing superstar electrical power and also his performance versus Haney (benefits nevertheless), there will be immense passion in a rematch. The case merely includes in the drama as well as may be the exact trait that helps connect the issues to make the rematch occur.-- CoppingerReal or not: If Bivol reduces Beterbiev, he'll be the favorite to overcome Alvarez in MayLight big-time champ Dmitry Bivol, left behind, reduced Canelo Alvarez by consensual selection in 2022. Etienne Laurent/EPA-EFEReal. Canelo informed ESPN last month that he was targeting a rematch ought to Bivol succeed upcoming week. And also why certainly not? Canelo was actually a primary preference versus his past four enemies and also has been actually widely criticized for his level of competition.Against Bivol, Canelo would certainly be actually a determined underdog. Bivol transmitted Alvarez when they satisfied in May 2022, in spite of the slim directories. Bivol is actually certainly not just greater however managed to use his footwork and best punching capacity to bewilder as well as penalize Alvarez.Editor's Picks2 RelatedCanelo has actually preserved during that he is actually a much better fighter than Bivol and also his surgically mended hand will help him show it in a rematch. This would additionally be a tradition match. Canelo will have the odds to not only come to be unquestioned champion at a second weight class, but also vindicate the 2nd loss of his career (the other defeat was against Floyd Mayweather in 2013). What continues to be to be viewed: Bivol's readiness to fight Canelo again. When the rematch was actually discussed in the course of the summer season of 2023, Bivol was unfaltering that the bout should occur at 168 pounds for Canelo's undeniable championship. Alvarez pointed out the match required to take place at 175. Whatever body weight they settle on, this fight is easily the best option for Canelo if he is actually certainly not mosting likely to experience either David Benavidez or even Terence Crawford. Yet Bivol first has a significant challenge to encounter against Beterbiev.-- CoppingerReal or otherwise: Mikhailovich will certainly dismiss AlimkhanulyJanibek Alimkhanuly, left, places his IBF middleweight planet headline on the line against Andrei Mikhailovich on Friday in Australia. Mikey Williams/Top RankReal: Mikhailovich, of New Zealand, is actually entering the supplant Australia with a brutal feeling of obligation. He's a hostile as well as fearless competitor that appears prepared to let loose after journeying to the U.S. months ago to combat, only to uncover that Alimkhanuly failed to bring in weight and the battle was postponed.Mikhailovich is a highly effective puncher, as well as punchers are willing to take on to land their strikes, so I anticipate him to carry out merely that. On the other hand, many of Alimkhanuly's previous enemies have actually entered into the band along with self-doubt, affected by the buzz neighboring the champion. This time around Alimkhanuly finds himself outside his comfort region, encountering an identified, prepared opposition. Although this is actually Mikhailovich's 1st match against an outstanding challenger, the concerns are actually high as well as he possesses every little thing to acquire. The question is, can he avoid obtaining knocked out early? Or even may he hurt the champ early to gain respect?I assume Mikhailovich's ruthless design could trouble Alimkhanuly's counterpunching design, particularly due to the fact that Alimkhanuly has only gone the comprehensive 12 rounds as soon as in his occupation. For Mikhailovich, surviving the very early spheres and taking the battle deep is going to be actually vital. Alimkhanuly's capacity to adapt and also resist Mikhailovich's aggressiveness and drilling energy will be exciting to view.-- BradleyReal or otherwise: Joshua will definitely not get the rematch with Dubois nextDaniel Dubois, straight, knocked down Anthony Joshua four opportunities throughout his fifth-round KO victory to guard the IBF heavyweight world title. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesNot real. Joshua, punching's largest income earner behind Canelo, has gone from closing know a significant, lucrative face-off along with the champion of the Dec. 21 Usyk vs. Fury match, to eliminating to maintain his name relevant at punching's leading table. To put himself back right into major hostility for a megafight in 2025, Joshua needs to reclaim some reputation after final month's five-round KO defeat to Dubois, and the only method he may do that is with a prompt rematch.Though his marketer, Matchroom, might certainly not concur, Joshua will not mind taking the thin edge of an offer that will find him deal with Dubois in a part two, this time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, likely on Feb. 22, since it provides him the quickest course back. The champion of the Dubois vs. Joshua rematch would advance to experience the winner of Usyk vs. Violence 2 in summer months 2025, potentially back at London's Wembley Stadium, the scene of Joshua's humiliating 4 presentations against Dubois in front of a UK-record 96,000 fans two full weeks earlier. That match might be for all 4 major big-time planet titles.Two-time champion Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs), who transforms 35 this month, has actually put away tips from former fighters like Barry McGuigan that he ought to resign, amidst hesitations in order to whether he is actually shedding resistance to electrical power punches.Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), 27, is likewise up for a rematch as well as will certainly lavish his possibilities against his shaken English competitor. And this moment he would be actually paid for more.It was actually a chaotic, enjoyable and also exhilarating battle the first time around, which would swell pay-per-view purchases for a rematch. Yet given that Dubois vs. Joshua 2 requirements to happen in the winter months and also the U.K. merely has one stadium along with a roof covering (Principality Arena in Cardiff, Wales, which has a capability of 74,500), it would be an unpleasant surprise to see this fight property at a U.K. venue.Turki Alalshikh, the absolute most effective have a place in boxing who controls lineups that happen on Saudi Arabia-backed boxing celebrations, will certainly be actually interested for such a huge battle-- one of the most significant boxing can offer next year-- happening in Saudi Arabia.Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, who manuals Joshua's occupation, says Joshua has currently concurred terms, while Frank Warren, Dubois' promoter, points out Dubois will battle again in February. Warren has actually also shown his gusto for an immediate rematch, thus anticipate it to happen.-- ParkinsonReal or otherwise: Sphere will definitely safeguard his WBA featherweight label against RiosNick Sphere, left, succeeded the WBA featherweight title by beating Raymond Ford in June. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesReal. Reception has been actually hungry, alert and busy in stepping as much as elite amount over the in 2015, also in fights where he really did not have his hand raised. The Liverpool-based 5-foot-2 pugilist does certainly not seem to be bothered through a height disadvantage in globe headline battles and was actually unlucky to become rejected victory in a crack draw against Rey Vargas, the WBC featherweight titleholder, in March. What was actually a lot more impressive was Sphere's split decision sway Raymond Ford, who was actually formerly unbeaten, for the WBA belt, back in June in Riyadh.Rios (34-4, 17 KOs), 34, has certainly not been actually as active or even in the exact same form as Ball, that will certainly contain fire for his 1st planet label defense facing his home area fans. Round (20-0-1, 11 KOs), 27, need to take care, as Rios signed up an outstanding fifth-round KO of Nicolas Polanco in April, however that was the Californian's first getaway in nearly pair of years. Vargas likewise outpointed Rios in 2017, and also Murodjon Akhmadaliev ceased Rios in the last sphere for the WBA and IBF junior light globe labels in June 2022. Round's energy and also desire are going to find him shield his WBA belt along with a decision success.-- Parkinson.