.A lot of intriguing boxing rematches can be helped make-- or otherwise-- in the upcoming handful of weeks, and two realm champions are actually producing label defenses this weekend.A possible 2nd battle between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney appears to become farther away adhering to Haney's recent declaring of a case versus Garcia. Haney is actually looking for problems for supposed electric battery as well as breach of agreement, and many more points, pertaining to Garcia's beneficial PED examination after their April junior welterweight label match in New York. Will the rematch still happen?Following his decision triumph over Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14, Canelo Alvarez mentioned he would like a rematch along with Dmitry Bivol, if Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev in a fight for the undisputed light heavyweight champion on Oct. 12. Alvarez went up to 175 pounds in May 2022 and shed a consensual choice to Bivol, and he has been actually wanting to even the score because. Can the fight be made if Bivol wins?Anthony Joshua was close to getting a battle versus the champion of the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fierceness big-time championship rematch. He required to defeat Daniel Dubois on Sept. 21, but rather was brought down 4 times en course to a fifth-round KO loss. A rematch along with Dubois may be the only method for Joshua to respond to the headline picture. Will certainly Joshua take it?Friday evening in Australia, Janibek Alimkhanuly will make an effort to safeguard his IBF middleweight headline versus Andrei Mikhailovich. May the power puncher Mikhailovich score a disturbed versus the champion after their fight was actually postponed back in July when Alimkhanuly couldn't create weight?On Sunday, Nick Round handles Ronny Rios in a 1st protection of his WBA featherweight headline. Ball has been at each ends of controversial choices, but can he score a clear triumph battling in the house in Liverpool, England?Mike Coppinger, Scar Parkinson and also Timothy Bradley Jr. discuss their thoughts and also distinct what's actual as well as what is actually not.Real or not: Haney's suit versus Garcia makes it extremely unlikely they'll comply with in a rematch next yearRyan Garcia, top, finished off Devin Haney through bulk choice in a junior welterweight resist in April. Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty ImagesNot real. If just about anything, the legal action might break the ice for a negotiation that features a deal for a rematch. The yield round in between Garcia and Haney is merely extremely big to miss, for both the fighters and also the sport.There's the huge debate adhering to Garcia's positive exam and succeeding 1 year restriction. Haney professes the PEDs triggered Garcia's stunning performance, in addition to the fact Garcia was 3.2 extra pounds obese. Both violations are crucial to the lawsuit.Haney was as long as a 9-1 favorite but was actually knocked down 3 times in a dismayed loss that was later reversed to a no contest. The match was awesome, and also the 2nd fight stands up to be a ticket office bonanza.After all of, the prevailing thought heading into the April match was that Haney will dominate. Garcia's habits in the build-up of the fight was actually thus reckless that there was actually valid are afraid of the battle would not occur at all.Now, with all the negative blood stream between the fighters along with Garcia's increasing star energy as well as his functionality versus Haney (benefits in spite of), there would certainly be enormous interest in a rematch. The suit just adds to the dramatization and might be the very factor that helps bridge the concerns to bring in the rematch take place.-- CoppingerReal or otherwise: If Bivol defeats Beterbiev, he'll be actually the favored to combat Alvarez in MayLight heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol, left, defeated Canelo Alvarez by unanimous choice in 2022. Etienne Laurent/EPA-EFEReal. Canelo said to ESPN final month that he was targeting a rematch ought to Bivol succeed following week. As well as why not? Canelo was a primary favorite against his past four rivals as well as has actually been widely criticized for his level of competition.Against Bivol, Canelo will be a chosen longshot. Bivol transmitted Alvarez when they met in May 2022, in spite of the slim directories. Bivol is actually certainly not merely bigger however had the capacity to use his footwork as well as elite boxing ability to bewilder as well as penalize Alvarez.Editor's Picks2 RelatedCanelo has sustained during that he's a far better competitor than Bivol and also his operatively mended hand is going to aid him verify it in a rematch. This would certainly also be actually a heritage match. Canelo would have the possibility to not simply end up being uncontested champion at a second body weight lesson, yet additionally vindicate the second reduction of his profession (the various other defeat protested Floyd Mayweather in 2013). What stays to be found: Bivol's determination to battle Canelo once more. When the rematch was explained during the summertime of 2023, Bivol was unfaltering that the fight should happen at 168 extra pounds for Canelo's recognized champion. Alvarez said the match required to occur at 175. Whatever weight they decide on, this match is actually by far the most ideal option for Canelo if he is actually not going to deal with either David Benavidez or even Terence Crawford. Yet Bivol initially has a significant difficulty to encounter versus Beterbiev.-- CoppingerReal or otherwise: Mikhailovich will definitely uncrown AlimkhanulyJanibek Alimkhanuly, left, puts his IBF middleweight globe title vulnerable against Andrei Mikhailovich on Friday in Australia. Mikey Williams/Top RankReal: Mikhailovich, of New Zealand, is actually stepping into the ring in Australia along with a fierce feeling of accountability. He is actually an aggressive as well as fearless fighter that seems all set to let loose after taking a trip to the united state months ago to fight, just to discover that Alimkhanuly fallen short to make weight and also the battle was actually postponed.Mikhailovich is an effective puncher, as well as punchers are willing to take on to land their strikes, so I anticipate him to perform merely that. On the other hand, a number of Alimkhanuly's previous challengers have entered the ring with self-doubt, affected by the hype neighboring the champion. This time Alimkhanuly discovers themself outside his convenience region, experiencing a found out, eager opposition. Although this is Mikhailovich's 1st fight versus a world-class opponent, the risks are high and he possesses everything to gain. The inquiry is actually, can he steer clear of acquiring knocked senseless early? Or even can he harm the champ early to obtain respect?I assume Mikhailovich's unrelenting style could possibly trouble Alimkhanuly's counterpunching style, particularly given that Alimkhanuly has just gone the comprehensive 12 rounds once in his occupation. For Mikhailovich, enduring the early arounds as well as taking the fight deep will definitely be crucial. Alimkhanuly's potential to conform and stand up to Mikhailovich's hostility and also punching electrical power will definitely be actually fun to see.-- BradleyReal or not: Joshua is going to certainly not get the rematch with Dubois nextDaniel Dubois, straight, tore down Anthony Joshua four times in the course of his fifth-round KO triumph to safeguard the IBF abundant planet headline. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesNot real. Joshua, boxing's greatest earner behind Canelo, has actually gone coming from closing know a significant, highly profitable showdown with the winner of the Dec. 21 Usyk vs. Fierceness fight, to fighting to keep his title applicable at boxing's top desk. To put themself back in to serious combat for a megafight in 2025, Joshua requires to regain some credibility after final month's five-round KO loss to Dubois, as well as the only method he can do that is actually along with an immediate rematch.Though his promoter, Matchroom, might certainly not concur, Joshua will not mind taking the slim side of a deal that will find him encounter Dubois in a part two, this moment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, likely on Feb. 22, because it provides him the quickest path back. The champion of the Dubois vs. Joshua rematch will proceed to face the winner of Usyk vs. Violence 2 in summer months 2025, possibly 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 2 weeks ago. That battle can be for all four primary heavyweight planet titles.Two-time champ Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs), that turns 35 this month, has actually actually dismissed suggestions coming from former fighters like Barry McGuigan that he must retire, amid uncertainties concerning whether he is losing protection to electrical power punches.Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), 27, is additionally up for a rematch and will certainly expensive his chances versus his drunk English competitor. As well as this time around he will be actually spent more.It was actually a turbulent, engaging and also thrilling fight the very first time around, which would certainly swell pay-per-view sales for a rematch. However since Dubois vs. Joshua 2 needs to take place in the winter and the U.K. just possesses one arena along with a roofing system (Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, which possesses a capacity of 74,500), it would certainly be a surprise to see this fight property at a U.K. venue.Turki Alalshikh, one of the most strong have a place in punching that handles lineups that happen on Saudi Arabia-backed boxing celebrations, will certainly be actually keen for such a large fight-- one of the biggest punching can easily use next year-- occurring in Saudi Arabia.Matchroom marketer Eddie Hearn, that guides Joshua's profession, says Joshua has already acknowledged phrases, while Frank Warren, Dubois' marketer, states Dubois will definitely battle once again in February. Warren has also expressed his fervency for a prompt rematch, so anticipate it to occur.-- ParkinsonReal or not: Ball will definitely defend his WBA featherweight label against RiosNick Round, left, gained the WBA featherweight title through beating Raymond Ford in June. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesReal. Reception has been hungry, alert and also hectic in stepping around elite level over the in 2014, even in battles where he really did not possess his hand raised. The Liverpool-based 5-foot-2 pugilist performs certainly not seem to be to be troubled through an elevation drawback in planet headline matches and also was actually unfavorable to become denied success in a crack draw versus Rey Vargas, the WBC featherweight holder, in March. What was extra exceptional was Sphere's crack selection get Raymond Ford, who was earlier unbeaten, for the WBA waistband, back in June in Riyadh.Rios (34-4, 17 KOs), 34, has certainly not been actually as energetic or even in the exact same form as Round, who will teem with fire for his initial globe title protection in front of his home metropolitan area supporters. Round (20-0-1, 11 KOs), 27, should be careful, as Rios enrolled an excellent fifth-round KO of Nicolas Polanco in April, but that was the Californian's initial trip in nearly 2 years. Vargas additionally outpointed Rios in 2017, as well as Murodjon Akhmadaliev stopped Rios in the final sphere for the WBA and IBF junior lightweight globe titles in June 2022. Sphere's electricity and need will view him defend his WBA belt along with a choice triumph.-- Parkinson.