.A variety of exciting boxing rematches might be made-- or not-- in the next few weeks, and pair of realm champs are helping make label defenses this weekend.An achievable second battle between Ryan Garcia and also Devin Haney appears to be farther away following Haney's current declaring of a suit versus Garcia. Haney is actually seeking loss for alleged battery as well as violation of contract, to name a few traits, related to Garcia's good PED test after their April junior welterweight headline match in The big apple. Will definitely the rematch still happen?Following his decision victory over Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14, Canelo Alvarez claimed he would like a rematch with Dmitry Bivol, if Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev in a defend the recognized lighting heavyweight championship on Oct. 12. Alvarez moved up to 175 extra pounds in May 2022 and also shed a consensual choice to Bivol, and also he has actually been actually aiming to get even due to the fact that. Can easily the match be created if Bivol wins?Anthony Joshua was close to obtaining a match against the victor of the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fierceness big-time champion rematch. He required to defeat Daniel Dubois on Sept. 21, however as an alternative was knocked down four opportunities en option to a fifth-round KO reduction. A rematch with Dubois could be the only way for Joshua to return to the title image. Will definitely Joshua take it?Friday evening in Australia, Janibek Alimkhanuly are going to attempt to shield his IBF middleweight headline versus Andrei Mikhailovich. Can the energy puncher Mikhailovich rack up an upset versus the champ after their match was delayed back in July when Alimkhanuly couldn't bring in weight?On Sunday, Nick Round tackles Ronny Rios in a first defense of his WBA featherweight label. Ball has actually been at both ends of disputable choices, however can he rack up a very clear success combating in your home in Liverpool, England?Mike Coppinger, Scar Parkinson as well as Timothy Bradley Jr. discuss their thoughts and also different what's true and what is actually not.Real or not: Haney's suit against Garcia creates it unlikely they'll satisfy in a rematch next yearRyan Garcia, leading, finished off Devin Haney through bulk selection in a junior welterweight fight back in April. Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty ImagesNot real. If everything, the case can lead the way for a settlement deal that includes a bargain for a rematch. The gain stint between Garcia and also Haney is actually merely too huge to miss, for both the competitors as well as the sport.There's the enormous debate following Garcia's favorable exam as well as subsequential one-year restriction. Haney claims the PEDs triggered Garcia's surprising functionality, along with the simple fact Garcia was actually 3.2 extra pounds obese. Both infractions are essential to the lawsuit.Haney was as much as a 9-1 beloved yet was knocked down 3 times in an upset reduction that was actually later on reversed to a no contest. The fight was actually electrifying, and also the second fight stands to be a box office bonanza.After all, the dominating idea heading in to the April competition was that Haney would dominate. Garcia's behavior in the accumulation of the match was actually so careless that there was actually legitimate fear the battle definitely would not occur at all.Now, along with all the bad blood between the competitors in addition to Garcia's expanding star energy as well as his functionality against Haney (benefits regardless of), there will be actually astounding passion in a rematch. The case just includes in the drama as well as can be the actual trait that assists bridge the concerns to bring in the rematch happen.-- CoppingerReal or not: If Bivol defeats Beterbiev, he'll be the preferred to eliminate Alvarez in MayLight big-time champion Dmitry Bivol, left, reduced Canelo Alvarez through consensual decision in 2022. Etienne Laurent/EPA-EFEReal. Canelo told ESPN final month that he was actually targeting a rematch should Bivol gain following week. And also why not? Canelo was a major fave versus his past four enemies and has been actually widely criticized for his level of competition.Against Bivol, Canelo would be actually a made a decision longshot. Bivol transmitted Alvarez when they satisfied in May 2022, regardless of the narrow directories. Bivol is certainly not merely much bigger yet managed to utilize his footwork as well as elite punching capacity to baffle as well as reprimand Alvarez.Editor's Picks2 RelatedCanelo has sustained all along that he's a much better competitor than Bivol which his surgically restored palm will certainly assist him prove it in a rematch. This would certainly also be a legacy battle. Canelo would have the opportunity to certainly not just end up being recognized champion at a second weight course, but likewise vindicate the 2nd reduction of his profession (the various other defeat was against Floyd Mayweather in 2013). What stays to become viewed: Bivol's readiness to deal with Canelo once more. When the rematch was covered throughout the summer season of 2023, Bivol was enduring that the battle needs to occur at 168 extra pounds for Canelo's recognized championship. Alvarez stated the fight needed to happen at 175. Whatever weight they settle on, this match is easily the very best choice for Canelo if he is actually certainly not going to experience either David Benavidez or even Terence Crawford. Yet Bivol first possesses an incredible obstacle to face against Beterbiev.-- CoppingerReal or otherwise: Mikhailovich will definitely dismiss AlimkhanulyJanibek Alimkhanuly, left behind, puts his IBF middleweight globe headline on the line versus Andrei Mikhailovich on Friday in Australia. Mikey Williams/Top RankReal: Mikhailovich, of New Zealand, is entering the ring in Australia along with a strong sense of duty. He's a threatening as well as courageous competitor who seems prepared to discharge after taking a trip to the united state months ago to combat, only to find out that Alimkhanuly neglected to create weight and also the battle was actually postponed.Mikhailovich is actually a powerful puncher, as well as punchers want to engage to land their strikes, so I anticipate him to perform merely that. On the other hand, much of Alimkhanuly's previous opponents have actually gotten in the ring with self-doubt, determined by the hype surrounding the champion. This time around Alimkhanuly discovers himself outside his convenience region, encountering an established, eager challenger. Although this is actually Mikhailovich's very first match versus an outstanding enemy, the stakes are actually high as well as he has whatever to acquire. The inquiry is, can he stay clear of acquiring knocked out early? Or can he harm the champ early to acquire respect?I presume Mikhailovich's ruthless type could trouble Alimkhanuly's counterpunching design, especially due to the fact that Alimkhanuly has actually just gone the total 12 spheres as soon as in his job. For Mikhailovich, making it through the very early spheres and also taking the battle deep is going to be crucial. Alimkhanuly's potential to conform as well as tolerate Mikhailovich's aggressiveness and also punching power will certainly be actually exciting to enjoy.-- BradleyReal or not: Joshua will certainly not take the rematch with Dubois nextDaniel Dubois, right, tore down Anthony Joshua four times in the course of his fifth-round KO triumph to fight for the IBF heavyweight world title. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesNot real. Joshua, boxing's most significant earner responsible for Canelo, has gone coming from closing in on a big, financially rewarding showdown with the champion of the Dec. 21 Usyk vs. Rage battle, to combating to maintain his label appropriate at punching's top desk. To place himself back into serious contention for a megafight in 2025, Joshua needs to have to recover some reputation after final month's five-round KO defeat to Dubois, as well as the only way he can possibly do that is with an urgent rematch.Though his marketer, Matchroom, might certainly not agree, Joshua will not mind taking the thin side of a bargain that will find him encounter Dubois in a part two, this time around in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, likely on Feb. 22, because it provides him the quickest option back. The victor of the Dubois vs. Joshua rematch would certainly progress to encounter the victor of Usyk vs. Fierceness 2 in summer season 2025, probably back at London's Wembley Arena, the performance of Joshua's embarrassing four presentations versus Dubois before a UK-record 96,000 supporters pair of full weeks earlier. That match could be for all four significant heavyweight planet titles.Two-time champ Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs), who switches 35 this month, has actually put away pointers from former fighters such as Barry McGuigan that he need to retire, among uncertainties concerning whether he is losing resistance to energy punches.Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), 27, is actually also up for a rematch as well as is going to elaborate his odds against his shaken English opponent. As well as this moment he would be paid more.It was a chaotic, engaging and also awesome battle the very first time around, which will swell pay-per-view purchases for a rematch. Yet because Dubois vs. Joshua 2 requirements to take place in the winter months and also the U.K. simply possesses one coliseum along with a roof covering (Principality Arena in Cardiff, Wales, which has a capacity of 74,500), it would certainly be actually a shock to view this battle land at a U.K. venue.Turki Alalshikh, one of the most effective have a place in punching that manages lineups that happen on Saudi Arabia-backed boxing occasions, will certainly be actually interested for such a sizable battle-- among the biggest punching can deliver upcoming year-- happening in Saudi Arabia.Matchroom marketer Eddie Hearn, who guides Joshua's profession, states Joshua has actually presently acknowledged conditions, while Frank Warren, Dubois' marketer, mentions Dubois will certainly fight once again in February. Warren has actually likewise expressed his gusto for a prompt rematch, thus expect it to happen.-- ParkinsonReal or not: Round will certainly protect his WBA featherweight headline versus RiosNick Sphere, left behind, won the WBA featherweight headline through defeating Raymond Ford in June. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesReal. Ball has actually been hungry, alert and hectic in stepping up to elite degree over the in 2015, even in matches where he really did not have his hand increased. The Liverpool-based 5-foot-2 boxer carries out not seem to become bothered through an elevation disadvantage in planet label fights as well as was unfortunate to be refused victory in a crack draw versus Rey Vargas, the WBC featherweight holder, in March. What was even more remarkable was actually Sphere's crack selection draw 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 energetic or even in the very same kind as Round, that will certainly have plenty of fire for his 1st globe title self defense before his home urban area fans. Ball (20-0-1, 11 KOs), 27, must beware, as Rios enrolled a remarkable fifth-round KO of Nicolas Polanco in April, however that was the Californian's first day trip in just about pair of years. Vargas also outpointed Rios in 2017, as well as Murodjon Akhmadaliev quit Rios in the final around for the WBA and also IBF junior light world titles in June 2022. Ball's electricity as well as need will see him defend his WBA waistband along with a choice success.-- Parkinson.