.A variety of appealing punching rematches might be made-- or otherwise-- in the next handful of weeks, as well as two world champions are helping make label defenses this weekend.An achievable second battle between Ryan Garcia and also Devin Haney seems to be further away following Haney's latest filing of a case versus Garcia. Haney is looking for damages for alleged electric battery as well as breach of contract, among other points, pertaining to Garcia's good PED exam after their April junior welterweight headline fight in Nyc. Will certainly the rematch still happen?Following his decision success over Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14, Canelo Alvarez mentioned he would as if a rematch along with Dmitry Bivol, if Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev in a defend the unquestioned lighting heavyweight champion on Oct. 12. Alvarez went up to 175 pounds in May 2022 as well as lost a consensual choice to Bivol, and also he has been actually seeking to even the score considering that. Can easily the fight be actually made if Bivol wins?Anthony Joshua was close to acquiring a battle versus the champion of the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Violence heavyweight championship rematch. He needed to have to defeat Daniel Dubois on Sept. 21, but instead was brought down four times en option to a fifth-round KO loss. A rematch with Dubois may be the only method for Joshua to get back to the label photo. Will certainly Joshua take it?Friday night in Australia, Janibek Alimkhanuly will attempt to protect his IBF middleweight label against Andrei Mikhailovich. Can the electrical power puncher Mikhailovich score an upset against the champion after their match was postponed back in July when Alimkhanuly could not bring in weight?On Saturday, Nick Ball takes on Ronny Rios in an initial protection of his WBA featherweight label. Ball has gone to each ends of debatable choices, but may he rack up a clear triumph fighting in the house in Liverpool, England?Mike Coppinger, Chip Parkinson as well as Timothy Bradley Jr. discuss their thought and feelings and different what's actual and also what is actually not.Real or otherwise: Haney's case versus Garcia creates it not likely they'll fulfill in a rematch next yearRyan Garcia, top, defeated Devin Haney through bulk choice in a junior welterweight resist in April. Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty ImagesNot real. If anything, the suit could possibly break the ice for a negotiation that features a deal for a rematch. The return spell in between Garcia as well as Haney is actually merely extremely huge to pass up, for both the boxers and also the sport.There's the great dispute observing Garcia's favorable exam and also succeeding one-year ban. Haney claims the PEDs resulted in Garcia's shocking performance, together with the fact Garcia was actually 3.2 extra pounds overweight. Each transgressions are actually crucial to the lawsuit.Haney was actually as long as a 9-1 beloved however was actually defeated three times in a distressed reduction that was actually later on reversed to a no contest. The match was actually thrilling, and also the second match stands to become a ticket office bonanza.After all, the dominating notion heading in to the April matchup was actually that Haney would certainly control. Garcia's habits in the accumulation of the match was so negligent that there was actually genuine worry the struggle wouldn't occur at all.Now, with all the poor blood stream between the competitors along with Garcia's increasing celebrity power and also his performance versus Haney (perks nevertheless), there will be actually enormous interest in a rematch. The claim just includes in the dramatization as well as can be the very point that aids unite the problems to bring in the rematch happen.-- CoppingerReal or not: If Bivol defeats Beterbiev, he'll be actually the beloved to overcome Alvarez in MayLight heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol, left, reduced Canelo Alvarez through consentaneous decision in 2022. Etienne Laurent/EPA-EFEReal. Canelo said to ESPN last month that he was actually targeting a rematch should Bivol gain upcoming full week. And also why not? Canelo was actually a significant favorite versus his previous 4 rivals and also has actually been actually extensively criticized for his level of competition.Against Bivol, Canelo would certainly be a chosen longshot. Bivol directed Alvarez when they met in May 2022, in spite of the slender scorecards. Bivol is not just larger but had the ability to utilize his footwork as well as elite punching capacity to befuddle and reprimand Alvarez.Editor's Picks2 RelatedCanelo has actually sustained all along that he's a far better boxer than Bivol and that his operatively restored hand will certainly help him verify it in a rematch. This would certainly also be actually a legacy fight. Canelo would have the odds to not merely become undeniable champ at a second body weight training class, but also avenge the 2nd reduction of his job (the other disappointment protested Floyd Mayweather in 2013). What continues to be to be found: Bivol's willingness to combat Canelo again. When the rematch was actually explained during the summertime of 2023, Bivol was resolute that the battle should take place at 168 extra pounds for Canelo's indisputable champion. Alvarez mentioned the match needed to have to take place at 175. Whatever weight they decide on, this battle is without a doubt the greatest option for Canelo if he is actually certainly not mosting likely to encounter either David Benavidez or Terence Crawford. But Bivol initially possesses a remarkable obstacle to encounter against Beterbiev.-- CoppingerReal or not: Mikhailovich will certainly degrade AlimkhanulyJanibek Alimkhanuly, left, puts his IBF middleweight world headline on the line versus Andrei Mikhailovich on Friday in Australia. Mikey Williams/Top RankReal: Mikhailovich, of New Zealand, is actually entering the ring in Australia with a strong feeling of accountability. He is actually an aggressive and also fearless competitor that seems prepared to release after taking a trip to the U.S. months ago to fight, merely to find out that Alimkhanuly neglected to make body weight as well as the battle was postponed.Mikhailovich is an effective puncher, and punchers agree to take on to land their strikes, so I expect him to perform merely that. On the other hand, most of Alimkhanuly's previous opponents have actually entered the ring with insecurity, affected by the buzz bordering the champion. This moment Alimkhanuly discovers himself outside his convenience zone, experiencing a figured out, ready challenger. Although this is Mikhailovich's initial battle against a world-class rival, the concerns are actually high as well as he possesses whatever to get. The question is, can he prevent receiving knocked out early? Or may he harm the champ early to get respect?I presume Mikhailovich's unrelenting design might trouble Alimkhanuly's counterpunching design, especially because Alimkhanuly has actually simply gone the total 12 spheres once in his occupation. For Mikhailovich, making it through the very early arounds and also taking the fight deep will definitely be actually key. Alimkhanuly's capability to conform and stand up to Mikhailovich's hostility and punching electrical power will definitely be actually fun to check out.-- BradleyReal or not: Joshua will not take the rematch along with Dubois nextDaniel Dubois, right, brought down Anthony Joshua four times throughout his fifth-round KO victory to guard the IBF abundant world label. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesNot real. Joshua, boxing's most significant wage earner responsible for Canelo, has actually gone coming from closing know a huge, rewarding showdown with the victor of the Dec. 21 Usyk vs. Rabidity match, to eliminating to maintain his label applicable at boxing's best table. To put himself back in to significant altercation for a megafight in 2025, Joshua requires to reclaim some integrity after last month's five-round KO defeat to Dubois, and the only technique he may do that is with a prompt rematch.Though his promoter, Matchroom, might not acknowledge, Joshua will not mind taking the thin edge of a deal that will observe him experience Dubois in a sequel, this time around in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, possibly on Feb. 22, because it supplies him the quickest route back. The champion of the Dubois vs. Joshua rematch would proceed to encounter the winner of Usyk vs. Rabidity 2 in summer months 2025, potentially back at London's Wembley Arena, the performance of Joshua's embarrassing 4 presentations against Dubois in front of a UK-record 96,000 enthusiasts pair of full weeks earlier. That match could be for all 4 major heavyweight globe titles.Two-time champ Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs), who turns 35 this month, has actually presently put away ideas from former boxers such as Barry McGuigan that he must retire, surrounded by hesitations as to whether he is dropping resistance to energy punches.Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), 27, is likewise up for a rematch and also is going to elegant his possibilities versus his trembled English opponent. And this moment he would certainly be paid more.It was actually a disorderly, engaging and also exhilarating battle the very first time around, which will swell pay-per-view sales for a rematch. Yet given that Dubois vs. Joshua 2 needs to take place in the winter season as well as the U.K. simply possesses one coliseum along with a roof covering (Principality Coliseum in Cardiff, Wales, which possesses a capacity of 74,500), it will be a surprise to find this battle land at a U.K. venue.Turki Alalshikh, the absolute most strong figure in boxing that regulates lineups that happen on Saudi Arabia-backed boxing events, will certainly be keen for such a large match-- some of the biggest punching may deliver next year-- taking place in Saudi Arabia.Matchroom marketer Eddie Hearn, who guides Joshua's career, points out Joshua has actually actually concurred conditions, while Frank Warren, Dubois' promoter, points out Dubois will certainly combat once again in February. Warren has likewise expressed his gusto for an urgent rematch, therefore expect it to occur.-- ParkinsonReal or not: Ball will certainly safeguard his WBA featherweight title versus RiosNick Round, left, succeeded the WBA featherweight headline through defeating Raymond Ford in June. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesReal. Reception has actually been actually starving, alert and occupied symphonious around best level over the in 2015, also in matches where he really did not have his palm increased. The Liverpool-based 5-foot-2 pugilist does not seem to become worried about by a height drawback in globe title battles and was unfortunate to become rejected triumph in a crack draw against Rey Vargas, the WBC featherweight titleholder, in March. What was actually much more impressive was Ball's crack choice draw Raymond Ford, that was actually formerly undefeated, for the WBA belt, back in June in Riyadh.Rios (34-4, 17 KOs), 34, has not been actually as active or even in the exact same type as Ball, who will have plenty of fire for his 1st world label defense before his home urban area followers. Ball (20-0-1, 11 KOs), 27, must take care, as Rios enrolled a remarkable fifth-round KO of Nicolas Polanco in April, however that was actually the Californian's very first day trip in nearly two years. Vargas also outpointed Rios in 2017, as well as Murodjon Akhmadaliev quit Rios in the last around for the WBA as well as IBF junior lightweight planet labels in June 2022. Ball's electricity as well as need are going to find him guard his WBA waistband along with a selection victory.-- Parkinson.