.A number of interesting boxing rematches can be helped make-- or otherwise-- in the following handful of full weeks, as well as 2 realm champions are actually helping make label defenses this weekend.An achievable 2nd fight between Ryan Garcia and also Devin Haney seems to be even farther away adhering to Haney's recent declaring of a lawsuit versus Garcia. Haney is actually seeking problems for claimed electric battery as well as violation of arrangement, and many more things, related to Garcia's beneficial PED test after their April junior welterweight title match in The big apple. Is going to the rematch still happen?Following his selection triumph over Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14, Canelo Alvarez mentioned he would certainly as if a rematch with Dmitry Bivol, if Bivol beats Artur Beterbiev in a defend the unquestioned illumination big-time championship on Oct. 12. Alvarez went up to 175 pounds in May 2022 and also lost a consentaneous choice to Bivol, and he has actually been hoping to get even due to the fact that. Can easily the fight be created if Bivol wins?Anthony Joshua was close to getting a battle against the champion of the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Rage big-time championship rematch. He needed to have to defeat Daniel Dubois on Sept. 21, but instead was brought down 4 opportunities en option to a fifth-round KO loss. A rematch along with Dubois can be the only way for Joshua to return to the headline photo. Will certainly Joshua take it?Friday evening in Australia, Janibek Alimkhanuly will attempt to safeguard his IBF middleweight label against Andrei Mikhailovich. Can the electrical power puncher Mikhailovich rack up a distressed against the champ after their fight was postponed back in July when Alimkhanuly couldn't make weight?On Sunday, Nick Ball handles Ronny Rios in a first defense of his WBA featherweight label. Ball has actually been at both ends of debatable choices, but can easily he rack up a very clear success battling at home in Liverpool, England?Mike Coppinger, Scar Parkinson and also Timothy Bradley Jr. share their thought and feelings and different what's real and what is actually not.Real or not: Haney's legal action versus Garcia makes it extremely unlikely they'll fulfill in a rematch next yearRyan Garcia, best, defeated Devin Haney through bulk selection in a younger welterweight resist in April. Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty ImagesNot real. If just about anything, the lawsuit can break the ice for a settlement that features a bargain for a rematch. The profit spell in between Garcia as well as Haney is actually just extremely large to pass up, for both the boxers as well as the sport.There's the astounding dispute complying with Garcia's positive test and also subsequent 1 year ban. Haney declares the PEDs resulted in Garcia's surprising functionality, in addition to the truth Garcia was 3.2 extra pounds over weight. Each infractions are vital to the lawsuit.Haney was as high as a 9-1 beloved yet was floored 3 attend an upset reduction that was later on reversed to a no competition. The fight was awesome, as well as the second fight stands to be a ticket office bonanza.After all, the prevailing thought and feelings heading in to the April matchup was that Haney would control. Garcia's behavior in the build-up of the fight was thus reckless that there was reputable are afraid the battle definitely would not occur at all.Now, with all the bad blood stream in between the boxers together with Garcia's developing superstar energy as well as his efficiency versus Haney (perks regardless of), there will be actually huge passion in a rematch. The lawsuit simply adds to the dramatization and can be the exact factor that helps connect the concerns to create the rematch occur.-- CoppingerReal or not: If Bivol reduces Beterbiev, he'll be the beloved to fight Alvarez in MayLight big-time champion Dmitry Bivol, left behind, reduced Canelo Alvarez through unanimous selection in 2022. Etienne Laurent/EPA-EFEReal. Canelo informed ESPN final month that he was targeting a rematch must Bivol win upcoming full week. And also why not? Canelo was a primary preference against his previous 4 challengers and also has actually been extensively slammed for his degree of competition.Against Bivol, Canelo would be actually a determined underdog. Bivol directed Alvarez when they fulfilled in May 2022, despite the slim scorecards. Bivol is certainly not simply larger however had the ability to utilize his maneuvering and elite boxing potential to baffle and also punish Alvarez.Editor's Picks2 RelatedCanelo has maintained the whole time that he is actually a far better boxer than Bivol and that his surgically restored palm will certainly assist him show it in a rematch. This would certainly also be actually a legacy match. Canelo will have the odds to certainly not only become recognized champ at a 2nd weight class, but likewise vindicate the 2nd reduction of his job (the other loss was against Floyd Mayweather in 2013). What remains to be found: Bivol's willingness to battle Canelo once again. When the rematch was actually covered during the summer months of 2023, Bivol was actually unfaltering that the struggle has to take place at 168 pounds for Canelo's uncontested championship. Alvarez claimed the fight needed to have to take place at 175. Whatever body weight they decide on, this match is actually by far the very best alternative for Canelo if he's certainly not visiting encounter either David Benavidez or even Terence Crawford. But Bivol first has an incredible obstacle to encounter against Beterbiev.-- CoppingerReal or otherwise: Mikhailovich will definitely uncrown AlimkhanulyJanibek Alimkhanuly, left, places his IBF middleweight world 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 with a fierce sense of responsibility. He is actually an aggressive as well as fearless fighter that seems ready to let loose after traveling to the USA months ago to combat, just to uncover that Alimkhanuly neglected to create body weight and also the match was actually postponed.Mikhailovich is an effective puncher, and also punchers want to take on to land their strikes, so I expect him to do simply that. In contrast, most of Alimkhanuly's previous opponents have entered into the band with self-doubt, determined by the hype neighboring the champ. This moment Alimkhanuly finds himself outside his comfort area, facing an identified, prepared challenger. Although this is Mikhailovich's 1st match against an outstanding rival, the stakes are actually high and also he has every little thing to get. The concern is actually, can he steer clear of obtaining knocked out early? Or can easily he harm the champion early to gain respect?I think Mikhailovich's unrelenting type could possibly impose on Alimkhanuly's counterpunching type, specifically given that Alimkhanuly has actually merely gone the comprehensive 12 rounds once in his profession. For Mikhailovich, making it through the very early rounds and also taking the match deep will definitely be vital. Alimkhanuly's ability to adapt as well as withstand Mikhailovich's aggression and also drilling electrical power will definitely be exciting to view.-- BradleyReal or not: Joshua will certainly not get the rematch with Dubois nextDaniel Dubois, straight, knocked down Anthony Joshua 4 times throughout his fifth-round KO success to defend the IBF heavyweight globe headline. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesNot real. Joshua, boxing's greatest income earner responsible for Canelo, has actually gone coming from closing in on a big, rewarding showdown along with the champion of the Dec. 21 Usyk vs. Frenzy match, to combating to keep his label relevant at boxing's best table. To place themself back into significant contention for a megafight in 2025, Joshua requires to regain some reliability after last month's five-round KO loss to Dubois, as well as the only method he can do that is along with a quick rematch.Though his promoter, Matchroom, could certainly not agree, Joshua won't mind taking the thin side of a deal that are going to observe him encounter Dubois in a part two, this time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, likely on Feb. 22, given that it gives him the quickest path back. The winner of the Dubois vs. Joshua rematch will advance to face the winner of Usyk vs. Fierceness 2 in summer months 2025, perhaps back at Greater london's Wembley Coliseum, the scene of Joshua's humiliating 4 knockdowns against Dubois in front of a UK-record 96,000 fans pair of full weeks back. That battle might be for all 4 major big-time globe titles.Two-time champion Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs), that turns 35 this month, has actually currently put away ideas coming from previous boxers such as Barry McGuigan that he ought to resign, in the middle of uncertainties as to whether he is dropping resistance to energy punches.Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs), 27, is actually also up for a rematch and also will lavish his odds against his drunk English opponent. As well as this moment he will be paid for more.It was actually a turbulent, entertaining as well as exhilarating match the very first time around, which would certainly swell pay-per-view sales for a rematch. But due to the fact that Dubois vs. Joshua 2 requirements to happen in the winter season and also the U.K. only possesses one coliseum with a rooftop (Principality Arena in Cardiff, Wales, which possesses a capability of 74,500), it will be actually a surprise to see this fight property at a U.K. venue.Turki Alalshikh, the best powerful have a place in punching that manages lineups that happen on Saudi Arabia-backed punching occasions, are going to be actually keen for such a sizable battle-- some of the biggest punching may deliver following year-- occurring in Saudi Arabia.Matchroom marketer Eddie Hearn, that guides Joshua's career, points out Joshua has already acknowledged conditions, while Frank Warren, Dubois' promoter, points out Dubois will certainly fight once more in February. Warren has actually also expressed his fervency for an immediate rematch, so anticipate it to happen.-- ParkinsonReal or otherwise: Round will guard his WBA featherweight label versus RiosNick Ball, left, succeeded the WBA featherweight title by beating Raymond Ford in June. Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesReal. Ball has actually been actually hungry, sharp and also hectic symphonious up to elite degree over the in 2015, even in battles where he failed to possess his hand raised. The Liverpool-based 5-foot-2 fighter does certainly not seem to become worried about through a height disadvantage in world title battles and was actually unlucky to become rejected success in a split draw versus Rey Vargas, the WBC featherweight titleholder, in March. What was actually a lot more excellent was actually Ball's split choice get Raymond Ford, that was actually formerly unbeaten, for the WBA waistband, back in June in Riyadh.Rios (34-4, 17 KOs), 34, has certainly not been actually as energetic or in the exact same form as Round, that are going to teem with fire for his very first planet headline defense in front of his home metropolitan area enthusiasts. Round (20-0-1, 11 KOs), 27, should take care, as Rios signed up an outstanding fifth-round KO of Nicolas Polanco in April, yet that was the Californian's first getaway in almost pair of years. Vargas also outpointed Rios in 2017, as well as Murodjon Akhmadaliev quit Rios in the final round for the WBA and IBF junior lightweight globe headlines in June 2022. Ball's electricity and also desire are going to see him guard his WBA belt with a decision triumph.-- Parkinson.