.Oct 24, 2024, 08:08 AM ET There was actually a chance Sebastian Fundora will face Tim Tszyu in his next battle, a rematch of in 2015's blood-spattered decision success, but along with Tszyu losing by TKO to Bakhram Murtazaliev on Saturday, Fundora has his eyes on a different opponent: Errol Spence Jr.Spence, a previous welterweight champ, hasn't combated due to the fact that his ninth-round TKO loss to Terence Crawford in July 2023. Afterward, Spence possessed cataract surgical operation in January. While the match hasn't formally been actually announced, there's a possibility they are going to combat early following year. Can Fundora make use of the possibility and loss Spence?Shakur Stevenson was set up to experience Joe Cordina this month but endured a trauma to his right-hand man during the course of instruction that called for surgical operation. Currently Stevenson's seeking a new rival-- probably a top five competitor-- for February in a Riyadh Time card.Jack Catterall as well as Regis Prograis need statement success when they encounter each other on Saturday, yet can they acquire it? Rafael Espinoza pulled a distressed success over Robeisy Ramirez final December in some of the most effective fights of the year. May they make yet another must-see bout in the rematch?One of the very best pound-for-pound competitors, Naoya Inoue, has actually won world headlines in 4 body weight classes and appears unbeatable. Yet his Japanese national, Junto Nakatani, is hoping to get involved in the ring with Inoue and also has succeeded headlines in 3 divisions. While they are still split by a division, may they comply with in the ring next year?In reaction to a number of these pressing inquiries, Mike Coppinger and Chip Parkinson have some answers.Don' t be shocked if ... Sebastian Fundora defeats Errol Spence Jr.Fundora and also Spence are slated to satisfy in early 2025, resources told ESPN, in what are going to be actually Spence's very first fight since he was actually dismantled by Crawford in July 2023. The match will definitely additionally be actually Spence's first at 154 extra pounds after dealing with at welterweight each one of his job. Between the sluggishness, brand-new body weight training class as well as the enormous punishment he preserved in his final battle, Spence ought to be mattered as a longshot vs. Fundora.Fundora is actually a tricky rival for basically any competitor as shown by his March headline triumph over Tim Tszyu. Accurately, Fundora learned from his initial job loss-- a KO vs. Brian Mendoza in a significant trouble final April-- and made a decision to use his enormous height and also reach more.At 6-foot-5 1/2 with an 80-inch range, Fundora possesses otherworldly dimension for a 154-pounder. Obviously, Spence can't be suspended it goes without saying he is actually completed in the sport. He was actually a staple of the pound-for-pound list for a long times as well as is just one of the greatest welterweights of recent one decade.-- CoppingerDon't be actually surprised if ... Regis Prograis refuses Port Catterall a KO winJack Catterall, above, needs to have a victory over Regis Prograis on Saturday to continue his pursuit for that elusive globe headline. Result Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty ImagesCatterall informed ESPN recently he thinks he remains in the type of his lifestyle, and based on his last trip-- a consensual decision draw past undeniable champ Josh Taylor-- it is hard to claim with the English opponent. Catterall needs to be actually a planet champion now, after a disputable split-decision loss to Taylor in 2022, yet a triumph over Prograis is actually most likely to offer him one more chance at glory in 2025. That desire can fire Catterall to a get Prograis, whom may have knowledge on his side as a two-time planet champion, yet he is out of type and at 35 might likewise be out of opportunity. His latest efficiencies propose Prograis may be on the downward slope.Editor's Picks2 RelatedPrograis went through a landslide selection loss to Devin Haney in December after he was actually knocked down in Round 3 and also lost every cycle in the courts' scorecards. To rub sodium in to the injury for Prograis, he had the ignominy of breaking the CompuBox record for least blows landed in a 12-round championship struggle with 36. He was likewise uninspired in a split-decision get Danielito Zorrilla in June 2023, in an underwhelming homecoming match in New Orleans.But Prograis is tough, and will definitely be actually motivated due to the need to create a big efficiency to recover his profession. In 2019, when he was at his top, Prograis took Taylor to points in an arduous globe label unification fight loss on the planet Boxing Super Series last, and that resilience is likely to reject Catterall an interruption gain in front of his home enthusiasts at the brand-new Co-Op Live arena in Manchester.As pointy as Catterall's efficiencies have actually been actually just recently, he is actually certainly not a popular finisher. Because Oct 2017, Catterall has gained by blockage simply three opportunities, all against challengers along with dual or even triple-digit beats on their report (Kevin McCauley had 163 losses when they dealt with in March 2018) as well as an aspects choice seems a very likely end result.-- ParkinsonDon't be shocked if ... Shakur Stevenson encounters William Zepeda in February's Riyadh Time cardShakur Stevenson, left, gained an unanimous decision over Artem Harutyunyan to maintain the WBC light-weight globe label in July. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesTurki Alalshikh, leader of Saudi Arabia's General Amusement Authorization, is intending a significant card for Feb. 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as well as one battle that would definitely match on such a series would be actually Shakur vs. Zepeda. The struggle has been in the help months, with Stevenson lined up for a battle versus Cordina this month while Zepeda preps to experience Tevin Farmer on Nov. 16. Farmer, certainly, has a similar type to Stevenson as a slick, defensive-minded southpaw. Stevenson was actually certainly never able to combat Cordina as he underwent hand surgical operation in September. But thereafter, Stevenson claimed he prepared to move in to the match along with the stress boxer Zepeda, anyway.Hopefully, the fight comes to success, but initially, Zepeda is going to require to appear remarkable however again, and also this moment the opponent (Farmer) bodies to present a sterner obstacle.-- CoppingerDon't be actually surprised if ... Naoya Inoue encounters Junto Nakatani in a megafight next yearNaoya Inoue, above, has won planet labels in four department, consisting of the indisputable champion at bantamweight as well as junior featherweight. AP Photo/Hiro KomaeAn Inoue-Nakatani match isn't just, perhaps, the biggest battle in Eastern record. It is actually likewise some of the most effective fights that may be created in every of boxing.Nakatani eventually crashed ESPN's pound-for-pound checklist recently along with another prevailing title defense at 118 extra pounds. As well as it is actually clear there's no larger obstacle out there for "The Creature" than his own countryman.Nakatani has the size, energy and also method to offer Inoue his toughest match however, if not beat him outright. Such a match at the Tokyo Dome - where 55,000 people saw Inoue defeat Luis Nery in May-- for Inoue's undisputed 122-pound champion would certainly produce massive business.First, Inoue will definitely fight Australia's Sam Goodman on Dec. 24 in Tokyo prior to a possible united state yield in the spring. After that? We could possibly see Inoue fight his initial pound-for-pound opponent yet.-- CoppingerDon't be amazed if ... the rematch between Rafael Espinoza and also Robeisy Ramirez produces another fight of the year candidateRafael Espinoza, straight, defeated Robeisy Ramirez in a match of the year candidate back in December to win the WBO lightweight planet title. Mikey Williams/Top RankThe final time these two complied with, it produced a mystery, along with both competitors checking out the canvass in one of the very best matches of 2023, therefore anticipate another timeless clash on Dec. 7. Espinoza made a dismayed over Ramirez after getting in the match under the radar. His volume of strikes was actually definitive, especially late on, to earn a majority choice and win the WBO featherweight label. Espinoza, 30, at that point amazed once more in an initial protection fourth-round KO of Sergio Chirino in June.Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ramirez must generate one thing different to vindicate the loss, which makes this battle such an amazing prospect. Ramirez, 30, has actually since shone in a match in June, as he secured a Sphere 7 TKO get Brandon Leon Benitez.Espinoza's height (6-1), the highest globe lightweight champ in history, will once more be a determining factor in this match. Can Ramirez get in Espinoza's array with his slick abilities? He went down Espinoza in Sphere 5 in December, before exploring the canvas themself as the quantity of strikes took its own cost in the ultimate round.The rematch possesses all the elements for another classic.-- Parkinson.