.Oct 24, 2024, 08:08 AM ET There was a possibility Sebastian Fundora would face Tim Tszyu in his upcoming fight, a rematch of last year's blood-spattered choice triumph, yet along with Tszyu losing by TKO to Bakhram Murtazaliev on Sunday, Fundora possesses his eyes on a different challenger: Errol Spence Jr.Spence, a past welterweight champ, have not fought due to the fact that his ninth-round TKO loss to Terence Crawford in July 2023. Subsequently, Spence had cataract surgical treatment in January. While the battle have not officially been actually declared, there is actually a chance they will definitely deal with early following year. May Fundora capitalize on the option as well as defeat Spence?Shakur Stevenson was actually set up to encounter Joe Cordina this month yet experienced a trauma to his right hand in the course of training that needed surgical treatment. Right now Stevenson's looking for a new opponent-- possibly a best 5 boxer-- for February in a Riyadh Season card.Jack Catterall as well as Regis Prograis need to have declaration triumphes when they face each other on Sunday, however can they obtain it? Rafael Espinoza took a distressed success over Robeisy Ramirez last December in one of the best matches of the year. Can easily they produce yet another must-see battle in the rematch?One of the most effective pound-for-pound fighters, Naoya Inoue, has won world labels in four body weight classes and appears unbeatable. Yet his Japanese national, Junto Nakatani, is actually hoping to enter into the ring along with Inoue and also has succeeded titles in 3 departments. While they are actually still split through a branch, can easily they satisfy in the ring upcoming year?In action to a number of these pressing inquiries, Mike Coppinger as well as Chip Parkinson possess some answers.Don' t be actually surprised if ... Sebastian Fundora beats Errol Spence Jr.Fundora and also Spence are slated to satisfy in very early 2025, sources told ESPN, in what are going to be actually Spence's very first battle given that he was actually dismantled by Crawford in July 2023. The fight will definitely also be Spence's initial at 154 extra pounds after combating at welterweight each of his profession. In between the inactivity, brand-new weight lesson as well as the remarkable discipline he preserved in his final struggle, Spence should be mattered as an underdog vs. Fundora.Fundora is a tricky rival for virtually any kind of competitor as evidenced through his March headline triumph over Tim Tszyu. Plainly, Fundora picked up from his initial profession reduction-- a KO vs. Brian Mendoza in a major upset final April-- as well as chose to use his remarkable elevation and also reach more.At 6-foot-5 1/2 along with an 80-inch grasp, Fundora possesses otherworldly dimension for a 154-pounder. Of course, Spence can not be actually passed over besides he's accomplished in the sporting activity. He was a staple of the pound-for-pound list for many years as well as is one of the most effective welterweights of recent one decade.-- CoppingerDon't be actually amazed if ... Regis Prograis denies Port Catterall a KO winJack Catterall, above, requires a victory over Regis Prograis on Saturday to proceed his journey for that evasive planet label. Result Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty ImagesCatterall said to ESPN last week he feels he is in the kind of his life, and also based upon his final day trip-- a consensual choice sway past undeniable champ Josh Taylor-- it is actually challenging to say along with the English challenger. Catterall should be a world champ currently, after a debatable split-decision loss to Taylor in 2022, however a victory over Prograis is actually most likely to offer him an additional shot at glory in 2025. That desire could possibly fire Catterall to a win over Prograis, whom may have knowledge on his side as a two-time world champ, but he is out of type and also at 35 could possibly likewise run out opportunity. His recent performances advise Prograis may be on the downward slope.Editor's Picks2 RelatedPrograis went through a landslide choice reduction to Devin Haney in December after he was defeated in Cycle 3 and shed every round in the courts' scorecards. To massage salt into the cut for Prograis, he had the ignominy of damaging the CompuBox report for least blows landed in a 12-round championship fight with 36. He was actually also poor in a split-decision sway Danielito Zorrilla in June 2023, in an underwhelming homecoming match in New Orleans.But Prograis is tough, and also will be inspired by the requirement to produce a big functionality to salvage his job. In 2019, when he was at his top, Prograis took Taylor to factors in an intense globe title marriage battle reduction in the World Boxing Super Set ultimate, which resilience is actually probably to refuse Catterall a discontinuance succeed before his home fans at the brand new Co-Op Live field in Manchester.As sharp as Catterall's efficiencies have actually been actually just recently, he is actually not a popular finisher. Considering that October 2017, Catterall has actually gained through deduction merely 3 opportunities, all versus opponents along with dual or maybe triple-digit defeats on their file (Kevin McCauley possessed 163 losses when they fought in March 2018) and also an aspects selection seems a very likely result.-- ParkinsonDon't be actually startled if ... Shakur Stevenson encounters William Zepeda in February's Riyadh Time cardShakur Stevenson, left, succeeded a consentaneous selection over Artem Harutyunyan to preserve the WBC lightweight world title in July. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesTurki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Enjoyment Authorization, is actually considering a primary memory card for Feb. 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and also one battle that would definitely accommodate on such a series would be actually Shakur vs. Zepeda. The fight has actually been in the help months, along with Stevenson aligned for a match versus Cordina this month while Zepeda preps to experience Tevin Farmer on Nov. 16. Farmer, naturally, possesses an identical type to Stevenson as a slick, defensive-minded southpaw. Stevenson was never able to fight Cordina as he went through palm surgery in September. However thereafter, Stevenson stated he considered to move into the battle along with the pressure fighter Zepeda, anyway.Hopefully, the match comes to success, however to begin with, Zepeda is going to require to look remarkable yet once again, and this time around the rival (Farmer) numbers to provide a sterner obstacle.-- CoppingerDon't be surprised if ... Naoya Inoue encounters Junto Nakatani in a megafight next yearNaoya Inoue, above, has actually won globe headlines in four division, consisting of the unquestioned championship at bantamweight and also junior featherweight. AP Photo/Hiro KomaeAn Inoue-Nakatani fight isn't only, maybe, the most significant match in Eastern past. It's additionally among the most ideal battles that could be produced in every of boxing.Nakatani finally crashed ESPN's pound-for-pound listing last week along with one more prevailing headline defense at 118 extra pounds. As well as it's very clear there's no bigger problem out there for "The Creature" than his own countryman.Nakatani has the measurements, energy and also technique to give Inoue his toughest fight yet, if not beat him outright. Such a fight at the Tokyo Dome - where 55,000 individuals observed Inoue defeat Luis Nery in May-- for Inoue's unquestioned 122-pound champion will definitely produce massive business.First, Inoue is going to combat Australia's Sam Goodman on Dec. 24 in Tokyo before an achievable USA gain in the spring. Afterwards? Our team can view Inoue fight his 1st pound-for-pound opponent however.-- CoppingerDon't be surprised if ... the rematch between Rafael Espinoza as well as Robeisy Ramirez creates another fight of the year candidateRafael Espinoza, right, defeated Robeisy Ramirez in a fight of the year applicant back in December to win the WBO featherweight world title. Mikey Williams/Top RankThe final time these two complied with, it made a thriller, with both boxers seeing the canvass in some of the most effective battles of 2023, so anticipate one more classic clash on Dec. 7. Espinoza created a distressed over Ramirez after going into the battle under the radar. His amount of punches was actually definitive, especially behind time on, to make a large number selection and also gain the WBO featherweight label. Espinoza, 30, after that satisfied once more in an initial defense fourth-round KO of Sergio Chirino in June.Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ramirez need to make one thing various to retaliate the loss, which makes this fight such a stimulating prospect. Ramirez, 30, has given that glowed in a fight in June, as he sealed off a Round 7 TKO sway Brandon Leon Benitez.Espinoza's elevation (6-1), the highest world light champion in record, are going to once again be actually a defining factor in this battle. Can Ramirez get inside Espinoza's variety with his sleek capabilities? He lost Espinoza in Sphere 5 in December, before exploring the canvas themself as the quantity of strikes took its cost in the final round.The rematch possesses all the ingredients for yet another classic.-- Parkinson.