.Oct 24, 2024, 08:08 AM ET There was actually an opportunity Sebastian Fundora will experience Tim Tszyu in his upcoming match, a rematch of in 2015's blood-spattered decision triumph, yet along with Tszyu shedding through TKO to Bakhram Murtazaliev on Saturday, Fundora has his eyes on a different challenger: Errol Spence Jr.Spence, a former welterweight champ, have not dealt with due to the fact that his ninth-round TKO loss to Terence Crawford in July 2023. Subsequently, Spence had flood surgical operation in January. While the match have not formally been declared, there is actually an opportunity they will certainly battle very early upcoming year. Can Fundora make use of the chance and loss Spence?Shakur Stevenson was actually set up to face Joe Cordina this month however suffered a personal injury to his right-hand man during the course of instruction that needed surgical procedure. Right now Stevenson's trying to find a brand-new rival-- possibly a best five competitor-- for February in a Riyadh Season card.Jack Catterall and also Regis Prograis require declaration success when they encounter one another on Saturday, but can they get it? Rafael Espinoza drew an upset success over Robeisy Ramirez final December in some of the very best matches of the year. May they make an additional must-see struggle in the rematch?One of the most ideal pound-for-pound competitors, Naoya Inoue, has won planet headlines in 4 body weight training class as well as looks unequalled. However his Oriental fellow citizen, Junto Nakatani, is actually trying to enter into the band with Inoue and has won labels in three divisions. While they are actually still separated through a branch, may they fulfill in the ring next year?In reaction to a number of these pushing questions, Mike Coppinger and Chip Parkinson possess some answers.Don' t be surprised if ... Sebastian Fundora beats Errol Spence Jr.Fundora and also Spence are slated to fulfill in very early 2025, sources said to ESPN, in what will be Spence's 1st match because he was dismantled by Crawford in July 2023. The match will definitely likewise be Spence's initial at 154 extra pounds after combating at welterweight each one of his occupation. Between the stagnation, new body weight course and also the significant penalty he preserved in his final battle, Spence ought to be counted as a longshot vs. Fundora.Fundora is actually a difficult challenger for virtually any type of fighter as revealed through his March headline success over Tim Tszyu. Precisely, Fundora gained from his first career loss-- a KO vs. Brian Mendoza in a primary trouble last April-- as well as chose to utilize his significant elevation and reach more.At 6-foot-5 1/2 along with an 80-inch reach, Fundora has otherworldly size for a 154-pounder. Obviously, Spence can't be counted out after all he's completed in the sport. He was actually a staple of the pound-for-pound list for many years and also is one of the very best welterweights of the past 10 years.-- CoppingerDon't be amazed if ... Regis Prograis denies Jack Catterall a KO winJack Catterall, above, requires a victory over Regis Prograis on Saturday to proceed his pursuit for that elusive planet headline. Result Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty ImagesCatterall informed ESPN last week he thinks he is in the form of his life, and also based on his final getaway-- a consensual choice gain past uncontested champ Josh Taylor-- it is difficult to claim along with the English opponent. Catterall needs to be a planet champ now, after a debatable split-decision loss to Taylor in 2022, but a victory over Prograis is actually very likely to offer him another chance at delight in 2025. That wish might fire up Catterall to a win over Prograis, whom might possess adventure on his side as a two-time planet champion, yet he is out of kind as well as at 35 might likewise run out opportunity. His recent efficiencies recommend Prograis may be on the downward slope.Editor's Picks2 RelatedPrograis endured a landslide decision reduction to Devin Haney in December after he was knocked down in Cycle 3 and lost every cycle in the courts' directories. To scrub salt in to the wound for Prograis, he possessed the ignominy of cracking the CompuBox file for least punches landed in a 12-round championship fight along with 36. He was likewise lackluster in a split-decision get Danielito Zorrilla in June 2023, in an underwhelming homecoming fight in New Orleans.But Prograis is difficult, and are going to be actually stimulated due to the demand to generate a large performance to restore his job. In 2019, when he was at his peak, Prograis took Taylor to aspects in an arduous globe headline marriage match loss worldwide Boxing Super Series final, which longevity is actually likely to deny Catterall a deduction win before his home enthusiasts at the brand new Co-Op Live field in Manchester.As pointy as Catterall's functionalities have been lately, he is not a popular finisher. Because Oct 2017, Catterall has actually succeeded by halt merely 3 times, all versus enemies with double and even triple-digit defeats on their record (Kevin McCauley possessed 163 reductions when they fought in March 2018) and a points selection seems to be a likely end result.-- ParkinsonDon't be stunned if ... Shakur Stevenson deals with William Zepeda in February's Riyadh Season cardShakur Stevenson, left, gained a consensual decision over Artem Harutyunyan to preserve the WBC light in weight world headline in July. Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesTurki Alalshikh, leader of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authorization, is intending a primary card for Feb. 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and also one battle that will surely fit on such a series would certainly be actually Shakur vs. Zepeda. The struggle has actually resided in the works for months, along with Stevenson aligned for a battle versus Cordina this month while Zepeda readies to face Tevin Farmer on Nov. 16. Planter, certainly, has a comparable design to Stevenson as a slick, defensive-minded southpaw. Stevenson was certainly never able to combat Cordina as he went through palm surgical operation in September. However subsequently, Stevenson said he considered to head into the battle along with the tension fighter Zepeda, anyway.Hopefully, the battle involves fruition, however initially, Zepeda will definitely require to appear impressive however once again, and also this moment the opponent (Farmer) amounts to present a sterner challenge.-- CoppingerDon't be shocked if ... Naoya Inoue experiences Junto Nakatani in a megafight next yearNaoya Inoue, above, has gained globe titles in four division, consisting of the undeniable championship at bantamweight and also junior featherweight. AP Photo/Hiro KomaeAn Inoue-Nakatani match isn't just, possibly, the biggest battle in Japanese record. It is actually additionally one of the very best fights that may be helped make in each of boxing.Nakatani lastly plunged ESPN's pound-for-pound listing last week along with another prominent label self defense at 118 pounds. And also it's clear there's no bigger problem available for "The Beast" than his personal countryman.Nakatani has the measurements, energy and also method to give Inoue his most difficult fight however, or even defeat him outright. Such a match at the Tokyo Dome - where 55,000 individuals viewed Inoue defeat Luis Nery in May-- for Inoue's undeniable 122-pound championship will undoubtedly produce substantial business.First, Inoue will fight Australia's Sam Goodman on Dec. 24 in Tokyo before a feasible united state profit in the spring season. After that? Our team could view Inoue fight his 1st pound-for-pound opponent yet.-- CoppingerDon't be actually shocked if ... the rematch in between Rafael Espinoza and also Robeisy Ramirez makes an additional battle of the year candidateRafael Espinoza, straight, defeated Robeisy Ramirez in a battle of the year applicant back in December to gain the WBO lightweight globe name. Mikey Williams/Top RankThe final time these pair of complied with, it produced a thriller, with both competitors going to the canvas in among the very best battles of 2023, thus expect an additional timeless clash on Dec. 7. Espinoza made an upset over Ramirez after going into the battle under the radar. His amount of strikes was actually definitive, especially behind time on, to get a majority selection and gain the WBO featherweight title. Espinoza, 30, then satisfied again in an initial self defense fourth-round KO of Sergio Chirino in June.Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ramirez should produce something different to retaliate the loss, that makes this match such an amazing possibility. Ramirez, 30, has because shone in a fight in June, as he secured an Around 7 TKO sway Brandon Leon Benitez.Espinoza's height (6-1), the highest globe featherweight champion in history, are going to again be actually a determining think about this fight. Can Ramirez get in Espinoza's selection along with his sleek abilities? He went down Espinoza in Around 5 in December, before going to the canvass themself as the volume of hits took its own cost in the ultimate round.The rematch has all the active ingredients for another standard.-- Parkinson.